Swine flu

1976: The swine flu scare

On the cold afternoon of February 5, 1976, an Army recruit told his drill instructor at Fort Dix that he felt tired and weak but not sick enough to see military medics or skip a big training hike.
Within 24 hours, 19-year-old Pvt. David Lewis of Ashley Falls, Mass., was dead, killed by an influenza not seen since the plague of 1918-19, which took 500,000 American lives and 20 million worldwide.
Two weeks after the recruit's death, health officials disclosed to America that something called "swine flu" had killed Lewis and hospitalized four of his fellow soldiers at the Army base in Burlington County.

What is swine flu?

Like people, pigs can get influenza (flu), but swine flu viruses aren't the same as human flu viruses. Swine flu doesn't often infect people, and the rare human cases that have occurred in the past have mainly affected people who had direct contact with pigs. But the current "swine flu" outbreak is different. It's caused by a new swine flu virus that has changed in ways that allow it to spread from person to person -- and it's happening among people who haven't had any contact with pigs.

Swine Flu Symptoms:

fever, which is usually high, but unlike seasonal flu, is sometimes absent

cough

runny nose or stuffy nose sore throat

body aches, headache

chills

fatigue or tiredness, which can be extreme

diarrhea and vomiting, sometimes, but more commonly seen than with seasonal flu

Signs of a more serious swine flu infection might include pneumonia and respiratory failure.
If your child has symptoms of swine flu, you should avoid other people and call your pediatrician who might do a rapid flu test to see if he has an influenza A infection. Further testing can then be done to see if it is a swine flu infection.

Swine Flu High Risk Groups:

With regular seasonal flu, infants and the elderly are usually thought to be most at risk for serious infections, in addition to people with chronic medical problems. Swine flu high risk groups, people who are thought to be at risk for serious, life-threatening infections, are a little different and can include:
pregnant women

people with chronic medical problems, such as chronic lung disease, like asthma, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and immunosuppression

children and adults with obesity

Serious Swine Flu Symptoms:

More serious symptoms that would indicate that a child with swine flu would need urgent medical attention include:
Fast breathing or trouble breathing

Bluish or gray skin color

Not drinking enough fluids

Severe or persistent vomiting

Not waking up or not interacting

Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held

Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough

What You Need To Know?

Swine flu likely spreads by direct contact with respiratory secretions of someone that is sick with swine flu, like if they were coughing and sneezing close to you.

People with swine flu are likely contagious for one day before and up to seven days after they began to get sick with swine flu symptoms.

Droplets from a cough or sneeze can also contaminate surfaces, such as a doorknob, drinking glass, or kitchen counter, although these germs likely don't survive for more than a few hours.

Anti-flu medications, including Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and Relenza (zanamivir), are available to prevent and treat swine flu.

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Good news for Airtel network users

You have to make a call from your mobile, but no balance!!!!
If you are a Airtel network user,

Just type a message as "loan" and send it to 121.
You will get 10 rupees balance.
11 rupees will be deducted within 24 hours after you recharge for 30 or above rupees..
I think this offer is very helpful. What do you say???

It was Varity experience.

I was going L.B. Nagar from Uppal by bike on last Monday 12:30 am. That was four way road. I was enjoying the bike riding on vast road.
Suddenly, I found a man who met with accident and it was heavy bleeding, there is no movement in his body. I just scared. I went him and found that he us alive. In the next minute I dial 108 to inform about this so, they asked about the location and informed to ambulance, the ambulance was started. Then I took him up and seated on road divider. He dressed completely white so, it was scary to look blood stains. Mean while some more people reached and us and known about the same. I felt so bad; we couldn’t give even water to the victim, all we were waiting for ambulance. Slowly the victim opened his eyes and understood the situation, good luck he didn’t panic, he just sat on divider. A police patrolling vehicle reached us after few minutes. Suddenly the victim got up and started moving on road. We told him that ambulance is on the way but, he was not even listen what all we spoke, he just going on. I just shocked with the situation. Police were understood the situation and started following him. Then I reached police and explained what all happened but, simply he said only one thing “brother he is drunken so, no need to worry. We will take care”.
The police were taken victim with them.
Woohhh…
Again I called 108 and explained clearly about what happened, and cancelled the ambulance.
All this took almost 20mins.
Later I don’t knew, what happened to the victim.

Give India & JOY of Giving Week : 27 Sept - 3 Oct '09

GiveIndia is a donation platform that allows you to support a cause of your choice from about 200 NGOs that have been scrutinised for transparency & credibility.

click the below image for more details.

