Body language is a form of non-verbal communication that conveys messages through gestures, postures, facial expressions and movements of the body. It can reveal personal feelings, emotions, attitudes and thoughts either consciously or unconsciously. Key aspects of body language include gestures, behaviors, emotions expressed through the face, eyes, mouth, head, hands, legs and walking styles. Proper interpretation of body language provides important insights beyond what is said verbally.
The host invites the recipient to a weekend party at their rustic seaside property and offers to provide transportation via boat. Directions to the party location are provided along with images of the house, guest quarters, fishing equipment, and areas for swimming and massage, reassuring the recipient that there will be adequate light at night. The host asks the recipient to confirm attendance and how many guests they will bring.
The students were asked to list the seven wonders of the world. Most voted for well-known structures like the pyramids and Great Wall of China. However, one student listed senses and emotions as the true wonders: to see, hear, touch, taste, feel, laugh, and love. Her answer reminded others that the most precious things in life cannot be built or bought, like our basic human experiences.
The document is from a personified liver describing how it cares for the body and asking the reader to care for it in return. The liver stores nutrients, aids digestion, detoxifies harmful substances, regulates blood sugar, produces blood and proteins, removes toxins from the air, aids clotting, and helps fight infections. It asks that the reader avoid alcohol, unnecessary drugs, inhaled chemicals, insecticides on the skin, and excessive fatty foods in order to avoid damaging the liver. Regular medical checkups are also encouraged to monitor liver health.
God observes a person going through their morning routine without acknowledging Him. God lights up the sky with beautiful colors and birdsong hoping the person will notice, but they remain busy and distracted. That evening, God soothes the person as they sleep, accompanying them with music, though the person does not realize God's constant presence. God has infinite patience and hopes the person will find time to send a message to others about their friendship.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Sotiris Karagiannis, Director of Sales and Solutions at Space Hellas, gave a presentation about the company and its IT management platform called Space Hellas Pulse. Space Hellas Pulse is a cloud-based IT intelligence and monitoring platform that helps enterprises maximize the performance of their physical and virtual systems. Karagiannis discussed how Space Hellas Pulse can help companies control their IT infrastructure in the cloud era and explained new potential uses of the platform, such as IT power management and providing secure connectivity for mobile workforces. He also emphasized Space Hellas' openness to cooperating with other technology companies to solve real market problems.
This document discusses how fortunate and wealthy people are if they have basic necessities like food, clothing, shelter, money, and health. It notes that having these things means one is richer than 75% of the world and ahead of millions who face dangers like war, imprisonment, torture, starvation, or cannot practice religion freely. It encourages counting blessings and realizing how rare it is globally to have parents alive and well, as well as the ability to read, think of others, and spread kindness.
Body language is a form of non-verbal communication that conveys messages through gestures, postures, facial expressions and movements of the body. It can reveal personal feelings, emotions, attitudes and thoughts either consciously or unconsciously. Key aspects of body language include gestures, behaviors, emotions expressed through the face, eyes, mouth, head, hands, legs and walking styles. Proper interpretation of body language provides important insights beyond what is said verbally.
The host invites the recipient to a weekend party at their rustic seaside property and offers to provide transportation via boat. Directions to the party location are provided along with images of the house, guest quarters, fishing equipment, and areas for swimming and massage, reassuring the recipient that there will be adequate light at night. The host asks the recipient to confirm attendance and how many guests they will bring.
The students were asked to list the seven wonders of the world. Most voted for well-known structures like the pyramids and Great Wall of China. However, one student listed senses and emotions as the true wonders: to see, hear, touch, taste, feel, laugh, and love. Her answer reminded others that the most precious things in life cannot be built or bought, like our basic human experiences.
The document is from a personified liver describing how it cares for the body and asking the reader to care for it in return. The liver stores nutrients, aids digestion, detoxifies harmful substances, regulates blood sugar, produces blood and proteins, removes toxins from the air, aids clotting, and helps fight infections. It asks that the reader avoid alcohol, unnecessary drugs, inhaled chemicals, insecticides on the skin, and excessive fatty foods in order to avoid damaging the liver. Regular medical checkups are also encouraged to monitor liver health.
God observes a person going through their morning routine without acknowledging Him. God lights up the sky with beautiful colors and birdsong hoping the person will notice, but they remain busy and distracted. That evening, God soothes the person as they sleep, accompanying them with music, though the person does not realize God's constant presence. God has infinite patience and hopes the person will find time to send a message to others about their friendship.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Sotiris Karagiannis, Director of Sales and Solutions at Space Hellas, gave a presentation about the company and its IT management platform called Space Hellas Pulse. Space Hellas Pulse is a cloud-based IT intelligence and monitoring platform that helps enterprises maximize the performance of their physical and virtual systems. Karagiannis discussed how Space Hellas Pulse can help companies control their IT infrastructure in the cloud era and explained new potential uses of the platform, such as IT power management and providing secure connectivity for mobile workforces. He also emphasized Space Hellas' openness to cooperating with other technology companies to solve real market problems.
