Jaisanthini World

FOUR decades ago, two hands and a power cord were  needed to use the world's first mobile phone. Four minutes ago, you probably checked your  messages, sent an email, paid a bill and told the world  what you were doing at that exact moment, all from the  palm of your hand. Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of the first  successful call from a mobile phone, which weighed 1kg. "The next phase that is emerging is wearing  technology," Telstra Southern Queensland area general  manager Nigel Beaman said, adding advancements are  showing no signs of slowing. "Our whole lifestyles have changed with mobile phones." Mr Beaman said near field communication - similar to  Pay wave technology used by credit cards - would soon  make the need for wallets and purses redundant. Fun phone facts 1973: First mobile weighed 1kg, had 20 minute battery  life 1992: First smart phone ha...

Value of Time: Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course? Each of us has such a bank. It's name is TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to a good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no over draft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. There is no drawing against "tomorrow." You must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness and success! The clock is running!! Make the most of today. To realise the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade. ...