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JOY of the WEEK (27 Sept - 3 Oct '09)

The Joy of Giving Week is the beginning of a national movement.
The first of its kind for India, and for every single Indian.
click the below image for more details.

This is your opportunity to reach out to someone less privileged – by donating money, volunteering time, providing your skills and even just saying a kind word to someone who may not have expected it from you.
All you need to be part of the Joy of Giving Week is to do one simple conscious act of giving. So join the movement, now!

An Important Issue!

Politics is not a SERVICE anymore but a PROFESSION.

An Important Issue!
Salary & Govt. Concessions for a Member of Parliament

Monthly Salary: Rs.. 12,000/-

Expense for Constitution per month: Rs. 10,000/-

Office expenditure per month: Rs. 14,000/-

Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km): Rs. 48,000/-

(eg. For a visit from South India to Delhi & return: 6000 km)

Daily DA TA during parliament meets: Rs. 500/day

Charge for 1 class (A/C) in train: Free (For any number of times) (All over India )
Charge for Business Class in flights: Free for 40 trips / year (With wife or P.A.)
Rent for MP hostel at Delhi: Free.

Electricity costs at home: Free up to 50,000 units.

Local phone call charge: Free up to 1, 70,000 calls..

TOTAL expense for a MP [having no qualification] per year:

Rs.32, 00,000/- [i.e. 2.66 lakh/month]

TOTAL expense for 5 years: Rs. 1, 60, 00,000/-

For 534 MPs, the expense for 5 years:Rs. 8,54,40,00,000/ -
(Nearly 855 crores)

AND THE PRIME MINISTER IS ASKING THE HIGHLY QUALIFIED, OUT PERFORMING CEOs TO CUT DOWN THEIR SALARIES.... ..

This is how all our tax money is been swallowed and price hike on our regular commodities. .........And this is the present condition of our country: 855 crores could make their life livable!! Think of the great democracy we have…
&
FORWARD
THIS MESSAGE TO ALL REAL CITIZENS OF INDIA .ARE YOU?

Drinking Cold water after meal = Cancer!

Drinking Cold water after meal = Cancer!

Do Not Drink Cold Water after a Meal.

Please be a true friend and inform about this article to all your friends you care about.

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.

You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive.

A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this message sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. Read this & Send the link to a friend. It could save a life. So, please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends you care about.

Avoid accepting Rs.1,000/- note

Avoid accepting Rs.1,000/- note of

series 2 AQ and 8 AC

More then 2 CR duplicate notes worth Rs.2,000 CR have already entered India.
Please pass it on to Family & Friends...

WORLD DRUG DAY

UNODC(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) declared 26th June as

WORLD DRUG DAY.

"Do drugs control your life? Your life. Your community. No place for drugs" is the theme for the 2009 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, observed 26 June.

Youth and health

On the occasion of World Drug Day, UNODC premieres its public service announcement on youth and health. The PSA follows four young people as their health deteriorates as a result of continued drug use. The video spot calls on the young to protect their health from drugs.

Some of the Drugs and their Effects

Drug Name: Alcohol

Drug Type: Depressant

Facts for Parents: 25% of 8th graders have admitted to being intoxicated at least once.

Other Names: Beer, wine, liquor, cooler, malt liquor, booze

Effects: Addiction (alcoholism), dizziness, nausea, vomiting, hangovers, slurred speech, disturbed sleep, impaired motor skills, violent behavior, fetal alcohol syndrome, respiratory depression and death (high doses).

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Drug Name: Amphetamines

Drug Type: Stimulant

Facts for Parents: Chronic use can induce psychosis with symptoms similar to schizophrenia.

Other Names: Speed, uppers, ups, hearts, black beauties, pep pills, capilots, bumble bees, Benzedrine, Dexedrine, footballs, biphetamine

Effects: Addiction, irritability, anxiety, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, depression, aggression, convulsions, dilated pupils, dizziness, sleeplessness, loss of appetite, malnutrition. Increased risk of exposure to HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases if injected.

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Drug Name: Metamphetamines

Drug Type: Stimulant

Facts for Parents: Some users avoid sleep 3 to 15 days.

Other Names: Speed, meth, crank, crystal, ice, fire, croak, crypto, white cross, glass. "Ice" is the street name for the smokeable form.

Effects: Addiction, irritability, aggression, hypothermia, stroke, paranoia, psychosis, convulsions, heart and blood vessel toxicity, hallucinations, arrhythmia, formication (the sensation of insects creeping on or under your skin).