This document discusses how fortunate and wealthy people are if they have basic necessities like food, clothing, shelter, money, and health. It notes that having these things means one is richer than 75% of the world and ahead of millions who face dangers like war, imprisonment, torture, starvation, or cannot practice religion freely. It encourages counting blessings and realizing how rare it is globally to have parents alive and well, as well as the ability to read, think of others, and spread kindness.
This document describes eight types of bosses that deserve appreciation. They are:
1. The Boss Who Listens - Pays attention to employees and remembers what they say.
2. The Boss Who Shares - Promptly shares all necessary information with employees.
3. The Boss Who Decides - Is willing to make tough decisions even without full consensus.
4. The Boss Who Notices - Takes the time to recognize employees' special efforts and accomplishments.
5. The Boss Who Coaches - Treats mistakes as learning opportunities and coaches employees through one-on-one sessions.
6. The Boss Who Stands Up - Supports employees and their ideas, even when
The document discusses the power of the Gayatri Mantra and encourages forwarding it to others within a time limit for various benefits. It claims that forwarding the mantra to 0-4 people will bring good health, 5-9 people happiness, 9-14 people divine blessings, and 15 or more people will experience a miracle. However, it does not provide any evidence or details to support the claims being made.
Things don't just happen randomly to Christians according to a poem. God has a plan for believers and allows both good and bad events, like sickness, death, and troubles, as part of sculpting them according to His design. All details of a Christian's life are preplanned by God for a purpose so they should not question why things occur but accept they are part of His overarching plan.
The document outlines an "ant philosophy" in four parts: (1) ants never quit and keep looking for ways to reach their destination; (2) ants think about and prepare for winter during the summer by gathering food; (3) ants stay positive during winter by reminding themselves it won't last and they'll soon be out gathering again; (4) ants gather as much food as possible during summer to prepare for winter. The overall lessons are to never give up, look ahead, stay positive, and do all you can.
The document summarizes that the difference between poor and rich nations is not due to factors like the age of the nation, availability of natural resources, or intellectual abilities of people. Rather, the key difference lies in the attitudes and principles followed by most citizens of each country. Rich countries became prosperous because their people generally abide by principles like ethics, integrity, responsibility, respect for laws, work ethic, savings, productivity, and punctuality. In poor countries, only a small minority follow these basic principles in their daily lives. The document argues that countries will remain poor if their people lack the will to adopt and teach the attitudes of successful societies.
The document discusses lessons that can be learned from the flying formation of geese. It notes that geese fly in a V formation to increase flight efficiency by 71%. It provides five lessons: 1) working as a team gets destinations reached quicker, 2) staying united with those going in the same direction makes effort less, 3) leadership is shared and responsibilities are distributed, 4) encouragement motivates and strengthens progress, and 5) staying beside each other, especially in difficult times, through true teamwork and understanding of friendship makes life easier and more fulfilling.
To have a good day, make sure to get enough sleep, do some morning exercises and stretches, and wash properly. If still feeling tired after waking up, it's best to go back to sleep.
China has opened a new tourist attraction - a glass skywalk suspended 4,700 feet above sea level on the cliff face of Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province. The 200-foot long glass bridge allows tourists to walk along the west cliff of the mountain and look through the glass floor to the canyon below. Tourists are required to wear shoe covers to keep the glass path clean. The skywalk offers breathtaking views and is the latest daring attraction added to the mountain after previous additions like a glass viewing platform and suspended wooden bridges.
The 90/10 Principle states that 10% of life is made up of external events outside of our control, while 90% is determined by our internal reactions to what happens. How we react to situations, both positive and negative, has a significant impact on our experiences and outcomes. While we cannot control what happens to us, we can control how we respond. Applying this principle means not letting uncontrolled events ruin our day and instead focusing on handling situations constructively through our reactions. Understanding and practicing the 90/10 Principle can help reduce stress and improve one's life by gaining greater control over our experiences.
The SEC filed a complaint against Angelo Alleca, Summit Wealth Management, and three private funds controlled by Alleca for violations of securities laws. The complaint alleges that Alleca incurred substantial losses through active trading in Summit Investment Fund, which was marketed as a fund-of-funds. To cover up the losses, Alleca started two additional funds, Asset Class Diversification Fund and Private Credit Opportunities Fund, and raised $17 million from Summit Wealth advisory clients. However, these funds also incurred losses rather than recovering prior losses. The defendants concealed the losses from investors and clients.
A priest visits an old man on his deathbed. The man explains that for years he struggled to pray until a friend suggested imagining an empty chair where God sits, and having a conversation with Him. The man found comfort in this method and prayed daily. When he dies, his daughter finds him resting his head on the empty chair, indicating he died at peace in prayer. The priest is moved by the power of the man's simple method of prayer.
