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Saturday 13 August 2011


BRAIN WORKERS HANDBOOK

 Dr. Kurt Kauffman




This book printed I believe around 1934-35 according to the motor ads from a newspaper at that time showing 1929 and earlier cars for sale for £30. This is the english translation by Frederick H Burgess and Herbert H Casson.
Published by: Efficiency Magazine Regent St.
London.


Neuschwanstein Castle (GermanSchloss Neuschwansteinpronounced [nɔʏˈʃvaːnʃtaɪn]) is a 19th-centuryGothic Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria,Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as a homage to Richard Wagner.






The palace was intended as a personal refuge for the reclusive king, but it was opened to the paying public immediately after his death in 1886.[1] Since then over 60 million people have visited Neuschwanstein Castle.[2]More than 1.3 million people visit annually, with up to 6,000 per day in the summer.[3] The palace has appeared prominently in several movies and was the inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle[4] and later, similar structures.

Vivekananda




A spiritual genius of commanding intellect and power, Vivekananda crammed immense labor and achievement into his short life, 1863-1902. Born in the Datta family of Calcutta, the youthful Vivekananda embraced the agnostic philosophies of the Western mind along with the worship of science.
At the same time, vehement in his desire to know the truth about God, he questioned people of holy reputation, asking them if they had seen God. He found such a person in Sri Ramakrishna, who became his master, allayed his doubts, gave him God vision, and transformed him into sage and prophet with authority to teach.
After Sri Ramakrishna's death, Vivekananda renounced the world and criss-crossed India as a wandering monk. His mounting compassion for India's people drove him to seek their material help from the West. Accepting an opportunity to represent Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of Religions in 1893, Vivekananda won instant celebrity in America and a ready forum for his spiritual teaching.
For three years he spread the Vedanta philosophy and religion in America and England and then returned to India to found the Ramakrishna Math and Mission. Exhorting his nation to spiritual greatness, he wakened India to a new national consciousness. He died July 4, 1902, after a second, much shorter sojourn in the West. His lectures and writings have been gathered into nine volumes.

Wednesday 10 August 2011

Toyota Land Cruiser


The latest model of Toyota Landcruiser will be available in the UK market with five doors and seven seat option. It will feature Toyota Easy Flat Seating system where the second row is split 40:20:40 with reclining seatbacks and the capacity to slide up to 135mm back and forth to adjust the legroom. Moreover, the second and the third row model can be folded flat at the touch of a button.
The exteriors are not really different from the existing model but the new model definitely witnesses an upgrade in power. It has a revised 171 bhp three litre D-4D diesel engine with five speed automatic transmission. The styling is similar to initial model that carried extremely robust looks. The new model previews several new features like electrically modulated Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System (KDSS), which minimizes body roll and gives positive steering on-road, and increases wheel articulation off-road, crawl control that enables brakes and engines to maintain slow speed while off-roading when driver actually needs to control the steering. The multi-terrain monitor is the first of its kind in the world has front and side view cameras which give real time view of area around the car that are not visible from driver’s seat.

Toyota is taking orders for the new Landcruiser and begin delivering from first week of December.  The new SUV is priced at £29,795 to £44,795 or Rs. 22.78 lakh to Rs .34 lakh.