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Drug Name: Ecstasy

Drug Type: Stimulants

Facts for Parents: Ecstasy is popular at all-night underground parties (called raves) and is the most common designer drug.

Other Names: XTC, Adam, MDMA

Effects: Psychiatric disturbances, including panic, anxiety, depression, and paranoia. Muscle tension, nausea, blurred vision, sweating, increased heart rate, tremors, hallucinations, fainting, chills, sleep problems, and reduced appetite

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Drug Name: Ritalin

Drug Type: Stimulant

Facts for Parents: Some children buy or steal from their classmates

Other Names: Speed, west coast

Effects: Loss of appetite, fevers, convulsions, and severe headaches. Increased risk of exposure to HIV, hepatitis, and other infections. Paranoia, hallucinations, excessive repetition of movements and meaningless tasks, tremors, muscle twitching.

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Drug Name: Herbal Ecstasy/Ephedrine

Drug Type: Herbal Ecstasy, Cloud 9, Rave Energy, Ultimate, Xphoria, and X

Facts for Parents: The active ingredients in Herbal Ecstasy are caffeine and ephedrine.

Effects: Increased heart rate and blood pressure. Seizures, heart attacks, stroke, and death.

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Drug Name: Designer Drugs

Drug Type: Stimulants

Facts for Parents: Changing the molecular structure of an existing drug or drugs to create a new substance creates Designer drugs.

Other Names: Synthetic heroin, goodfella

Effects: Instant respiratory paralysis. Potency creates strong possibility for overdose, many of the same effects as heroin.

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Drug Name: Cocaine

Drug Type: Stimulant

Facts for Parents: Cocaine is a powerfully addictive drug. Heavy use may produce paranoia, hallucinations, aggression, insomnia, and depression.

Other Names: Coke, snow, nose candy, flake, blow, big C, lady, white, snowbirds.

Effects: Addiction, pupil dilation, elevated blood pressure and heart rate. Increased respiratory rate, seizures, heart attack, insomnia, anxiety, restlessness, irritability, increased body temperature, death from overdose.

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Drug Name: Crack

Drug Type: Stimulant

Facts for Parents: A cheaper form of cocaine that may be more addicting.

Other Names: Rock, freebase

Effects: Same as cocaine

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Drug Name: Heroin

Drug Type: Opiates

Facts for Parents: Heroin users quickly develop a tolerance to the drug and need more and more of it to get the same effects, or even to feel well.

Other Names: Smack, horse, mud, brown, sugar, junk, black tar, big H, dope.

Effects: Addiction. Slurred speech, slow gait, constricted pupils, droopy eyelids, impaired night vision, nodding off, respiratory depression or failure, dry itching skin, and skin infections. Increased risk of exposure to HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases if injected.

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Drug Name: PCP

Drug Type: Hallucinogens

Facts for Parents: Marijuana joints can be dipped into PCP without the smoker's knowledge.

Other Names: Angel dust, ozone, rocket fuel, peace pill, elephant tranquilizer, dust.

Effects: Hallucinations. Out-of-body experiences, impaired motor coordination, inability to feel physical pain, respiratory attack, disorientation, fear, panic, aggressive behavior. Increased risk of exposure to HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases if injected. Death.

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Drug Name: LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethyl amide)

Drug Type: Hallucinogen

Facts for Parents: LSD is the most common hallucinogen. LSD tabs are often decorated with colorful designs or cartoon characters.

Other Names: Acid, microdot, tabs, doses, trips, hits, sugar cubes.

Effects: Elevated body temperature and blood pressure, suppressed appetite, sleeplessness, tremors, chronic recurring hallucinations.

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Drug Name: Mushrooms

Drug Type: Hallucinogens

Facts for Parents: Many mushroom users purchase hallucinogenic mushroom spores via mail order.

Other Names: Shrooms, caps, magic mushrooms.

Effects: Increased blood pressure, sweating, nausea, hallucinations.

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Drug Name: Inhalants

Facts for Parents: Hundreds of legal household products can be sniffed or huffed to get high. All inhalants can be toxic.

Effects: Headache, muscle weakness, abdominal pain, severe mood swings and violent behavior, nausea, nose bleeds; liver, lung, and kidney damage; dangerous chemical imbalances in the body, lack of coordination, fatigue, loss of appetite, decreases in heart and respiratory rates, hepatitis, or peripheral neuropathy from long-term use.