Bob McGinty's deft editing skills in 1982 turned a crappy story I wrote about Clearwater's Christmas parade into a great piece. He inserted the fact that Santa did not show up for the parade in the lead and repeated it lower as a clever device.
The Elite Of The West On Our Very Own Swami Vivekananda Whose Birthday, 12th...Mukul Chaudhri
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Before a space shuttle launch, several processing steps occur that are rarely seen by the public. The external tank arrives by barge and is lifted vertically in the VAB. Solid rocket boosters and engines are attached to the external tank. Meanwhile, the shuttle is attached to the external tank in the VAB. A payload is prepared and then moved to the launch pad to be inserted into the shuttle. Finally, the fully assembled shuttle and external tank are moved to the launch pad where final preparations are made for launch.
The document presents a 4 question quiz that tests logical thinking and memory. The questions involve putting animals like giraffes and elephants into a refrigerator, which animal does not attend a conference, and how to cross a river with crocodiles. Getting the questions correct requires thinking through the consequences of actions, remembering what was in the refrigerator, and learning from mistakes. According to the information given, most professionals got all the questions wrong while preschoolers answered several correctly.
The document discusses how people often convince themselves that they will be happier once they achieve certain life milestones like getting married, having children, retiring, etc. but that there is no better time to be happy than the present. It emphasizes that life is full of challenges and obstacles, but that one should decide to be happy despite difficulties. The document concludes by reflecting on how the people who truly matter are not those who are most famous or accomplished, but those who care for you and stay by your side through both good and bad times.
This document summarizes the key tax implications of various asset classes in India. It discusses the tax treatment of income from cash and cash equivalents, fixed income, equity, real estate, commodities, and alternative investments. It provides details on the tax rates and rules for short-term capital gains, long-term capital gains, interest income, and business income for each asset class. The goal is to educate investors on how their returns from different investment options will be taxed under Indian tax laws.
This document is a presentation on financial statements by Vivek Bajaj. It introduces key concepts like the journal, ledger, profit and loss account, balance sheet, and cash flow statement. It explains the basic rules of accounting and how transactions are recorded in journals and ledgers. The presentation also discusses how to read and analyze important items in an annual report like footnotes, schedules, and management discussions. The goal is to help attendees understand how to create and interpret basic financial statements and evaluate companies using annual reports.
Indian EMS Industry The next Big Theme to bet on!.pdfMukul Chaudhri
The Indian EMS (electronic manufacturing services) market is expected to grow rapidly over the next few years, increasing from $36 billion currently to $135 billion by 2026. Indian EMS companies' market share is expected to grow from $14 billion currently to $81 billion by 2026, representing a compound annual growth rate of 41.1%. Key growth drivers for India's electronics industry include rising urbanization, disposable incomes, technological advancements, and government support policies. Original equipment manufacturers are increasingly looking to diversify production away from China due to rising costs and risks, presenting opportunities for India's EMS industry.
The document discusses various financial analysis techniques used to value companies, including ratios, valuation methods, and the EDGE framework. It introduces key financial ratios like return, efficiency, growth, solvency, and cash flow ratios. Valuation methods covered include discounted cash flow analysis, relative valuation using multiples like P/E, EV/Revenue, EV/EBITDA, and dividend discount models. The document promotes the EDGE framework for fundamental analysis and quarterly review of investments.
This document is a presentation on financial statements and annual reports. It begins by explaining key concepts in accounting like debits, credits, journals and ledgers. It then defines and discusses the purpose of key financial statements - the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement. It also explains what an annual report is and provides tips on important sections to examine like footnotes, schedules, and management discussions. The presentation encourages analyzing these various elements to better understand a company's performance and align investment decisions.
This document describes eight types of bosses that deserve appreciation. They are:
1. The Boss Who Listens - Pays attention to employees and remembers what they say.
2. The Boss Who Shares - Promptly shares all necessary information with employees.
3. The Boss Who Decides - Is willing to make tough decisions even without full consensus.
4. The Boss Who Notices - Takes the time to recognize employees' special efforts and accomplishments.
5. The Boss Who Coaches - Treats mistakes as learning opportunities and coaches employees through one-on-one sessions.
6. The Boss Who Stands Up - Supports employees and their ideas, even when
The document discusses the power of the Gayatri Mantra and encourages forwarding it to others within a time limit for various benefits. It claims that forwarding the mantra to 0-4 people will bring good health, 5-9 people happiness, 9-14 people divine blessings, and 15 or more people will experience a miracle. However, it does not provide any evidence or details to support the claims being made.
Things don't just happen randomly to Christians according to a poem. God has a plan for believers and allows both good and bad events, like sickness, death, and troubles, as part of sculpting them according to His design. All details of a Christian's life are preplanned by God for a purpose so they should not question why things occur but accept they are part of His overarching plan.
