Over the weekend I attended a wedding reception in St Kilda and on introducing myself to one of the guests as a management consultant geared towards outward bound training and team building he stated that he had just been on a similar course under a month ago. His company, a well established pillar in the […]
What Determines Our Behaviour – Genes Or Environment?
Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will. – Jawaharlal Nehru, former Prime Minister of India. Much has been written and debated about what determines the behaviour of a person, genes or environment? Are our genes responsible for what we […]
Taj Mahal Is a Hindu Temple Reveals the Book ‘World Vedic Heritage’
The book under review ‘World Vedic Heritage – A History of Histories’ is written by a great research scholar P.N.Oak after years of research on this subject. This was written way back in 1984 and I have read it long back with wonder. Some of the topics like Taj Mahal was a Hindu Temple, Vedic […]
A History of Safety
Throughout history, the safety and health movement has been impacted by legislation. In the following safety and health chronology, noteworthy events, individuals, and legislative action are set forth to illustrate the theme that the safety professional/practitioner is and has been a significant part of those preventive experiences making up the story of life. The Ancient […]
The Tree Of Life Part 4: How To Breathe Life Into The Structure Of Your Screenplay
As discussed in Parts 1, 2 and 3 of this series, The Tree of Life is built around a dialectic between Nature, as represented by Jack’s father, and Grace, as represented by his mother. When using a Hegelian Dialectic to structure your screenplay, it’s important to remember that your characters are more than just the […]
Delivering the Winning Proposal in a Sea of Mediocrity
If business proposals were judged solely on their weight and volume (rather than content and focus), then most of them would be very successful. The problem is that, somewhere in sales folklore, there are two fairy-stories about proposals that, most proposal writers appear to believe, will cast the magic ‘buy-this-one’ spell over any prospective customer. […]
Optional Practical Training Physical Therapist Jobs
Optional Practical Training (OPT) is the consent given for students having F-1 immigration status to obtain part-time or full-time provisional jobs in the United States. Through optional practical training jobs, talented physical therapists can gather sufficient experience by practically applying their academic knowledge in actual off campus environments. OPT Develops Your Aptitude and Confidence The […]
Review: Russell Shorto’s "The Island At The Center Of The World"
Up to now the preponderant view held by many historians is that Dutch contribution to American history and particularly to that of New York has been one of irrelevancy. As we no doubt realize, the winners write history, and unfortunately, whatever the losers may have contributed, it seems to be lost or forgotten in the […]
Book Review: Arts of Power: Statecraft and Diplomacy by Chas W Freeman, Jr
Arts of Power: Statecraft and Diplomacy is a book about the diplomat’s weapon and the knack of managing a state’s relationship with other states- issues as old as recorded time. In this comprehensive treatise, the author outlines the basic tenets the art of statecraft and the skills of diplomatic rhetoric. Using his experience as a […]
Music and Trance States of Mind
Trance Generating Loop In all popular music such as Rock, Dance, and Pop, there is a phenomenon that produces the state of trance in another and it is called a “trance generating loop.” Essentially, a “trance generating loop” is trapped attention or consciousness flowing in a circular motion. In other words, the “trance generating loop” […]