If you’d rather not wear your colors, try lighting colored candles that correspond to the mood you want to create (same colors as mentioned yesterday).
You can also go with scented candles: try bold scents for motivation like cinnamon, lemon, orange, or peppermint. For calming scents try lavender, gardenia, apple, rose or vanilla.
India represents a major market for Gulf carriers, and with a developing middle class, a significant potential market for hundreds of millions of travellers by air. With India closing in on new regulations to permit foreign investment of up to 49 per cent in airlines in India, the market would seem ripe for Gulf carriers to quickly snatch up market share by investing in India’s domestic airlines and creating a market for feed traffic and connecting flights. While that is certainly the intent of India’s legislation, unfortunately, that scenario is quite unlikely.
Several factors that permeate the Indian airline industry will result in airlines from the Gulf concluding that the potential returns from investing in airlines in India will simply not materialise, and foreign direct investment makes no sense in this case.
Four factors will prevent such investment:
1.Government support of unsustainable pricing:
Foremost among them is the state support for Air India, which is annually bailed out from major losses by the Indian taxpayers. The primary reason they need this bailout is a pricing policy aimed at appeasing politicians that results in domestic fares being priced at levels less than the cost of delivering service. And because travellers in the Indian travel distribution networks typically book by price, an airline will need to match Air India or accept traffic only after the government carrier is sold out. Ask Kingfisher how easy it is to compete with someone pricing under actual costs.
The situation has worsened considerably in recent years. After a politically-engineered merger between Air India, which handled international routes and Indian Airlines, which handled domestic operations, losses increased markedly rather than decreased as expected, and labour unrest grew as inequalities in pay forced increases in salaries and benefits to unprofitable levels. A merger intended to bring synergies has resulted in even more massive losses. Yet cutting routes is difficult, as any time Air India suggests cutting routes or fare levels, a local politician objects, and the political difficulties continue. There is no end in sight.
With the growing market in India, several strong potential operators entered the market, including the flamboyant Vijay Mallya with Kingfisher Airlines. Offering new aircraft and excellent service, but being forced to match the below-cost fares offered by government subsidised Air India, Kingfisher incurred massive losses, is now essentially bankrupt and will soon cease operations. Other competitors, with a low-fare business model, have been able to survive, but are not financially thriving or meeting profit expectations for carriers of their size and scope.
2.High operating costs:
Operating costs in India are also particularly high, unusually so for a developing country with low costs for many commodities. State taxes imposed on aviation fuel by the individual states within India, in addition to federal taxes, make it difficult for airlines to compete with international carriers, who typically tanker fuel for regional flights to India to save money. High fuel costs, with no ability to recover those high costs in fares have hindered growth in Indian aviation.
This situation became so bad that several carriers petitioned the government to allow them to import their own fuel, rather than purchase it locally, to save on taxes and remain viable. But that proposal has gone nowhere.
3.Weak infrastructure:
Airport and Air Traffic Control congestion also hampers airline operations in India. Flights into New Delhi and Mumbai are typically delayed during peak hours, and the inefficiency of India’s antiquated air traffic control system typically results in aircraft operating in holding patterns for a couple of hours each day. These delays result in the equivalent of a lost flight each day per aircraft for domestic operators, as the majority of traffic flows to, from, or between the two major cities.
Combine that with airports that are antiquated, with development programmes that result in new terminals that are full by the time they are completed due to continued growth, and the conditions for domestic airlines are unattractive from a service level perspective. With delayed flights routine, and a lack of world class facilities, a quality operator from the Gulf would not likely choose to have their reputation sullied by association with a domestic carrier operating in an environment that needs dramatic improvement.
India has been talking about a new airport at Navi Mubai for several years, but where are the construction cranes and bulldozers? Stuck in the political mire in New Delhi.
4.Political corruption:
Unlike western countries, where political corruption has been institutionalised through lobbyists and campaign contributions, the path to success in India is much less straightforward and less certain. Political officials have been known to show favour to those who make “appropriate arrangements” — but that process introduces uncertainty — especially if appointments change, and India’s ministries seem to rotate leadership frequently.
The bottom line: The net result is that despite a growing market, the inability to charge a price that covers costs, higher than normal costs due to high fuel taxes, negative operational impacts from overcrowded airports and air traffic control congestion, and needing to play politics results in an exceptionally difficult environment for foreign investment in Indian airlines. The carrier in the Gulf, after reviewing these factors, are better off staying away from investing in India’s domestic carriers.