The document outlines an "ant philosophy" in four parts: (1) ants never quit and keep looking for ways to reach their destination; (2) ants think about and prepare for winter during the summer by gathering food; (3) ants stay positive during winter by reminding themselves it won't last and they'll soon be out gathering again; (4) ants gather as much food as possible during summer to prepare for winter. The overall lessons are to never give up, look ahead, stay positive, and do all you can.
The document summarizes that the difference between poor and rich nations is not due to factors like the age of the nation, availability of natural resources, or intellectual abilities of people. Rather, the key difference lies in the attitudes and principles followed by most citizens of each country. Rich countries became prosperous because their people generally abide by principles like ethics, integrity, responsibility, respect for laws, work ethic, savings, productivity, and punctuality. In poor countries, only a small minority follow these basic principles in their daily lives. The document argues that countries will remain poor if their people lack the will to adopt and teach the attitudes of successful societies.
The document discusses lessons that can be learned from the flying formation of geese. It notes that geese fly in a V formation to increase flight efficiency by 71%. It provides five lessons: 1) working as a team gets destinations reached quicker, 2) staying united with those going in the same direction makes effort less, 3) leadership is shared and responsibilities are distributed, 4) encouragement motivates and strengthens progress, and 5) staying beside each other, especially in difficult times, through true teamwork and understanding of friendship makes life easier and more fulfilling.
To have a good day, make sure to get enough sleep, do some morning exercises and stretches, and wash properly. If still feeling tired after waking up, it's best to go back to sleep.
China has opened a new tourist attraction - a glass skywalk suspended 4,700 feet above sea level on the cliff face of Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province. The 200-foot long glass bridge allows tourists to walk along the west cliff of the mountain and look through the glass floor to the canyon below. Tourists are required to wear shoe covers to keep the glass path clean. The skywalk offers breathtaking views and is the latest daring attraction added to the mountain after previous additions like a glass viewing platform and suspended wooden bridges.
The 90/10 Principle states that 10% of life is made up of external events outside of our control, while 90% is determined by our internal reactions to what happens. How we react to situations, both positive and negative, has a significant impact on our experiences and outcomes. While we cannot control what happens to us, we can control how we respond. Applying this principle means not letting uncontrolled events ruin our day and instead focusing on handling situations constructively through our reactions. Understanding and practicing the 90/10 Principle can help reduce stress and improve one's life by gaining greater control over our experiences.
The SEC filed a complaint against Angelo Alleca, Summit Wealth Management, and three private funds controlled by Alleca for violations of securities laws. The complaint alleges that Alleca incurred substantial losses through active trading in Summit Investment Fund, which was marketed as a fund-of-funds. To cover up the losses, Alleca started two additional funds, Asset Class Diversification Fund and Private Credit Opportunities Fund, and raised $17 million from Summit Wealth advisory clients. However, these funds also incurred losses rather than recovering prior losses. The defendants concealed the losses from investors and clients.
A priest visits an old man on his deathbed. The man explains that for years he struggled to pray until a friend suggested imagining an empty chair where God sits, and having a conversation with Him. The man found comfort in this method and prayed daily. When he dies, his daughter finds him resting his head on the empty chair, indicating he died at peace in prayer. The priest is moved by the power of the man's simple method of prayer.
Bob McGinty's deft editing skills in 1982 turned a crappy story I wrote about Clearwater's Christmas parade into a great piece. He inserted the fact that Santa did not show up for the parade in the lead and repeated it lower as a clever device.
The Elite Of The West On Our Very Own Swami Vivekananda Whose Birthday, 12th...Mukul Chaudhri
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Before a space shuttle launch, several processing steps occur that are rarely seen by the public. The external tank arrives by barge and is lifted vertically in the VAB. Solid rocket boosters and engines are attached to the external tank. Meanwhile, the shuttle is attached to the external tank in the VAB. A payload is prepared and then moved to the launch pad to be inserted into the shuttle. Finally, the fully assembled shuttle and external tank are moved to the launch pad where final preparations are made for launch.
The document presents a 4 question quiz that tests logical thinking and memory. The questions involve putting animals like giraffes and elephants into a refrigerator, which animal does not attend a conference, and how to cross a river with crocodiles. Getting the questions correct requires thinking through the consequences of actions, remembering what was in the refrigerator, and learning from mistakes. According to the information given, most professionals got all the questions wrong while preschoolers answered several correctly.
The document discusses how people often convince themselves that they will be happier once they achieve certain life milestones like getting married, having children, retiring, etc. but that there is no better time to be happy than the present. It emphasizes that life is full of challenges and obstacles, but that one should decide to be happy despite difficulties. The document concludes by reflecting on how the people who truly matter are not those who are most famous or accomplished, but those who care for you and stay by your side through both good and bad times.
