The 11th Hour

Long ago, till the time, human used to consume everything powered by Sun, the ecosystem was balanced with everything being replenished. Animals, including humans used to eat either crops or other animals and the only basic support system was Sun. The population was maintained and the life was constant. And then sometime, we humans search fossil fuels (anything that gives Energy & Carbon). Our choices expanded and the era of consumerism started. We had access to energy with relatively much faster rate. And it meant that we had access to achievements too. Now everything we wanted was available with some level of research. It generated consumer’s demand; we used more energy that required more fossil fuels. It disturbed our ecosystem, the changes were increase in population, extinction of rare species and Global Warming. This is consumerism based upon usage of non-renewable sources of energy that also cause harm to the environment.

Do you know what harm happens with cutting of trees – Soil erosion, floods (tree holds an enormous amount of water in itself) and rain control.

Do you know that secretion of hazardous industrial waste into sea has caused multiple sea species to extinct. Also many places, the water is not proper to swim.

Do you know that the continuous C-pouring into the environment is causing global warming which makes our glaciers to melt, typhoons to come and temperatures to increase.

Do we ever think that every single synthetic product we use cause towards global warming. This computer on which you are reading this is a product of industrial work. And next time, you feel of upgrading your computer, you are adding to the global warming. Consumerism is parallel to global warming.

As one environmentalist has explained; assume a year which started with evolution of earth, we are living last fifteen minutes of 31st December. And within some time, we shall become extinct. Another explains that we dnt have to save earth, ironically, earth shall exist in some form or other, it is we humanity we have to save from becoming extinct.

Is there a way out????

We lack a proper leadership on this. And the available leadership is poor by standards and spirits. Earlier in the matters of environment, democrats and republicans used to join hands and approve the bills, unlike now when the opinion is divided tragically.

We are certainly not able to do all that which nature does. For example, science can not turn carbon dioxide into oxygen. We can not reverse the harm we have already made to the environment. But we can certainly slower the process of environmental damage.

Scientific view says that we have to fulfill our needs by recycling the usage of power.

J R Train lines in Japan uses the power from brake lining and resends to the power lines.
Insulated houses shall reduce the usage of wastage of energy.
Generation of electricity using the waves of the river.
Dance club powered by energy output from human movement.
Bank of America building is employs the concepts of energy savings and uses lesser energy.

The movie is a must watch for a very clear understanding of the environmental issues and that is something which is required of us a common human.

Also can look into the official website of the movie:
http://www.11thhourfilm.com/
http://www.11thhouraction.com/

Fahrenheit 9/11

It is simply an ‘A’ class documentary. Just 2 hrs changed my views on America’s war on Iraq and Afghanistan.
As if the world’s most powerful man is not a fool- that was my opinion. Ironically, it is correct despite his child like insincere behavior. This man has just one thing on his mind – his family profits. But what surprised me even more is that despite all so close connections with Saudis and Bush’s alliance with the Osama’s close aids, Bush is not been openly accused except by Moore’s film. It is very much like something that happens in India i.e. politicians openly getting away even after breaking the laws.

Did you know or could you ever imagine that –

Bush spent 42% of his presidential time on vacations before 9/11.
James Bath – Bin Laden family’s close aid is a close friend of George W. Bush.

The Carlyle group’s (United Defense) – 11th largest US military contractor has a heavy investment from Laden’s family.
Saudi’s investment in USA is approximately $ 860 Bn.
Saudi’s own 6 - 7% of equity market of America.
Hamid Karzai, President appoint of Afghanistan was an advisor to Unocal, a business partner company of Bush’s family.

This documentary strongly contradicts Bush decision to attack Iraq. It clearly demonstrates that the available evidences signaled that Saudi is at fault (due to Osama’s establishment there) and not Iraq.

Though Iraq’s invasion was strongly opposed within America but Bush administration kept reciting the ‘was against terror’ slogans. His top executives issued statements about Iraq’s accessibility upon nuclear technology (though these statements were in stark contrast to their earlier remarks). The public bought in the artificial ‘America under attack’ image. Bush was able to gather Americans’ confidence.

This documentary covers emotions of the dead soldier’s family and the prevailing grief in Iraq. Speaks against the patriot bill and films Moore’s courageous stunt of asking (in person) congress members to send their kids to the war.

“Fahrenheit 9/11” is a must see for anyone who believes that there is no space for lethargy or non-action at the top. And so despite all your weaknesses and immaturity, you always stand a chance to reach till the top. Good Luck for your aims!!

CEIBS- preparations

Quite some time since I wrote something on this blog. Hey, but it doesn't mean that you feel that I've been Lazy !! It is just that I was and I am busy with the preparations for JOBLESSNESS and rejoining SCHOOL.

The biggest challenge for me and for many others whom I interacted with is of Loans. the problem is that CEIBS has no loan tie-ups with banks for overseas students except those from China and Europe. And the issue is that the bank personnel are not very confidents about the reputation of an intitute in China. So each bank manager, whom I met, I'd to show the MBA ratings and explain the progressive approaches CEIBS take to maintain a continuously Up path in the rankings. Obviously that 10 minutes discussion makes all the required difference but still the manager need a list of formalities done before student gets the cheque. I am sure that in India, CEIBS will certainly acquire the all prevailing good repute which ISB enjoys, but before that happens, I am sure that the loan release will be a lill painful to all the would-be students too. I shall cerainly try to discuss and open up ways bank tie ups for the Indian students too.

