Moral: "Don’t draw conclusions until you know all the facts".

• The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
• The fifth would pay $1.
• The sixth would pay $3.
• The seventh would pay $7.
• The eighth would pay $12.
• The ninth would pay $18.
• The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.

And so:

• The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).
• The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings).
• The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings).
• The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).
• The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).
• The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).

1. Keralites Mother Tongue is MALAYALAM (You can spell it from right to left & left to right)
2. Malayalam is second most spoken language in the Gulf!!
   
3. You will find Keralite farm workers, artisans, technicians, manual labourers, illiterates and semi-literates all migrating to all parts of the Globe.
4. When they start most of them only know their mother tongue. Through hardwork, drive, enthusiasm, tenacity, persistence, Humour sense they learn the trades and many languages viz. Hindi, English, Arabic, Marathi etc. to sustain them.
5. It is true that none of them speak Queen’s English. Most of the world does not.
6. Kerala is the only 100% literate state in India.
7. Kerala was rated as the most baby friendly state with the lowest infant mortality rates and the best Health Care Model by UN.
   
8. It is only in Kerala a movement of selling commodities by a channel known as MARGIN FREE has been started. ( Example: A bottle of Horlicks in every state in India being sold for 112Rs including taxes is being sold in these Margin Free shops for only Rs.100 !!! ....Amazing isn’t it ???)
9. Kerala is the only state where a Hindu, Muslim & a Christian family live side by side / in adjacent villas without any fear in perfect harmony, unlike other places in this world where we find community enclaves because the minority community is afraid of the majority.
10. Most of the recent Hindi movies have Scene to Scene copies from Kerala ( MALLU!!) movies. Including the latest Billu Barber!!!

1. Present Indian Defense Minister is from Kerala. – Mr. A K Antony
   
2. Present Indian Foreign Secretary is from Kerala - Mr. Shivshankar Menon
3. Present Chief Justice of India is from Kerala - Mr. K.G. Balakrishnan
4. The Chief of ISRO and the man behind "Chandryaan' , the Indian Space program is from Kerala - Mr. G Madhavan Nair
5. Present National Security Adviser (NSA) to the Prime Minister is from Kerala – Mayankote Kelath Narayanan (M K Narayanan)
6. Inaugural Chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is from Kerala – Mr. Radha Vinod Raju
7. Present Principal Secretary to Prime Minister is from Kerala – Mr. T K A Nair More
8. The only Indian to contest for the UN Secretary General's Position is from Kerala. - Mr. Shashi Tharoor Follow on twitter
9. The chief of Staff to UN Secretary General is from Kerala - Mr. Vijay Nambiar
10. Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi & Rajiv Gandhi all had their Private Secretaries hailing from Kerala.
11. The last Indian representative to the Miss Universe contest was a Keralite.
    

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Guys!

Here is a little story which I got from the 'ever inspiring' Pravs World. I loved it. Read it below.

Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country.


When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he went for such a long trip, and the road that he went through was very rough and stony. He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather. Definitely, this would need thousands of cows’ skin, and would cost a huge amount of money.


Then one of his wise servant dared himself to tell the king, “Why do you have to spend that unnecessary amount of money ? Why don’t you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?”


The king was surprised, but he later agreed to his suggestion, to make a “shoe” for himself.


There is actually a valuable lesson of life in this story:

“To make this world a happy place to live, you better change yourself - your heart; and not the world.”

The image says it all!

Cheers
NoeL

Making a good impression while speaking in meetings or interviews is the basic skill every professional should have.

What skills are judged in group discussion?

• How good you are at communication with others.
  
• How you behave and interact with group.
  
• How open minded are you.
  
• Your listening skill.
  
• How you put forward your views.
  
• Your leadership and decision making skills.
  
• Your analysis skill and subject knowledge.
  
• Problem solving and critical thinking skill.
  
• Your attitude and confidence.
  

1. Keep eye contact while speaking: Do not look at the evaluators only. Keep eye contact with every team member while speaking.
2. Initiate the GD: Initiating the GD is a big plus. But keep in mind - Initiate the group discussion only when you understood the GD topic clearly and have some topic knowledge. Speaking without proper subject knowledge is bad impression.
3. Allow others to speak: Do not interrupt anyone in-between while speaking. Even if you don’t agree with his/her thoughts do not snatch their chance to speak. Instead make some notes and clear the points when it’s your turn.
4. Speak clearly: Speak politely and clearly. Use simple and understandable words while speaking. Don’t be too aggressive if you are disagreeing with someone. Express your feelings calmly and politely.
5. Make sure to bring the discussion on track: If by any means group is distracting from the topic or goal then simply take initiative to bring the discussion on the track. Make all group members aware that you all need to come to some conclusion at the end of the discussion. So stick to the topic.
6. Positive attitude: Be confident. Do not try to dominate anyone. Keep positive body language. Show interest in discussion.
7. Speak sensibly: Do not speak just to increase your speaking time. Don’t worry even if you speak less. Your thoughts should be sensible and relevant instead of irrelevant speech.
8. Listen carefully to others: Speak less and listen more! Pay attention while others are speaking. This will make coherent discussion and you will get involved in the group positively. You will surely make people agree with you.
9. No need to go into much details: Some basic subject analysis is sufficient. No need to mention exact figures while giving any reference. You have limited time so be precise and convey your thoughts in short and simple language.
10. Formal dressing: Do not take it casually. No fancy and funny dressing. You should be comfortable while speaking in group. Positive gesture and body language will make your work easy.