This document summarizes the key tax implications of various asset classes in India. It discusses the tax treatment of income from cash and cash equivalents, fixed income, equity, real estate, commodities, and alternative investments. It provides details on the tax rates and rules for short-term capital gains, long-term capital gains, interest income, and business income for each asset class. The goal is to educate investors on how their returns from different investment options will be taxed under Indian tax laws.
This document is a presentation on financial statements by Vivek Bajaj. It introduces key concepts like the journal, ledger, profit and loss account, balance sheet, and cash flow statement. It explains the basic rules of accounting and how transactions are recorded in journals and ledgers. The presentation also discusses how to read and analyze important items in an annual report like footnotes, schedules, and management discussions. The goal is to help attendees understand how to create and interpret basic financial statements and evaluate companies using annual reports.
Indian EMS Industry The next Big Theme to bet on!.pdfMukul Chaudhri
The Indian EMS (electronic manufacturing services) market is expected to grow rapidly over the next few years, increasing from $36 billion currently to $135 billion by 2026. Indian EMS companies' market share is expected to grow from $14 billion currently to $81 billion by 2026, representing a compound annual growth rate of 41.1%. Key growth drivers for India's electronics industry include rising urbanization, disposable incomes, technological advancements, and government support policies. Original equipment manufacturers are increasingly looking to diversify production away from China due to rising costs and risks, presenting opportunities for India's EMS industry.
The document discusses various financial analysis techniques used to value companies, including ratios, valuation methods, and the EDGE framework. It introduces key financial ratios like return, efficiency, growth, solvency, and cash flow ratios. Valuation methods covered include discounted cash flow analysis, relative valuation using multiples like P/E, EV/Revenue, EV/EBITDA, and dividend discount models. The document promotes the EDGE framework for fundamental analysis and quarterly review of investments.
This document is a presentation on financial statements and annual reports. It begins by explaining key concepts in accounting like debits, credits, journals and ledgers. It then defines and discusses the purpose of key financial statements - the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement. It also explains what an annual report is and provides tips on important sections to examine like footnotes, schedules, and management discussions. The presentation encourages analyzing these various elements to better understand a company's performance and align investment decisions.
This document provides an overview of multibagger stock analysis using relative strength and stage analysis techniques. It discusses screening for stocks with relative strength over 52 weeks above a level of 52-65 compared to benchmarks. Stage analysis techniques are described to identify stocks in basing patterns (Stage 1) that subsequently break out of those patterns and enter an advancing phase (Stage 2). Potential buy points are at the breakout of Stage 1 or new highs. Example charts of stocks like Nahar Poly, Elecon, and PG Electroplast are shown that have increased significantly after moving through these stages.
Learn2Invest Session 5-Average Market Capitalisation of Listed Companies duri...Mukul Chaudhri
The document lists 86 companies traded on Indian stock exchanges along with their stock symbols, average market capitalization over the last 6 months on different exchanges, and categorization as large cap stocks. The top 3 companies by average market capitalization are Reliance Industries Ltd at Rs. 15,02,444.35 crores, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd at Rs. 13,13,885.80 crores, and HDFC Bank Ltd at Rs. 8,50,714.18 crores. All companies listed have been categorized as large cap stocks as per SEBI guidelines.
This document summarizes the key tax implications of various asset classes in India. It discusses the tax treatment of income from cash and cash equivalents, fixed income, equity, real estate, commodities, and alternative investments. It provides details on the tax rates and rules for short-term capital gains, long-term capital gains, interest income, and business income for each asset class. The goal is to educate investors on how their returns from different investment options will be taxed under Indian tax laws.
This document summarizes a presentation on decoding the stock market universe. It discusses the primary and secondary markets, key stock exchanges and indices in India, the role of SEBI, definitions of market capitalization, large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap stocks, and how to create a stock universe using criteria like volume and free float on an Excel sheet. The presentation emphasizes regularly updating one's stock universe and tracking indices in one's sector of interest.
This document is a presentation on personal inflation rate. It discusses what inflation is, the different types of inflation, and how inflation is measured. It covers various inflation indices used in India like the wholesale price index (WPI), consumer price index (CPI), and producer price index (PPI). It also discusses how to calculate an individual's personal cost of inflation. The presentation aims to help people understand inflation and how it impacts their investment journey.
This document provides an overview of Vivek Bajaj's Learn2Invest presentation framework. The presentation covers key topics like asset classes and allocation, company valuation, risk appetite, investment strategies, and sector breakdowns. The goal is to help investors understand where and how to start their investment journey. Asset classes are grouped into cash, fixed income, equity, real estate, commodities, and alternative investments. Specific asset types like stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and REITs are also discussed.
This document is a presentation on identifying investor types and sectors. It discusses determining an investor's risk appetite, investment horizon, and whether they are an active or passive investor. It then covers the main types of sectors - value, growth, cyclical, and momentum - and provides brief definitions for each. The presentation aims to help investors narrow down their sector research based on their identified investor type.
