Saturday, September 29, 2007

SQR Declare-layout section:
paper-size(x,y) if x = 1 then max line length ~ 8.89 (approx from observation)
also, from observation margin length has no impact on graphics.

Freakonomics:
Direct from Freakonomics:

“So, you know, you try to take
care of them, but you know, you also have to show them you the boss. You
always have to get yours first, or else you really ain’t no leader. If you start
taking losses, they see you as weak and shit.”


People undertake any risk because the results on getting successful are very good.

"But criminals, like everyone else, respond to incentives. So if the prize is big enough, they will form a line down the block just hoping for a chance."

"The rules of a tournament are straightforward. You must start at the bottom to
have a shot at the top. (Just as a Major League shortstop probably played Little
League and just as a Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan probably started out as a
lowly spear-carrier, a drug lord typically began by selling drugs on a street
corner.) You must be willing to work long and hard at substandard wages. In
order to advance in the tournament, you must prove yourself not merely above
average but spectacular. (The way to distinguish yourself differs from profession
to profession, of course; while J. T. certainly monitored his foot soldiers’ sales
performance, it was their force of personality that really counted—more than it
would for, say, a shortstop.) And finally, once you come to the sad realization
that you will never make it to the top, you will quit the tournament. (Some
people hang on longer than others—witness the graying “actors” who wait tables
in New York—but people generally get the message quite early.)"


“celibacy tax.”
=>panache= person's flamboyant spirit
=>droopy=limp
=>aficinados=An enthusiastic admirer or follower; a fan
=>impunity=Exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm.
=>mayhem=A state of violent disorder or riotous confusion; havoc
=>retrospect=A review, survey, or contemplation of things in the past.
=>pummeled=To beat, as with the fists
<= ghetto= A dirty livlihood in extreme of city. =>menacing=Of or being an omen, especially an evil one
=>apocalyptic=Involving or portending widespread devastation or ultimate doom: “now speaks in apocalyptic terms about the probable conflict ahead”
=>instigator=a person who initiates a course of action
=>unbeknownst=Without the knowledge of a specified party. Used with to: Our cousin had been ill for years, unbeknownst to the family.
=>eugenics=The study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding.
=>grandiose=Characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand.
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=>cohort=A band of bad people.
<=*hispanic=Spanish Speaking =>Prophylactic=Acting to defend against or prevent something, especially disease; protective.
=>Moratorium=An authorized period of delay in the performance of an obligation.
=>tinker=To manipulate unskillfully or experimentally.
=>pre·cinct =A subdivision or district of a city or town under the jurisdiction of or patrolled by a specific unit of its police force.
=>churl·ish =Lacking in delicacy or refinement

Friday, September 28, 2007

09/27/2007:Regular Post

Direct from Freakonomics


"with what most closely accords
with self-interest and personal well-being or promises best to avoid awkward
effort or unwelcome dislocation of life. We also find highly acceptable what
contributes most to self-esteem.Therefore we adhere, as though to a raft, to those ideas which represent our understanding. So the conventional wisdom in Galbraith’s view must be simple, convenient,comfortable, and comforting—though not necessarily true."

James B. Twitchell writes, “Listerine did not makemouthwash as much as it made halitosis.”
  • Journalists need experts as badly as experts need journalists.

=>raft=A flat structure, typically made of planks, logs, or barrels, that floats on water and is used for transport or as a platform for swimmers.

=>quiescent=Being Still or at rest.



=>catapulated=A military machine for hurling missiles, such as large stones or spears, used in ancient and medieval times.
=>deceit=A stratagem; a trick.
=>budge=to move or stir slightly.
=>callous=Emotionally hardened; unfeeling
=>infuriated=to make furious, enrage
=>ghetto=A usually poor section of a city inhabited primarily by people of the same race, religion, or social background, often because of discrimination.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

09/26/2007:Regular Post.

Kennedy understood the power of raw information and destroyed KluKlaxKlan, When Information is hoarded, it is obviously more important. Information when spread enables people to do best and hence everything gets easy. The hindernace of information from one to another is known as Information Assymetry. People take advantage when they know more than you.

From Freakonomics Directly:
"A phrase like “well maintained,” for instance, is as full of
meaning to an agent as “Mr. Ayak” was to a Klansman; it means that a house is
old but not quite falling down."



"This hardly means that discrimination itself has
ended—only that people are embarrassed to show it."


=>beacon=signaling or guiding device such as lighthouse
=>cudgel=short heavy stick
=>lemon=a defective car having several defects found by purchaser after using it.
=>parlance=Speech, especially a conversation or parley.
=>perpetrators=responsible to commit.
=>detriment=damage, harm.
=>invasie=Tending to intrude or encroach, as upon privacy.
=>internist=A physician specializing in internal medicine.
=>ally=friend
=>confounding=confuse
=>conjured=To summon (a devil or spirit) by magical or supernatural power.
=>charade=A readily perceived pretense
=>Hispanic=Of or relating to Spain or Spanish-speaking Latin America.
=>gleaned=To collect bit by bit: “records from which historians glean their knowledge”
=>narcissit=A conceited, self-centered person
=>fabulist=Liar

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

09/25/2007: Regular Post

Klu Klax Klan an American organisation for white people.
Kennedy acted as a spy and publicised the Klan on Radio in a superman show, so everybody know the passwords of Klan.

Words for today:
 
Emancipated=To Free from bondage.
staunchest= Firm and steadfast, true
lynch=to execute without law
dormant=lying asleep
Afflict=To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on
Shortchange=To give less in a transaction
foolhardy=unwisely bold and venturesome, reckless
cahoots=questionable collaboration, secret partenerships.
chagrin=A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment
balked=same as baffled
baffled=perplexed, frustrated
hooded=A loose pliable covering for the head and neck, often attached to a robe or jacket.
rhetoric=The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively.
docility=ready or willing to be taught
hosanna=used to express praise to God
profaned=Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred.

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Monday, September 24, 2007

09/23/2007:Regular Post

A key fact of white collar crime is that only a very few people caught cheating.
Street Crime v/s White Collar Crime
Street Crime always has a victim but white collar not have any, Street Crime has a victim who reports.
Words for today
Stymie : Obstruction
grimaced: disgusted

Freakonomics: Article of comparing cheating in a school for high stakes of teaching v/s cheating by sumo wrestlers.



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Date: Sep 24, 2007 2:12 AM
Subject: Freakonomics: Article of comparing cheating in a school for high stakes of teaching v/s cheating by sumo wrestlers.
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If one became successful by cheating at one instance then there are very feeble chances that he will perform same next time. This is proved with the help of retest in school, and re matches for sumo wrestlers. Data is collected about pattern of marking answers in school.
 
 

Sunday, September 23, 2007

SQR Date Time Printing

To print date time and to get it into variable
Declare a variable in declare section as text
let $var = $current-date edit YYYY-MM-DD.HH.MM.SS.NNNNNN
this is how you can print or store datetime.


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