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Dave Pollard, in his blog " How to Save the World " lists twelve exercises to train your mind to think creatively! I just give you the points (and my comments!), for details you know where to go! Meditation: Dont try to force your mind to sit idle. Just follow your thoughts. Reconnect With Your Senses: Close your eyes and smell things; touch and feel things to guess what is that! Reconnect With Your Intuition: This has worked humpty number of times. Analogies and Metaphors: Metaphors are more than words. They can break or make a situation. Careful with the right kind of metaphors. Conversations and Interviews: Share your thoughts. Ask questions. Listen. Synthesis, Distillation and Restatement: Try to redefine the problem. Erase all your thoughts. Imagine you are an alien coming up to earth and starting to discover everything! Reading (and Writing) Fiction: Read. Write or at least Think. Never restrict your mind. Psychoactiv...

Courtesy: Epica Awards This is the one thing I never miss to watch out for, every year! Here are the winners of 2004. EPICA Awards - Europe's Premiere Creative Awards VALIO YOGHURT "VALIO YOGHURT FOR A LONGER LIFE" http://www.epica-awards.org/assets/epica/2004/winners/film/flv/03010.htm TELECOM ITALIA S.P.A. "GANDHI" (I had posted this before as a nominee film) http://www.epica-awards.org/assets/epica/2004/winners/film/flv/11071.htm EVIAN MINERAL WATER "WATERBOY" (Do not forget to turn on the speakers!) - Music http://www.epica-awards.org/assets/epica/2004/winners/film/flv/06037.htm CHARAL MEAT "THE RACE" http://www.epica-awards.org/assets/epica/2004/winners/film/flv/01043.htm HONDA DIESEL "GRRR" (Honda's "Hate Somthing, Change Something" epic!) - Music (Won the Best Commercial of the Year) http://www.epica-awards.org/assets/epica/2004/winners/film/flv/18037.htm TOTAL PETROL STATIONS "LULLABY" ('You wont ...

Courtesy: John Polozzolo ,www.worldpath.net A young monk walked up and down the bank of a wide, swiftly flowing river trying to decide how to cross it. Soon he noticed a person on the other side of the river who was a great Zen master. Thinking his troubles were solved he cried out to the wise master, 'Great Teacher, how shall I get to the other side of this river?' The master called back, 'You are already on the other side of this river!'

(Courtesy:www.1000peacewomen.org) How about giving Nobel Prizes for 1000 women . Well, it not need take 1000 years to do that! The project "1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005" came about as a response to the neglect of sustained efforts by women all over the world in building peace. The website of the 1000 Women for Peace ( www.1000peacewomen.org ) lists 91 women from India. Nominations for the list were sought in 2003 and were gathered from all over the world with the help of 20 co-ordinators; more than 2,000 women from 153 countries were proposed, the international project team selected 1,000 of these candidates. The official nomination letter was handed in to the Nobel Prize Committee in Oslo on January 27, 2005. A book of the 1000 peace women demonstrating the work and visions of 1000 women is being produced KONTRAST and internationally published in English by Scalo Publishing , Zurich, Switzerland, by the end of November 2005. I will buy a copy ...

A few weeks ago, the English media and Aussie media were ripping Ponting's men literally. Now, it's payback time. (English media:"You bunch of drips" - The Daily Mirror ,  "Vaughan again losers"  - The Sun, "New era but the same white flag" - Nasser Hussain in The Daily Mail. Already, emails are being circulated tormenting the "Poms" (English) cricketers! Here's a sample!  Q . How dominant is Australia's No. 1 fastbowler?  A. Well, most people in England think their opening batsman's real name     is Trescothick B McGrath .    Q. What is England's best chance of a win in the second test at Edgbaston?  A. Telling the Aussies the match is at the Oval.    Q. Heard about the new Ashes trophy?  A. Yes, if England lose another series they're going to keep the bails     and burn the players instead .    Q. How bad is the English batting?  ...

(Courtesy:AFP & Cricinfo) Less than 4 days. India will take on Srilanka and it will be the first assignment for Greg Chappell. As usual, out of nowhere, I saw a book written by none other than Greg Chappell, himself "Cricket:The Making of Champions"(2004) - A revolutionary approach to learning, playing and coaching in the 21st Century. The book didn't disappoint me. Just 5 chapters to differentiate what 'extra things' separate an ordinary player and the likes of 'Sachin Tendulkar'. He has observed few (23 players from last 50 years!) great cricketers (Donald Bradman, Sunil Gavaskar, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Muttiah Muralitharan, Graeme Pollock, Vivian Richards, Garfield Sobers, Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne, Waugh brothers and some more!) and listed out their characteristics! They have created a website www.chappellway.com and posted their observations and got feedback from many experts to list out a strategy for 21st century cricket coaching. ...

(Pic:http://www.dfat.gov.au) The Australian currency is not made of paper. Here, polymer currencies (kind of plastic) are in use.Securency, the company behind this, is recognised as world leader in polymer substrate technology and the supplier of materials for the printing of banknotes. First plastic currency notes (of denomination $5) were introduced in Australia before 13 years in this same month of July. In 1996, Australia became the first country with full series of circulating polymer banknotes. Primary advantages are 1) the currency notes lasts much longer than paper currencies 2) very difficult to counterfeit notes and 3) more security features can be embedded. They are friendly to environment too! You can see more advantages at http://www.securency.com.au List of countries those have adapted / adapting to polymer currencies: Australia, Bangladesh , Brazil, Brunei, Chile, China, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nepal , Northern Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Romani...