Copper is one of the oldest metals used by humans. It is a soft, malleable, and highly conductive metal with a reddish-orange color. Copper is widely used in electrical wiring, plumbing, and roofing. In India, copper futures can be traded on the MCX exchange, with a contract size of 2.5 metric tons and delivery of physical copper. Key factors that affect copper prices include global production and consumption levels, economic growth in major countries like China and the US, inventory data, and the value of the US dollar.
Zinc is a bluish-white metal that was formally discovered in 1746. It is abundant and known for its anti-corrosive properties. Zinc can be traded through futures contracts on the MCX in India, with a contract size of 5 metric tons and a tick size of 0.05 rupees per kg. Key factors that affect zinc prices include production and consumption levels, Chinese demand and supply, global inventory data, US demand, and the overall health of the world economy. Major zinc producers include China, Peru, Australia, and the US.
Nickel is a silvery-white metal that is strongly magnetic and resistant to corrosion. It has many industrial uses including in stainless steel production. In India, nickel can be traded through futures contracts on the MCX exchange, with a contract size of 1.5 metric tons and a price quote per kilogram. Key factors that influence nickel prices include production levels from major miners like Indonesia, Chinese demand which accounts for over 50% of global consumption, inventory data, and the overall health of the global economy.
The document discusses lead, including its history, properties, trading in India, and factors that influence lead prices. Lead has been used for over 5000 years, especially in ancient Egypt for ornaments, pottery glazes, and piping. In India, lead is physically traded on the MCX, with a contract size of 5 MT and a tick size of 0.05 Rs per kg. Key factors that affect lead prices include lead production levels, Chinese demand and inventory data, the global demand outlook, competing technologies like lithium-ion batteries, and health concerns around lead exposure.
Aluminum is a lightweight, silvery-gray and highly malleable metal. It was first extracted in the early 1800s but its extraction process made it rare. Breakthroughs in the late 1800s made aluminum more abundant. Aluminum is traded on the MCX, with a contract size of 5 MT and delivery in 5000 kg units. Key factors that affect aluminum prices are Chinese production and demand, global inventory levels, and demand from the transportation and construction industries.
Crude oil is a naturally occurring unrefined petroleum product composed mainly of hydrocarbons that is extracted from geological formations beneath the Earth's surface. It has a long history of use dating back to the 18th century and is a finite resource with current reserves expected to last 53 more years. The price of crude oil is influenced by production and consumption levels globally, as well as geopolitical and economic factors. It is traded on commodities exchanges and its price impacts various industries and global markets.
Silver has been mined for over 5000 years and was used as currency by ancient Greek empires. It is a soft, white metal that is malleable and highly conductive. In India, silver can be traded through futures and options contracts on the MCX exchange, with contract sizes of 30kg, 5kg, and 1kg and a tick size of Rs. 1 per kg. Key factors that influence silver prices include production and supply/demand balances, industrial usage, inflation levels and the value of the U.S. dollar, as well as prices for gold and silver-producing stocks.
The document discusses opportunities arising from disruptions in technology. It notes that many new technologies are being adopted rapidly by consumers, changing behaviors and creating new opportunities. Disruptive technologies are constantly shaping lives and business models. New innovations are not necessarily targeting existing businesses but can end up disrupting them collaterally as behaviors change. The opportunities lie in leveraging these disruptions to develop solutions, products and services tailored for both local and global markets.
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
How information systems are built or acquired puts information, which is what they should be about, in a secondary place. Our language adapted accordingly, and we no longer talk about information systems but applications. Applications evolved in a way to break data into diverse fragments, tightly coupled with applications and expensive to integrate. The result is technical debt, which is re-paid by taking even bigger "loans", resulting in an ever-increasing technical debt. Software engineering and procurement practices work in sync with market forces to maintain this trend. This talk demonstrates how natural this situation is. The question is: can something be done to reverse the trend?
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
Digital Banking in the Cloud: How Citizens Bank Unlocked Their MainframePrecisely
Inconsistent user experience and siloed data, high costs, and changing customer expectations – Citizens Bank was experiencing these challenges while it was attempting to deliver a superior digital banking experience for its clients. Its core banking applications run on the mainframe and Citizens was using legacy utilities to get the critical mainframe data to feed customer-facing channels, like call centers, web, and mobile. Ultimately, this led to higher operating costs (MIPS), delayed response times, and longer time to market.
Ever-changing customer expectations demand more modern digital experiences, and the bank needed to find a solution that could provide real-time data to its customer channels with low latency and operating costs. Join this session to learn how Citizens is leveraging Precisely to replicate mainframe data to its customer channels and deliver on their “modern digital bank” experiences.
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
Northern Engraving | Nameplate Manufacturing Process - 2024Northern Engraving
Manufacturing custom quality metal nameplates and badges involves several standard operations. Processes include sheet prep, lithography, screening, coating, punch press and inspection. All decoration is completed in the flat sheet with adhesive and tooling operations following. The possibilities for creating unique durable nameplates are endless. How will you create your brand identity? We can help!