To get a VISA has realle been a cake walk with no necessity of an interview and a just 4 days wait. One could also get an express VISA, which is given on the same day of application (but for an extra fee..:( ....... )

CEIBS has given all new entrants, access to a common online forum which we are utilising for knowing each other and resolving other queries among ourselves or through the current students. {My friend is still scrolling in the pics of the :-),...... Guys are gettig ready fo ... Lolz }

And to our surprise and to kill our TOTAL freedom, school has o'ready sent us the scope of a Math/ Statistics test, which shall be taken during the orientation week. {A light Flavour of the days & Nights ahead..........:-) }

Enough for now... since after a days long trekking, I am feeling tired and would be hititng the bed soon......

再见
zài jiàn

Admit from CEIBS, China

This is such a good thing which has happened that I could not stop myself from making this post. Finally, I got an admist from globally 11th ranked MBA college, i.e. China Europe International Business School, situated in Shanghai. The charm of the city multiplies because of the coincident Olympics in China. I hope that when i reach in China, she shall be in a high spirits and we shall have that unique experience of being there. I am feeling lucky on one hand and remember that hard work of approximately 12 months on the other. As they say, End good so everyhting good.

wait...

One waits but gets no replies and time passes by....... Although it may not relle make the big difference because you are what you are and noone or nothing can take away your calmness (the same thing thats called opposite to aggression for the marketing people) because thats what is unique to you and thats what make you so special and thats what makes you able to sweet surrender. I red the below somewhere and found nice to be read by the person whom I write it for......

:You've spent your whole life running and running, trying to catch up with something that has never been there for you. And all you've done is go farther and farther away from the precious love that's been waiting for you all the time.”:

An Inconvenient Truth

“You look at that river gently flowing by. You notice the leaves rustling with the wind. You hear the birds; you hear the tree frogs. In the distance you hear a cow. You feel the grass. The mud gives a little bit on the river bank. It’s quiet; it’s peaceful. And all of a sudden, it’s a gear shift inside you. And it’s like taking a deep breath and going... 'Oh yeah, I forgot about this' – The opening Monologue of the movie

‘An Inconvenient Truth’ is a retrospective of all intelligent research done over the issue of ‘global warming’. This is the movie which explains the 'in and out' of this hot issue in a very-very impeccable way. Any layman could easily understand the whole issue with ease. Before, I never knew that 'global warming' is different from 'depletion of Ozone layer' and that the latter is no more a pressing problem because the production of the responsible chemicals is already curbed. This movie can make one impatient (it did that to me…) because this movie disseminates the knowledge about our dark future. The future with high temperatures, major cities submerged in water, environmental imbalance, draughts, floods, diseases and much more.

Al Gore, the noble laureate for peace and the former United States vice president presents this ppt to an audience and as he said that he has presented this almost 1000 times before. He had been involved with this cause for very long time and wanted to make a lasting impact by becoming the president. This movie shows Al Gore’s anger over the powerful people who had deaf ears to the heaviest problem of our times. His way to contribute to earth is through continuously accumulating knowledge, understanding it thoroughly and presenting to the people to wake them up to the ground realities of global warming.

Al Gore touches upon the issue of Kyoto protocol and supports his point against American policies by informing about her Fuel economy standards which are lower compared with those in the countries like Japan, Korea, China and EU.

The film ends with a surprising but scientifically approved statement :
“Humanity already possesses the fundamental scientific, technical and industrial know-how to solve the carbon and climate problems…”
- Stephen Pacala and Robert Socolow
Science , August 13, 2004

For reviews pls:
http://www.climatecrisis.net/

Flicka

Today, I watched a movie named “Flicka” – they say it means a pretty girl with innocence. I have to write about this review before anything else comes and for sure, I seen this kinda stuff after long time leaving my usual war type movies.. But This was GOOOD…

Flicka is the story of a Girl, daughter of a ranch owner. This young girl named Katy had seen a mustang in her childhood and became fond of her (mustang is a wild horse, a female one in the story), however the family won’t allow her to go close to the horse. As time passed by, Katy was sent to the college for few years and when she returns, this black horse was not there. Katy was an adventurous girl who liked the horses very much. One day she comes out from home in morning darkness , took a horse from their bunch and go out for a long ride. And far away she finds the same Mustang. From somewhere, a cougar approaches there, but the mustang runs her away. Katy used to think about the horses all the time and the ranch was a perfect place for her. Katy named her Flicka. Katy tried to get close to Flicka and tries to ride her but was thrown and got some injuries. Her father realized that it is time for some hard steps and he sent Flicka to someone who would use her commercially in games. This made Katie very upset. One day she visited a fair along with father, mother and borther and seen Flicka in the wild horse race. Katy managed to get in the wild horse race and went over Flicka to run away. The police and the family tried to search for them in the jungle. It was dark night and bad weather. Katy did not know where they have arrived. Suddenly they were attacked by the cougar. Cougar wound Flicka badly. When the family found them in the night, Katy was in a high fever and Flicka was beyond recovery. Looking at the condition of Flicka, Katy’s father decides to put down Flicka. But after getting Katy’s heartbroken approval, he instead goes in the jungle and shoots the cougar. Katy’s assumes that Flicka is down after hearing the gun shot. Katy wakes up next morning and her father gives her the surprise of bandaged but alive Flicka. This makes Katy very happy. Katy’s brother, who instead wanted to go to college, gets approval from father to go to the college and Katy stays back to take care of the ranch. The movie ends with the father and Katy sitting on their horses looking at the landscapes. The ending scene shows Katy on Flicka running in the vast green grounds…….

A place to be optimistic about the future..
The place that helps them to be what they wanna be …
That makes you feel that your life makes a sense…
The place where they can feel what I feel when I am riding Flicka..
Because when I ride, all I ride is…….
Freeing…..

For reviews of Flicka, pls :

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434215/

http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/flicka