No suicide attempt should be dismissed or treated lightly!
Why Do People Commit Suicide ?
A suicide attempt is a clear indication that something is gravely wrong in a person's life. No matter the race or age of the person; how rich or poor they are, it is true that most people who commit suicide have a mental or emotional disorder.
The most common underlying disorder is depression, 30% to 70% of suicide victims suffer from major depression or bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder.
Warning Signs of Someone Considering Suicide
Any one of these symptoms does not necessarily mean the person is suicidal, but several of these symptoms may signal a need for help:
Verbal suicide threats such as, "You'd be better off without me." or "Maybe I won't be around."
Expressions of hopelessness and helplessness.
Previous suicide attempts.
Daring or risk-taking behavior.
Personality changes.
Depression.
Giving away prized possessions.
Lack of interest in future plans.
Remember: Eight out of ten suicidal persons give some sign of their intentions. People who talk about suicide, threaten to commit suicide, or call suicide crisis centers are 30 times more likely than average to kill themselves.
What To Do If You Think Someone Is Suicidal
Trust your instincts that the person may be in trouble.
Talk with the person about your concerns. Communication needs to include
LISTENING.
Ask direct questions without being judgmental. Determine if the person has a specific plan to carry out the suicide. The more detailed the plan, the greater the risk.
Get professional help, even if the person resists.
Do not leave the person alone.
Do not swear to secrecy.
Do not act shocked or judgmental.
Do not counsel the person yourself.
The Statistics of Suicide
Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for more than 1% of all deaths.
More years of life are lost to suicide than to any other single cause except heart disease and cancer.
30,000 Americans commit suicide annually; an additional 500,000 Americans attempt suicide annually.
The actual ratio of attempts to completed suicides is probably at least 10 to 1.
30% to 40% of persons who commit suicide have made a previous attempt.
The risk of completed suicide is more than 100 times greater than average in the first year after an attempt - 80 times greater for women, 200 times greater for men, 200 times greater for people over 45 and 300 times greater for white men over 65.
Suicide rates are highest in old age: 20% of the population and 40% of suicide victims are over 60. After age 75, the rate is three times higher than average, and among white men over 80, it is six times higher than average.
Substance abuse is another great instigator of suicide; it may be involved in half of all cases. About 20% of suicides are alcohol abusers, and the lifetime rate of suicide among alcoholics is at least three or four times the average. Completed suicides are more likely to be men over 45 who are depressed or alcoholic.
Preventing Suicide
Although they may not call prevention centers, suicidal people usually do seek help; for example, nearly three-fourths of all suicide victims visit a doctor in the four months before their deaths, and half in the month before.
Helping a Suicidal Person
No single therapeutic approach is suitable for all suicidal persons or suicidal tendencies. The most common ways to treat underlying illnesses associated with suicide are with medication, talk therapy or a combination of the two.
Cognitive (talk therapy) and behavioral (changing behavior) therapies aim at relieving the despair of suicidal patients by showing them other solutions to their problems and new ways to think about themselves and their world. Behavioral methods, such as training in assertiveness, problem-solving, social skills, and muscle relaxation, may reduce depression, anxiety, and social ineptitude.
Cognitive and behavioral homework assignments are planned in collaboration with the patient and explained as experiments that will be educational even if they fail. The therapist emphasizes that the patient is doing most of the work, because it is especially important for a suicidal person not to see the therapist as necessary for their survival.
Recent research strongly supports the use of medication to treat the underlying depression associated with suicide. Antidepressant medication acts on chemical pathways of the brain related to mood. There are many very effective antidepressants. The two most common types are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs). Other new types of antidepressants (e.g. alpha-2 antagonist, selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) and aminoketones), and an older class, monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), are also prescribed by some doctors.
Antidepressant medications are not habit-forming. Although some symptoms such as insomnia, often improve within a week or two, it may take three or four weeks before you feel better; the full benefit of medication may require six to eight weeks of treatment. Sometimes changes need to be made in dosage or medication type before improvements are noticed. It is usually recommended that medications be taken for at least four to nine months after the depressive symptoms have improved. People with chronic depression mayneed to stay on medication to prevent or lessen further episodes.
