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BOARD OF EDITORS

CONTENTS

Passion

Heroes of Passion James CameronSteve JobsBill Gates

Usain BoltMichel PhelpsYuvraj Singh

Arvind Kejriwal

Syndrome- X

Five Hidden Dangers of Obesity

Folic Acid

World Happiest Person- Matthieu Ricard

Dedication - James cameron 02

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Heartbrun : A 2005 study of 450 individuals found that obese adults are two and a half times more likely to experience

heartburn compared with people of normal weight. One possible cause : visceral fat

may push the stomach higher into the chest.

Labored breathing :Visceral fat, which surrounds internal organs, is more dangerous

than subcutaneous fat, which lies under the skin. In this side view, visceral fat presses on the

diaphragm from below, which limits breathing by making it harder for the

lungs (here shown in green) to expand.

Painful joints : The additional weight of excess pounds places a particular burden on

the knees. In this image the arthritic damage (white) triggers pain and a

decrease in the knee's range of motion.

Torso : A cross-sectionalview of an obese woman.

Sexual dysfunction : Inflammatory chemicalsreleased by fat cells may damage

the beachlike nerves in the penis (above)the clitoris (below), leadingto an inability to enjoy sex.

Depression : A dozen studies suggest that obesity canbe an important cause of depression,

possibly because of a combination of physiological factors andsocial stigma. These

neurons, from the cortex of the brain, have shrunk and are misshapen.

FIVE HIDDEN DANGERS OF...

OBESITYExccess weight can harm health in ways that may as a surprise

Excerpts from

The Story of Life

January 2013 issue

MEERABAI

eera, Mira, Meeraan, Meeran Bai; devotee of Lord Krishna from Rajasthan and the word 'bai' in Rajasthani is an one of the most significant figures of the Sant Minformal term commonly used to tradition of the Vaishnava bhakti movement.

refer a sister or sometimes a girl was an Some 1,200–1,300 prayerful songs or aristocratic Hindu mystical singer and bhajans attributed to her are popular

(1498-1547)Height of Bhakti

HEROES OF PASSIONWorld Topmost Personalities

JAMES CAMERON

Born in Canada, James Cameron moved and went to work on low-budget science to California in 1971 at the age of 17. fiction films as a self-taught designer and He studied physics at Fullerton Junior visual effects artist.

College while working as a machinist, and In 1984, his first directed film, later a truck driver. Setting his sights on a Terminator, became an unexpected breakout career in film, Cameron quit his trucking job hit. Since then, Cameron has written,

Layla and Majnu, also known as The Umayyad era in the 7th century when Arabs Madman and Layla (Urdu and Hindi) defeated the Byzantines and Persians, and is a c lass ical Arabian s tory, Syria and Iraq were conquered. In one version,

popularized by Persian poet Nizami Gajnavi's he spent his youth together with Layla, tending masterpiece, Layli o Majnu. It is based on the their flocks. In another version, upon seeing real story of a young man called Qays ibn al- Layla he fell passionately in love with her. In Mulawwah from Najd (the central region of both versions, however, he went mad when her modern-day Saudi Arabia) during the father prevented him from marrying her; for

Laila-Majnu

Depth of Love

The Epic

ames Cameron is a renowned film writer, His story illustrates many of the points producer and director whose films have that speakers over the past 2 decades have Jblazed new trails in visual effects and set experienced. Leaders in their fields across

numerous performance records both multiple industries tell a very similar story. To domestically and abroad. He shared his name just a couple of the common threads, AG experience of creating the block buster movie Lafley from P&G talked about the importance Avtar at World Business Forum 2010. of curiosity, openness and collaborating and

James Cameroon - the master

Five Points to remember

formula for successformula for success

1. Be curious and open to learning. “Curiosity is the most important thing we have we pursue avenues for things we do not know what the pay off will be.” I will thrust myself into any situation where I think I can learn.

2. Collaboration is a dynamic process. Each group has a role in making the movie come to life, the designers, the actors, the writers and the editors. The film takes on a new life in each stage of the process with the expansion of the team.

3. People empower you to lead. Leadership can be learned. Dictatorial

Mtrench

Deepest part of the World

arina

The Mariana Trench or Marinas Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana Islands. The trench is about 2,550 kilometers (1,580 miles) long but has a mean width of only 69 kilometers (43

mi). It reaches a maximum-known depth of 11.034 km (10,994 ± 40 m) or 6.856 mi (36,069 ± 131 ft) at the Challenger Deep, a small slot-shaped valley in its floor, at its southern end, although some un repeated measurements place the deepest portion at 11.03 kilometers (6.85 miles). At the bottom of the trench, where the plates meet, the water column above exerts a

The Interconnectedness of LifeIn James Cameron's Avatar, the

scientists were fascinated to discover that the roots system of the forest were completely interconnected and acted as one nervous system for the planet Pandora.

The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems

During the past twenty-five years, scientists have challenged conventional views of evolution and the organization of living systems and have developed new theories with revolutionary philosophical and social implications. Fritz of Capra has been at the forefront of this revolution.