The Microsoft 365 Migration Tutorial For Beginner.pptxoperationspcvita
This presentation will help you understand the power of Microsoft 365. However, we have mentioned every productivity app included in Office 365. Additionally, we have suggested the migration situation related to Office 365 and how we can help you.
You can also read: https://www.systoolsgroup.com/updates/office-365-tenant-to-tenant-migration-step-by-step-complete-guide/
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
Connector Corner: Seamlessly power UiPath Apps, GenAI with prebuilt connectorsDianaGray10
Join us to learn how UiPath Apps can directly and easily interact with prebuilt connectors via Integration Service--including Salesforce, ServiceNow, Open GenAI, and more.
The best part is you can achieve this without building a custom workflow! Say goodbye to the hassle of using separate automations to call APIs. By seamlessly integrating within App Studio, you can now easily streamline your workflow, while gaining direct access to our Connector Catalog of popular applications.
We’ll discuss and demo the benefits of UiPath Apps and connectors including:
Creating a compelling user experience for any software, without the limitations of APIs.
Accelerating the app creation process, saving time and effort
Enjoying high-performance CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations, for
seamless data management.
Speakers:
Russell Alfeche, Technology Leader, RPA at qBotic and UiPath MVP
Charlie Greenberg, host
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
Dandelion Hashtable: beyond billion requests per second on a commodity serverAntonios Katsarakis
This slide deck presents DLHT, a concurrent in-memory hashtable. Despite efforts to optimize hashtables, that go as far as sacrificing core functionality, state-of-the-art designs still incur multiple memory accesses per request and block request processing in three cases. First, most hashtables block while waiting for data to be retrieved from memory. Second, open-addressing designs, which represent the current state-of-the-art, either cannot free index slots on deletes or must block all requests to do so. Third, index resizes block every request until all objects are copied to the new index. Defying folklore wisdom, DLHT forgoes open-addressing and adopts a fully-featured and memory-aware closed-addressing design based on bounded cache-line-chaining. This design offers lock-free index operations and deletes that free slots instantly, (2) completes most requests with a single memory access, (3) utilizes software prefetching to hide memory latencies, and (4) employs a novel non-blocking and parallel resizing. In a commodity server and a memory-resident workload, DLHT surpasses 1.6B requests per second and provides 3.5x (12x) the throughput of the state-of-the-art closed-addressing (open-addressing) resizable hashtable on Gets (Deletes).
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
Join me in this session as we dive into each AWS hosting service to determine which one is best for your scenario and explain why!
In the realm of cybersecurity, offensive security practices act as a critical shield. By simulating real-world attacks in a controlled environment, these techniques expose vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. This proactive approach allows manufacturers to identify and fix weaknesses, significantly enhancing system security.
This presentation delves into the development of a system designed to mimic Galileo's Open Service signal using software-defined radio (SDR) technology. We'll begin with a foundational overview of both Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the intricacies of digital signal processing.
The presentation culminates in a live demonstration. We'll showcase the manipulation of Galileo's Open Service pilot signal, simulating an attack on various software and hardware systems. This practical demonstration serves to highlight the potential consequences of unaddressed vulnerabilities, emphasizing the importance of offensive security practices in safeguarding critical infrastructure.
[OReilly Superstream] Occupy the Space: A grassroots guide to engineering (an...Jason Yip
The typical problem in product engineering is not bad strategy, so much as “no strategy”. This leads to confusion, lack of motivation, and incoherent action. The next time you look for a strategy and find an empty space, instead of waiting for it to be filled, I will show you how to fill it in yourself. If you’re wrong, it forces a correction. If you’re right, it helps create focus. I’ll share how I’ve approached this in the past, both what works and lessons for what didn’t work so well.
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1. Quake and Tsunami Predicted on July 22 2009
Hello there. I just wanted to let you know that please stay away from the beaches all around in
the month of July. There is a prediction that there will be another tsunami or earthquake
hitting on 22 July 2009. It is also when there will be sun eclipse. Predicted that it is going to be
really bad and countries like Malaysia (Sabah & Sarawak), Singapore, Maldives, Australia,
Mauritius, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Philippines are going to be badly hit. Please try and stay
away from the beaches in July. Better to be safe than sorry. Please pass the word around.
Please also pray for all beings.
Quake and Tsunami Predicted 22 July 2009
The eclipse quake theory is as follows, When the gravitational force of the sun and moon are both pulling
on a plate that has not had series of recent earth quakes, the extra pull is all that is needed to "pop the
seam" and cause a major quake.
Japans tectonic plates
6+ Magnitude Quake on 22 July 2009 at 3:00 pm Local Japanese time. This will be follower by two level
5+ Earthquakes and a Tsunami between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm. The tsunami will start out in the pacific
ocean (to the South East of Japan ... Along the fault line) and hit all the islands to the south west of
Japan, Indonesia and even reach New Zealand. The major quakes will actually be along the fault lines in
the Ocean.