People taking antidepressants should be monitored by a doctor who knows about treating clinical depression to ensure the best treatment with the fewest side effects. It is also very important that your doctor be informed about all other medicines that are taken, including vitamins and herbal supplements, in order to help avoid dangerous interactions. Alcohol or other drugs can interact negatively with antidepressant medication.
Do not discontinue medication without discussing the decision with your doctor.
Resources in Your Community
Telephone hotlines (Can be obtained from the telephone book, local Mental Health Associations, community centers, or United Way chapters)
Clergy
Medical professionals
Law-enforcement agencies
Infosys employee dies after falling off parking lot in office campus at Hyderabad
Reported by Uma Sudhir
A woman employee of IT major Infosys has died reportedly after falling off a multi-level parking lot inside the company's campus in Hyderabad late on Monday night. The police is investigating whether she jumped from the building or was pushed. Infosys suicide, suicide, woman jumps to death Infosys woman manager found hanging at home Indo-Asian News Service
An assistant manager with Infosys Ltd was found hanging in her apartment in a suburb here, police said Monday. Smita Rao, 32, was also was found hanging Monday in her apartment in the northeast suburb of Geddelihalli.
Read More: Bangalore suicide, Columbia Asia hospital, Infosys manager suicide, Smita Rao
Did the Infosys manager attempt suicide ?
The police have rubbished reports of Infosys manager Satish Gupta attempting to commit suicide saying that he was under constant observation. At the same time, they are not ruling out the possibility of his parents' involvement in the murder. Satish confessed to killing his wife Priyanka over a domes.
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Bangalore: With 727 friends on Facebook, Malini Murmu was like any other college student who logged on often to the social network.
On Sunday, however, Malini found that her boyfriend, who she had fought with earlier that day, had posted a hurtful message. In his status update, Abhishek Dhan, who had graduated from IIT Roorkee, declared that he had "dumped" his girlfriend.
Malini hung herself that evening in her hostel room at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Bangalore. The 23-year-old, who is from Jamshedpur in Jharkand, left behind a message scribbled on the white board in her room. "He ditched me. This is the best I can do to take revenge."
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A statement released by IIM today said, "The Bangalore Police are investigating what appears to be a case of suicide... Ms Murmu, 23, hailed from Jamshedpur. Malini came to IIMB last June, having worked at Infosys after completing her B. Tech. from KIIT. We have lost a bright young person in the prime of her life.
Confusion and uncertainty can often cause you to resist taking action, even when you really want to. If you feel nervous or overwhelmed about the tasks before you, take a few minutes to review your plans. Ask yourself if you’ve created an achievable plan, or if you can improve upon it in any way. Once you’re sure your plans are effective, you should find yourself feeling much more confident and ready to move ahead.
SriLankan Airlines’ lady pilots have quietly revolutionized aviation in Sri Lanka, with several international flights being carried out by all-female crews. Captain Anusha Siriratne and Junior First Officer Madini Chandradasa were the first all-female crew, operating a flight from Colombo to Trichy and back on 1st November 2009. Each leg on an Airbus A320 aircraft took one hour.
They repeated the feat on New Year’s Day 2010 by flying to Karachi and returning, also in a twin-engined A320, with each flight taking three hours and forty minutes.
The airline currently has four ladies among its 189 pilots, the others being Senior First Officers Chamika Rupasinghe and Roshani Jinasena.
SriLankan’s Head of Flight Operations, Captain Druvi Perera, said: "These flights by Capt. Siriratne and Junior First Officer Chandradasa are a milestone at SriLankan Airlines. SriLankan does not discriminate between men and women in its recruitment for any post, including pilots, and it was simply a matter of time before our lady pilots made history with an all-female flight."
"Of course, the all-female crew flights are no different to those operated by male pilots. At SriLankan, where safety is of paramount importance, what matters is not a pilot’s gender, but his or her experience, training, and expertise," added Capt. Perera.
SriLankan has a perfect flight safety record over more than three decades of operations, the result of some very tough standards for its pilots. All pilots must have a minimum of seven years of commercial airline experience before being considered for the respected post of Captain.