In The Web of Life, Capra offers a brilliant synthesis of such recent scientific breakthroughs as the theory of complexity, Gaia theory, chaos theory, and other explanations of the properties of organisms, social systems, and ecosystems.

Capra's surprising findings stand in stark contrast to accepted paradigms of mechanism and Darwinism and provide an extraordinary new foundation for ecological policies that will allow us to build and sustain communities without diminishing the opportunities for future generations.

The passionate heroThe passion of Avtar

James Cameroon

teven Paul "Steve" Jobs (February 24, (1995) as an executive producer. He served as 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an CEO and majority shareholder until Disney's Sexceptional American entrepreneur. He purchase of Pixar in 2006.

is best known as the Co-founder, Chairman, In 1996, after Apple had failed to and CEO of Apple Inc. Through Apple, he was deliver its operating system, Copland, Gil widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of Amelio turned to NeXT Computer, and the the personal computer revolution and for his NeXTSTEP platform became the foundation influential career in revolutionizing the for the Mac OS X. Jobs returned to Apple as an computer and consumer electronics fields. advisor, and took control of the company as an Jobs also co-founded and served as chief interim CEO. Jobs brought Apple from near executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he bankruptcy to profitability by 1998.became a member of the board of directors of As the new CEO of the company, Jobs The Walt Disney Company in 2006, when oversaw the development of the iMac, iTunes, Disney acquired Pixar. iPod, iPhone, and iPad, and on the services

Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of Xerox PARC's mouse-driven graphical user interface, which led to the creation of the Apple Lisa and, one year later, the Macintosh. He also played a role in introducing the LaserWriter, one of the first widely-available laser printers, to the market.

In 1986, he acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm, which was spun off asPixar. He was credited in Toy Story

Some Heros of Passion

STEVE ?JOBS - A legend

Stay HungryStay Foolish

- steve motto

William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born t h e w o r l d ' s October 28, 1955) is an American wealthiest people b u s i n e s s m a g n a t e a n d a n d w a s t h e

philanthropist. Gates is the former chief wealthiest overall executive and current chairman of Microsoft, f rom 1995 to the world's largest personal-computer 2009, excluding software company, which he co-founded with 2008, when he Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among was ranked third;

"Bill Gates"World richest person

Usain Bolt born (21 August 1986), is a time measurements became mandatory in Jamaican sprinter widely regarded as 1977.the fastest person ever. He is the first Along with his teammates, he also set

man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 the world record in the 4×100 meters relay. He metres world records since fully automatic is the reigning Olympic champion in these

Usain BoltWorld fastest runner

Usain Bolt

Nickname(s)

Nationality

Born

Residence

Height

Weight

Sport

Event(s)

Club

Personal best(s)

100 m: 9.58 WR (Berlin 2009)

150 m: 14.35 WB[5](Manchester 2009)

200 m: 19.19 WR (Berlin2009)

300 m: 30.97 (Ostrava 2010)

400 m: 45.28 (Kingston 2007)

Lightning Bolt

Jamaican

21 August 1986 (age 26)

Trelawny, Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica

1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[3]

94 kg (210 lb)[3]

Track and field

Sprints

Racers Track Club

Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is a American swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all

time, with a total of 22 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (18, double the second highest record holders), Olympic gold medals in individual events (11), and Olympic medals in individual freestyle and 200-meter individual medley. He events for a male (13). In winning eight gold has won a total of 71 medals in major medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, Phelps international long-course competition, 57 took the record for the most first-place finishes gold, 11 silver, and three bronze spanning the at any single Olympic Games. Five of those Olympics, the World, and the Pan Pacific victories were in individual events, tying the Championships. Phelps's international titles single Games record. In the 2012 Summer and record-breaking performances have Olympics in London, Phelps won four golds earned him the World Swimmer of the Year and two silver medals, making him the most Award six times and American Swimmer of successful athlete of the Games for the third the Year Awardeight times. His unprecedented Olympics in a row. Olympic success in 2008 earned Phelps Sports

Phelps; as a swimmer is the long Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year course world recordholder in the 100-meter award.butterfly, 200-meter butterfly and 400-meter After the 2008 Summer Olympics, individual medley as well as the former long Phelps started the Michael Phelps Foundation, course world recordholder in the 200-meter which focuses on growing the sport of

MICHAEL PHELPSWorld Maximum Gold Medal Winner

Arvind Kejriwal (born 16 August 1968) empower the poorest citizens to fight is an Indian social activist working corruption by holding the government under the banner India Against answerable to the people.

