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2013-01-17T07:20:06-06:00

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25% of Leadership Abilities are due to Inherited Genes

Last updated on: January 17, 2013 at 7:20 am By Desh Kapoor

Will leader’s son be a leader? The Bushes, the Gandhis/Nehrus, the Clintons, the Kennedys, the Bhuttos – does a leader beget a leader off-spring? Well, a new study seems to suggest that Leadership – although largely a learnt skill – is also inherited in part due to a Gene Sequence. The study, published online inLeadership Quarterly, is the first to identify a specific DNA sequence associated with the tendency for individuals to occupy a leadership position. Using a large twin... Read more

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2013-01-17T07:08:11-06:00

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Mindful Meditation relieves Chronic Inflammatory Ailments like Arthirities, Asthma etc

Last updated on: January 17, 2013 at 7:08 am By Desh Kapoor

We all know that Meditative techniques help relieve chronic ailments. Now, a study by University of Wisconsin underscores that by doing a “controlled” study, where other therapeutic factors, like supportive social interaction, expert instruction, or learning new skills were kept out of the measurements. People suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and asthma — in which psychological stress plays a major role — may benefit from mindfulness meditation techniques, according to a study by... Read more

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2013-01-16T17:58:09-06:00

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Even China has snubbed Pakistan on its row with India

Last updated on: January 16, 2013 at 5:58 pm By Desh Kapoor

After having done all it can to hit at India, Pakistan is trying to whip up some international support. But interestingly, this time around, China, its main ally, has deserted it. Read more

2013-01-16T17:38:02-06:00

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China’s Historical Cycles of Center vs Regional Control; can it avert regional implosion this time?

Last updated on: January 16, 2013 at 5:38 pm By Desh Kapoor

On a larger scale, when you look at the “Big Picture History” of China, one sees constant periods of expansion and contractions fueled by strong Central rule and Regional power grab. With the uneven growth in China – Rural/Urban, North/South, Coastal/Inland – the fissures that have ensured the cycles in earlier history of China may emerge yet again. They may or may not, because – mindful of that probably – Communist party in China has always ruled with an iron... Read more

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2013-01-16T14:36:58-06:00

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US Employee outsourced his own work to China to surf the Net; paid Chinese fifth of his salary, earning six figures

Last updated on: January 16, 2013 at 2:36 pm By Desh Kapoor

There are many benefits to outsourcing work to out of US, but this is by far the most brilliant of them all. A person living in the US, hired a Chinese firm to do his day job while he would be on Reddit and eBay. He would pay the Chinese firm just 1/5th of his six figure salary and get his work done. Interestingly, he wasn’t just working in one company, but several local companies. To accomplish this he sent... Read more

2013-01-16T14:21:00-06:00

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The Fallacies of Fat: Myths of Weight Gain

Last updated on: January 16, 2013 at 2:21 pm By Desh Kapoor

America is fat and obese. One in three adults and One in six kids are obese. How can you reduce weight? Here is a discussion with endocrinologist and obesity doc Robert Lustig on what works. He has recently written his book – Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease – where he says that exercise, for all its benefits, won’t help you shed pounds — and that fasting only worsens weight gain. Read more

2013-01-16T14:05:53-06:00

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What qualifies as a sin?

Last updated on: January 16, 2013 at 2:05 pm By Desh Kapoor

Sin has been used to screw the happiness out of people. In Religion it has been used a lot to inject guilt for everyone. But what is sin? And what is the impact of sins in people’s life? Read more

2013-01-16T13:16:06-06:00

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Delhi’s Women Helpline “181”: Low on resources and High on Optimism; “Not Enough”, Ms Dixit!

Last updated on: January 16, 2013 at 1:16 pm By Desh Kapoor

In a city of close to 17 million, the Women’s Helpline “181” has only 3 phones and the supervisor still says that they can handle 70% of the calls. One, he is clearly fibbing his way to an overly optimistic performance. Two, irrespective of what he wants to portray, this is NOT enough. Thankfully, the staff is now all-women one from the all-male staff a few weeks back. But, it is NOT ENOUGH! Is this a pretense .. a drama... Read more

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Gandhi and his call for Firearms to be given to India’s Citizens: Was he really a Pacifist?

Last updated on: January 16, 2013 at 12:06 pm By Desh Kapoor

A quote from Gandhi has gained prominence in recent months, specially in the US because of the Guns possession debate. “Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the Act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.” Some say it wasn’t Gandhi, some say it has been misquoted. Those who say Gandhi said this – say it is on Page 446 of his Autobiography. The context seems to have been explained thus:... Read more

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Gandhi ALSO blamed Women for getting Raped; Do Misogyny and Obsession with Sexual Purity go Hand-in-Hand?

Last updated on: January 16, 2013 at 11:26 am By Desh Kapoor

Mahatama Gandhi was, after all, the “Father of the Nation”. What’s wrong if the sons take after their father? A lot has been said about Rape and the Indian culture. Even Hinduism has been invoked to show linkages to the rape epidemic currently in place in India. But are we victims of the prejudices of moralistic politicians who neither knew Hinduism nor were straight with the people? Gandhi – the Father of the Nation – is one such person whom... Read more

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