Capt. Anusha Siriratne, 34, is at present the first and only lady Captain at SriLankan, and has been flying since 1998. She has flown aircraft such as the Lockheed L1011 Tristar, Airbus A320, A330, and A340. But she is adamant that there is nothing special about an all-female flight crew.
"Women took to the air only a few years after the Wright Brothers invented the airplane, and some have been pioneers in aviation, although there have been fewer women flyers than male ones. Many airlines around the world have women pilots, and there is absolutely no difference between the flying of male and female pilots," said Capt. Siriratne.
She has been making history since becoming a Junior First Officer a dozen years ago, becoming the country’s pioneering First Officer in 1999, and then being promoted to Captain in 2008. She and her husband, Capt. Hemantha Siriratne, are also the first husband-wife duo to be Captains at SriLankan. A past student of Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya and of Ladies College, she is also a perfect example of a working mother, with a six-year-old daughter.
Junior First Officer Madini Chandradasa said: "Flying for our National Carrier has certainly been a rewarding experience. The senior pilots at SriLankan possess a wealth of experience which youngsters can learn from. But I must say that there was no difference in flying with a male Captain, and flying with Capt. Siriratne, who is greatly respected in the airline and has served as a role model for other women pilots."
Madini, 22, is a past student of Visakha Vidyalaya who joined SriLankan two years ago.
All four lady pilots trained in SriLankan’s Cadet Pilot Training Programme, which has launched the careers of hundreds of pilots over the last three decades who have gone on to distinguish themselves both at the National Carrier and in other airlines throughout Asia and the Middle East. Entry into its Cadet Pilot Training Programme is especially competitive, and most cadets today possess university degrees, as well as experience in flying light aircraft and small commercial aircraft.
Senior First Officers Chamika Rupasinghe and Roshani Jinasena are now flying the long-haul A330 and A340 aircraft to Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East.
Chamika, 32, was a Flight Stewardess who joined the airline’s Cadet Pilot Training Programme in 2005 and earned her wings. A past student of Visakha Vidyalaya, she graduated from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura with a degree in Mathematics, Statistics and Physics, and is also CIMA qualified.
Roshani, 26, joined the airline as a Cadet Pilot in 2005. She holds a BSc in Management from the University of Surrey, and is a past student of Ladies College, the British School, and the Colombo International School.
Capt. Perera says the airline is very pleased with the progress of its lady pilots. "SriLankan Airlines encourages more young women to seriously consider careers as airline pilots. As our first four lady pilots have proven, the sky is the limit," said Capt. Perera
Cloud computing promises reliable services delivered through next-generation data centers that are built on compute and storage virtualization technologies. Users will be able to access applications and data from a “Cloud” anywhere in the world on demand. In other words, the Cloud appears to be a single point of access for all the computing needs of users. The users are assured that the Cloud infrastructure is robust and will always be available at any time.
What is Cloud Computing?
Cloud Computing is the term given to the use of multiple server computers via a digital network as if they were one computer. The ‘Cloud’ itself is a virtualization of resources – networks, servers, applications, data storage and services – which the end user has on-demand access to. These resources can be provided with minimal management or service provider interaction.
Cloud computing offers the end user resources without the requirement of having knowledge of the systems that deliver it. Additionally, the cloud can provide the user with a far greater range of applications and services. Therefore the cloud enables users and business scalable and tailored services.
Benefits of Cloud Computing:
Cloud Computing brings with it many benefits to the end user. These include: Access to a huge range of applications without having to download or install anything Applications can be accessed from any computer, anywhere in the world Users can avoid expenditure on hardware and software; only using what they need Companies can share resources in one place Consumption is billed as a utility with minimal upfront costs Describe how to build a cloud network Understand virtualization architecture Describe security and privacy issues Understand federation and presence Describe cloud computing standards and best practices Describe how mobile devices can be used in the cloud
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You’ve probably heard that listening to Mozart can enhance your brain power, but experiment with what type of music really fuels your motivation. Browse selections that you ordinarily wouldn’t be drawn to, and pay attention to how each type of music makes you feel. You might be surprised to learn that country music makes you feel reflective and insightful, which works well for brainstorming sessions; or opera makes you feel inspired, which helps pump you up for productivity. Also check out alternative music like Native American flute, or experiment with soothing nature sounds like instrumentals, oldies,Ghajals,Pop, bird song, babbling brooks, or anything that would soothe and inspire you.