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Drug Name: Marijuana

Facts for Parents: The average age of first use is 14. Can be smoked using homemade pipes and bongs made from soda cans or plastic beverage containers.

Other Names: Weed, pot, reefer, grass, dope, ganja, Mary Jane, sinsemilla, herb, Aunt Mary, skunk, boom, kif, gangster, chronic, 420.

Effects: Bloodshot eyes, dry mouth, impaired or reduced comprehension, altered sense of time, reduced ability to perform tasks requiring concentration and coordination --such as driving a car, paranoia, intense anxiety attacks, altered cognition, making acquisition of new information difficult; impairments in learning, memory, perception, and judgment; difficulty speaking, listening effectively, thinking, retaining knowledge, problem solving.

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Drug Name: Steroids

Facts for Parents: Steroid users subject themselves to more than 70 % potentially harmful side effects.

Other Names: Rhoids, juice How Consumed: Orally or injected into muscle

Effects: Liver cancer Sterility, masculine traits in women and feminine traits in men, aggression, depression, acne, mood swings.

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Drug Name: Tobacco

Facts for Parents: 1 in 5 12th graders is a daily smoker.

Effects: Addiction, heart disease, cancer of the lung, larynx, esophagus, bladder, pancreas, kidney, and mouth. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis, spontaneous abortion, low birth weight.

Funny Argument Clinic

Wake up Hyderabad! - Driving sense or lack of Complete Sense

Two opposite suicides

Today's job market is as bad as picture.
If you work in your existing company you will die like the MAN
and
if you quit the job you will die like FISH.

IMPORTANT: Just take a look

Mobile
Don't put your mobile closer to your ears until the recipient answers, Because directly after dialing, the mobile phone would use it's maximum signaling power, which is: 2watts = 33dbi. Please Be Careful.
Please use left ear while using cell (mobile), because if you use the right one it may affect brain directly. This is a true fact from Apollo medical team.

Mentos
Don't eat Mentos before or after drinking Coke or Pepsi Because the person will die immediately as the mixture becomes cyanide.

kurkure
Don't eat kurkure because it contains high amount of plastic. If you don't Believe, burn kurkure and you can see plastic melting. !! News report from Times of India.

Avoid these tablets as they are very dangerous
* D cold
* Vicks action- 500
* Actified
* Coldarin
* Co some
* Nice
* Nimulid
* Cetrizet-D
They contain Phenyl- Propanol -Amide PPA.Which Causes strokes, and these tablets are banned in U.S.

Cotton Ear Buds
Cotton Ear Buds... (Must read it) Please do not show sympathy to people selling buds on roadside or at Signals..... Just wanted to warn you people not to buy those packs of ear buds you get at the roadside. It's made from cotton that has already been used in hospitals. They take all the dirty, blood and pus filled cotton, wash it, bleach it and use it to make ear buds. So, unless you want to become the first person in the world to get Herpes Zoster Oticus (a viral infection of the inner, middle, and external ear) of the ear and that too from a cotton bud,
DON'T BUY THEM!

Finally Software Engineers are Back!!

Few months ago girls afraid to marry Software engineers......


But, now Software engineers are back again...

Ultimate One!!!

Very useful information

Now it has become easier to get the blood we need.

All you have to do is just type
"BLOOD and send SMS to 96000 97000"
EX: "BLOOD B+"
A BLOOD DONOR WILL CALL YOU!!
So please pass this message to all. It certainly would save many lives.
It’s a Must to Know & Share. Do it now....

Readymade Love letters!!!!

" I am in love with her. Its love at first sight.
But....
I don't undersatnd that how to express her. I am not an efficient literate to write love letter, then how...."

This is the problem for all who are falling in love.
You know one thing ?
The website www.lovelettersnow.com came with readymade love letters for this type of lovers.
You can get many type of letters .
All you need to do is enter into the site & send a letter.
wait.....
Choose the letter which is suitable for you otherwise !!!!!!!!!

Effect of Recession !!!

