Artificial Heart @Rs1lac ony ~ IIT Kharagpur

Thumbs up to IIT Kharagpur!

It'll be to coronary care what Nano is to cars, say scientists at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, who have devised an

Scientists at IIT Kharagpur have devised an artificial heart that could save lives for just Rs 1 lakh.

artificial heart that could save lives for just Rs 1 lakh.

The research team says trials of the prototype lab—constructed heart have been successful on small animals and the gadget is being perfected on goats. The institute has applied for permission to conduct human trials.

The Total Artificial Heart (TAH) — said to be the first such in the country — has been developed by a team of scientists at IIT-Kgp's school of medical science and technology.

After four years of painstaking research, the scientists say their creation is better and far more affordable than the first artificial heart developed in the US, which showed a ``high rate failure'' and at Rs 30 lakh, beyond the reach of the common man.

The inventors hope to fit the heart into an ailing patient within a few months, once permissions from the Indian Council of Medical Research come through. The unique 13—chamber heart is working fine in small animals, said a member of the team. Human tests are to be conducted at Medical College and Hospital (MCH), Kolkata.
Senior cardiac surgeons — Madhusudan Pal, Bhaskar Ukil, Tarun Saha and Kalishankar Das from MCH and Rajiv Narang of AIIMS, Delhi — will conduct the human trials.

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My Home

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My name is pure Soul,
Knowing alone is my job,
Salvation is my home,
Where I enjoy perfect bliss.

No hunger in abode,
No thirst in my abode,
No cough or cold in my abode,
No pain or agony in my abode.

True, happy and lovely is my home,
My name is pure Soul,
Knowing alone is my job.

We shall discriminate self from others,
We shall meditate upon our self,
We shall renounce worldly belongings and aversion,
We shall enjoy spiritual bliss.

My home is full of Happiness
My name is pure Soul,
Knowing alone is my job.

by Pt Ratan Chandra Bharilla, Shastri, Nyaytirth, M. A., Jaipur, Raj, India
from the book Balboth Pathmala Part I

Being Positive ~ Mahatma Gandhi

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"Keep my words positive, because my words become behaviors.

Keep my behaviors positive, because my behaviors become habits.

Keep my habits positive, because my habits become my values.

Keep my values positive, because they become my destiny."

~Mahatma Gandhi

Why Worry?

There are only two things to worry about;
Either you are well or you are sick.
If you are well, there is nothing to worry about.
If you are sick, there are two things to worry about;
Either you will get well or you will die.
If you get well, there is nothing to worry about.
If you die, there are two things to worry about;
Either you will go to Heaven or you will go to Hell.
If you go to Heaven, there is nothing to worry about.
If you go to Hell, well . . . why worry now! It's Too Late!
-Author Unknown

My suggestion as a MUST READ book in such a turbulent time
A Setback is a Setup for a Comeback by Willie Jolley
Ch. 'Do not Panic' pg:97

please do not forget to share your worries n comments as well as comebacks

How to say "no" to the child

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The surprisingly simple giant step we can all take toward emotional maturity

In "The Terrible Two's: Patterned for Life," my wife N'omi points out that our lifelong behavior patterns are determined early in childhood. During the "terrible two's," a child will discover the word "no." So the parents must get to "no" before the child does.

The horrible truth is: If parents don't know how to say "no" to the child--and in a way that doesn't frustrate him, but instead offers creative alternatives and rewards, as well as a definite requirement of obedience--a war of wills is on the horizon.

A child raised without this training of his or her will is headed for a life of anger, frustration, and loneliness. Why? Because if the parents don't lovingly present this lesson to the child, life will harshly present it to them as they become adults.

Oddly, this is much the same scenario that develops when a child is repressed and punished arbitrarily and in anger, rather than according to well-understood guidelines.

But forcing a child to parent herself or himself is simply another form of child abuse, and results in an angry, frustrated, and lonely child.

I know because I was that child, and I see children suffering like I did everywhere I go.

Current child-raising trends exalt feelings, and encourage their untrammeled expression regardless of who they hurt. Children raised this way learn that the feelings of others are unimportant, and that their own feelings are what rule the world.

They are not taught to work on their character, or to think of others, or even of their own long-term desires or goals. So they become permanently subject to babyish impulses, and seldom develop the strength of character to rise above them.

Neither a Hero nor a Coach can afford such a life. Living by our feelings is, at best, destructive to self and others. Our employer, our clients, our society all rely on us to make considered decisions, informed by facts, experience, and intuition. Feelings have a place in our lives--but that place can't be the driver's seat!

How can you help your Hero or your Coach when you see them caught up in their feelings? And how can you help colleagues, subordinates, and superiors when you see them caught up in their feelings?

First of all, don't react; that is, don't allow your behavior to be determined by, and thus feed into, their feelings. Take a deep breath, and consider the situation. Can you calm or comfort the person? Before you can address the issues at hand, you have to bring them back to responsible behavior.

Another way to do this is to speak to them in their love language, if you know what it is. If you don't, try all five! (But unless you are sure their love language is touch, don't try to touch them; it won't calm them, and could have the opposite effect.)

The main duty of parents is to teach children to live above their feelings - not to suppress them, but not to be ruled by them. And parents can only do this if they have learned this listen. If you haven't - that's your homework assignment! :-)

Love and blessings,
Joel

an email from Joel Orr.
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