The theory that the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon pulling together will do the following things.
1. Lift the tectonic plates
2. 2. Cause the tide to rise more than usual
3. Cause an underground molten magma tide to dip and raise the plates following the water tide.
Taken all the time data from the Nasa eclipse site into an excel spread sheet four the four tectonic plates
in the region. Assumed an hour delay for each event following the lunar eclipse, and then summed the
values. I assumed that the events would last longer for the fluids, water and molten magma than for dry
land. And then summed the values four all 4 plates where Japan sits.
The blue path above shows the lunar path that will achieve the full solar eclipse at around 11:30 am to
12:30 pm. Red dots show where the solar eclipse will be full.
The theory is based on gravitation pull and the earth's tectonic plates
A solar eclipse means that the moon is blocking the sun. The moon has enough gravitational pull to cause the
tides other natural phenomena on earth. The sun has enough gravitational pull to keep the earth in orbit. The
theory is that during a solar eclipse, the moon has the Sun's added pull on the earth's tectonic plates. When the
Sun and Moon are together on one side of the planet, they pull together and lift up the earth's tectonic plate, just
beneath the eclipse. This causes the plate to shift upward, and then an earth quake when the lifted plate gets the
little extra push (lift) it needed to move over its neighboring plate. The theory may be hair brained, or it might
actually have some pull to it. (pun intended) I'd like to do a simulator game to find out.
3. Online Documents for the Eclipse Quake Theory
The closest thing you find online (in reference to the eclipse earthquake theory) is this one: India planetary
angular momentum theory.
The problem is, its not exactly the same theory... its not a "solar eclipse" causing the earthquake, its the moon
inline with the gravitational pull of the other planets.
Making the simulator
The TGEA model earth would be a basic dts sphere. It would then have some curved meshes (dts objects)
mounted to on it to simulate the shifting continental plates. The model earth and moon would respond to real
game physics for gravity to simulate an orbit. The dts mesh plates would also respond to the gravitational pull
of the sun and moon. In the TGEA simulation, the sun could simply be a fixed gravitational spot (and source of
light).
Some plates are known to be on top, and others to be on the bottom where they meet, so this is kind of
important. To do it right, the tectonic plate meshes would need to have collision detection much better than a
simple bounding box. It can't be built to actual scale (distance between a scaled down version of the earth and
moon is too great for a basic TGEA map), and the physics can only approximate the real pull... but a basic
approximation of the theory could be done.
Earth Plate Tectonics
4. Then you feed in the eclipse data so the moon is orbiting correctly... and let the simulation begin on a certain
date. Eclipse and earth quake data below.
Quote :
On Wednesday, 22 July 2009, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that
traverses half of Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in India and crosses through Nepal,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. After leaving mainland Asia, the path crosses Japan's Ryukyu
Islands and curves southeast through the Pacific Ocean where the maximum duration of totality reaches 6
min 39 s. A partial eclipse is seen within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which
includes most of eastern Asia, Indonesia, and the Pacific Ocean.
eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/43.45.-111.-109_eqs.php
You could do it for past earth quakes to see the correlation too. If anyone wants to do this game, by all means
go for it. Who knows? You might even get a government grant to fund its development. The image above
shows a total eclipse in South East Asia July 2009. (It starts right over the plates between India and Burma).
Bangladesh may be a mess this summer.
We see the seam right in the middle of the pacific where the eclipse is in full effect. Wonder if a major
earthquake would create a tsunami for Japan and New Zealand. If this theory is right then Japan would get a
both a quake and a tsunami this summer. It’s really curios to see if there is anything to this theory. This one
article Russian confirm planetary angular momentum theory ... seems kind a half baked.
World Earthquake Maps
Simulations
SCEC Southern California Earthquake Center
5. Video of Earthquake, and Tsunami Simulation
Disaster machines: Simulating earthquakes
M7.0 Earthquake Simulation for Hayward Fault, California
TGEA 1.8.0 looks much better than any of the other computer simulation software we've seen so far. a thought
that we could use shaders to show the stress and pull of the moon on the earth's plates. When the moon hits the
seams we could use an earth quake shader like the last video with the ripple.
Parting Thoughts
Wikipedia Tides
The tidal forces are also stronger when the sun and moon are inline. The thought is that the liquid hot magma
beneath the tectonic plates must also follow a similar principle. The earth rotates beneath the moon faster than
the moon orbits the earth. So in theory a few hours before / after the eclipse you could have some shifting in the
tidal magma beneath the tectonic plate. The whole day of 22 July 2009 will be interesting. The earth will rotate
in the summer so that the northern hemisphere is facing the sun. The moon will cross over 3 distinct tectonic
plates known for earth quakes on that day.
It’s perfectly possible there will be some pretty heavy earthquakes in those regions on 22 July 2009.