This Story is about a man who once upon a time was selling Hotdogs by theroadside.
He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers.
He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio.
His eyes were weak, so he never watched television.
But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hotdogs.
He was smart enough to offer some attractive schemes to increase hissales.
His sales and profit went up.
He ordered more a more raw material and buns and use to sale more.
He recruited few more supporting staff to serve more customers.
He started offering home deliveries. Eventually he got himself a biggerand better stove.
As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated fromCollege, joined his father. Then something strange happened.
The son asked, "Dad, aren't you aware of the great recession that iscoming our way?"
The father replied, "No, but tell me about it."
The son said, "Theinternational situation is terrible. The domestic situation is even worse. We should be prepared for the comingbad times."
The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers,listened to the radio and watched TV.
He ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly.
So the next day onwards, the father cut down the raw material orderand buns, took down the colorful signboard,
Removed all the special schemes he was offering to the customers and wasno longer as enthusiastic.
He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs.
Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his hotdog stand.
And his sales started coming down rapidly, same is the profit.
The father said to his son, "Son, you were right".
"We are in the middle of a recession and crisis. I am glad you warned meahead of time."

Moral of The Story:
It's all in your MIND! And we actually FUEL thisrecession much more than we think

Newton's Laws of Software!!!

First Law:

Every Software Engineer continues his state of chatting or forwarding mails until and unless he is assigned work by manager.

Second Law:

The rate of change in the software quality is directly proportional to the payment received from client and the deadline time, and it takes place at the quick rate as and when deadline force is applied.

Third Law:

Bugs can neither be created nor be removed from software by a developer. It can only be converted from one form to another. The total number of bugs in the software always remains constant.

New FRAUD strategies - Keyboard

Attention Please

PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHENEVER YOU’RE USING A PC AT A PUBLIC PLACE (Like INTERNET CAFES..ETC).
CHECK THE BACK OF THE PC AND SEE IF THE BELOW DEVICE IS THERE..IF SO..DO NOT USE IT!!!!



New storing device fits at the end of the keyboard cable connecting to the PC specialized to save all typed keys in it… Mostly could be used in net cafes, exhibitions, hotels and airports therefore be careful especially the people who use the internet in these places to enter their bank accounts online or any other important sites.
After you enter the bank account and leave the PC it will be easy to open your account again as all what you have typed has been saved in the Black device. Therefore, you should check the PC for any suspicious piece behind it before using the net in public places for important sites.

Its called mindset

As my friend was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a rope tied to their legs. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they didn’t. My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempts to get away.

“Well”, he said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they can’t break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.” My friend was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from bonds but because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were. The powerful and gigantic creature has its limited its present abilities by the limitations of its past.
Like the elephants, how many of us go through life holding on to a belief that we can’t do something, simply because we failed at it once before? How many of us refuse to attempt something new and challenging because of our so called MINDSET?

Your may fail, but never fail to make an attempt….
&
CHOOSE not accept the false boundaries and limitations created by the past….

New Postal Address

THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD

Congratulations Ben Southall!!!

After a worldwide search, Tourism Queensland have appointed their new Islands Caretaker.
A British charity worker has won the so-called “best job in the world.”
For the next six months, Ben Southall, who’s 34 and from Hampshire in southern England, will be caretaker of an Australian tropical island.

Even I congratulate Anjaan too...

http://www.islandreefjob.com/

The Scientist and the Frog

Once there was a scientist was studying about frogs. One day, the scientist put the frog on the ground and told it to jump. The frog jumped four feet.
So the scientist wrote in his notebook, "Frog with four feet jumps four feet."

The scientist cut off one of one of the frog’s legs. The scientist told the frog to jump. Frog jumped three feet.
So the scientist wrote in his note book, "Frog with three feet jumps three feet."

The scientist cut of another leg. He told the frog to jump. The frog jumped two feet.
So the scientist wrote in his notebook "Frog with two feet jumps two feet."

The scientist cut off one more leg. He told the frog to jump. Frog jumped one foot.
So the scientist wrote in his notebook, "Frog with one foot jumps one foot."
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The scientist cut off his last leg and "He said, "Frog jump. Frog jump. FROG JUMP!"
So the scientist wrote in his notebook, "Frog with no feet goes deaf."

Doordarshan's Best

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Morals

Love your job but don't love your Company because you may not knowwhen your company stops loving you.

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What is the Secret of SUCCESS... ? "RIGHT DECISIONS"

How do you make Right Decisions... ? "EXPERIENCE"

How do you get Experience.. . ? "WRONG DECISIONS

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Without your involvement you can't succeed. With your involvement you can't fail.

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You are not responsible for what people think about you.But you are responsible for what you give them to think about you.

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A man is lucky if he is the first love of a Woman.

A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man.

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It's better to lose your Ego to the one you Love,

than to lose the one you LOVE because of EGO.

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Don't make promise when you are in JOY .. Don't reply when you are SAD.Don't take decisions when you are ANGRY.. Think twice, Act wise.BE happy...!