Corruption. Now formed political outfit 'Aam In 2006 after resigning from IRS, he Aadmi Party'. He was an Indian Revenue founded an NGO Public Cause Research Service official before joining social and Foundation by donating his Magasaysay political activism. award money as corpus fund. In 2010, he

He was awarded Ramon Magsaysay along with a few like minded people formed an Award for Emergent Leadership in 2006, for active group 'India Against Corruption' which activating India's Right to Information aimed at enacting of strong and effective anti-movement at grassroots and social activities to corruption law in India the lokpal

ARVIND KEJRIWAL

Yuvraj Singh born 12 December 1981) is an Indian cricketer, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi

movie star Yograj Singh. Yuvraj is a left-hand middle-order batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He has been a member of the Indian cricket team in ODIs since 2000 and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice-captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008. At the 2007 World Twenty20, he famously hit six sixes in an over against England's Stuart Broad a feat performed only three times previously in any form of senior cricket, and previously never in an international match between two Test cricket

Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh : Indian Cricketer Who defeated Cancer

t may come as a surprise to the houseproud Experts have linked germs found on and 'clean freaks' among us but the kitchen

sponges, cloths, chopping boards and knife Isponge is one of the dirtiest places in the with bacteria which can cause many infections home - 200,000 times dirtier than a toilet seat. even paralysis.And it is not just harmless bacteria lurking on

A new study has found there are your cleaning cloths and utensils.

The kitchen sponge is most dirtiest place in house. 200,000 times dirtier than a toilet seat and could lead to many infections and even PARALYSIS.

Health - Hygiene

? There are 10million bacteria per square inch of a kitchen sponge and 1m per square inch on a dish cloth.

?Common Bacteria (Campylobacter, staphylo- coccus, E-coli etc) found on them can cause many common infection, even Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can lead to loss of movement.

Heartburn : A study of 450 individuals found that obese adults are two and a half times more likely to experience heartburn compared with people of normal weight. One possible cause : visceral fat may push the stomach higher into the chest.

Heartburn : A study of 450 individuals found that obese adults are two and a half times more likely to experience heartburn compared with people of normal weight. One possible cause : visceral fat may push the stomach higher into the chest.

Torso : A cross-sectional

view of an obese woman.

Sexual dysfunction : Inflammatory chemicals

released by fat cells may damage the

beachlike nerves in the penis (above) the clitoris

(below), leadingto an inability to enjoy sex.

Depression : A dozen studies suggest that obesity

can be an important cause of depression, possibly because

of a combination of physiological

factors and social stigma. These neurons, from the

cortex of the brain, have shrunk and are

misshapen.

FIVE HIDDEN DANGERS OF...

OBESITYExccess weight can harm health in ways that may as a surprise

Labored breathing: Visceral fat, which surrounds internal

organs, is more dangerous than subcutaneous fat, which

lies under the skin. In this side view, visceral fat presses on the

diaphragm from below, which limits breathing by making it harder for the

lungs (here shown in green) to expand.

Painful joints : The additional weight of excess pounds places a particular burden on the knees. In this image the arthritic damage (white) triggers pain and a decrease in the knee's range of motion.

yndrome-x (Metabolic Syndrome) is a name for a group of risk factors that soccur together and increase the risk for

coronary artery disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.

Causes, incidence, and risk factorsMetabolic syndrome is becoming

more and more common among civilized people. Researchers are not sure whether the syndrome is due to one single cause, but most of the risks for the syndrome are related to

SYNDROME- X

Life: The Next Step

Serious Silent Disease Gripping The People

Folic Acid

olic Acid Keeps Blood Vessels Healthy : When it comes to Fcardiovascular health, cholesterol is

only part of the story. Homocysteine, for example, is an amino acid in the blood that has also been shown to play a role in heart attack and stroke risk. A new review of the research has determined that supplementing with folic acid, a B vitamin that reduces homocysteine levels, may slow the arterial wall thickening that is the hallmark of hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis). healthy.

Adding vitamins B6 and B12, which The study authors concluded that their also play a role in homocysteine level results “indicate that folic acid supple-reduction and keeping heart and blood vessels

Keeps Heart & Blood Vessels Healthy

Juice Prevent Heart Disease

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rinking tomato juice may help prevent heart disease by inhibiting the action of clot-promoting blood

platelets, reports a study in the Journal of the

in the blood. When a person bleeds, platelets This study supports previous research

migrate to the bleeding site and clump together suggesting that people who eat tomato

(aggregate) to stop the bleeding. Platelets also products have a lower risk of suffering a heart

aggregate within blood vessels, for various attack.

reasons. Platelet aggregation in arteries Platelets are small cells that circulate

triggers a complex process that can lead to the

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The world holds the thought of self, and from this arises false apprehersion.

The self is an error, an illusion a dream.Open your eyes and awaken. See things as athey are and ye will be comfortd.

-Buddha

Matthieu Ricard (born 15 February 1946) is a French Buddhist monk who resides at Shechen Tennyi

Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal.Born in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, France,

he is the son of the late Jean-François Revel (born Jean-François Ricard), a renowned French philosopher, and grew up among the personalities and ideas of French intellectual circles. He first travelled to India in 1967.His mother is the lyrical abstractionist painter Yahne Le Toumelin, who has been a Buddhist nun since 1968.

He worked for a Ph.D. degree in molecular genetics at the Pasteur Institute. After completing his doctoral thesis in 1972, Ricard decided to forsake his scientific career and concentrate on the practice of Tibetan Buddhism.

He lived in the Himalayas studying with the Kangyur Rinpoche and some other great masters of that tradition and became the close student and attendant of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche until his death in 1991. Since then, Dr. Ricard has dedicated his activities to fulfilling Khyentse Rinpoche's vision.

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