Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Yoga in Practice - Hidden Opportunities to Learn

Jnana Yoga does not have to exist within the study of scripture only. We can also learn useful lessons by observing the actions of others. have you ever noticed that those people who tend to cause new rules to be instituted, never stay in one place very long?

They wear out their welcome fast. They may go through a number of jobs, creating new rules for everyone else, they leave behind. These are the rule breakers of life. In Yoga studios, on the job, or out in traffic, they set precedents everywhere they go.

Rule breakers tend to be self-serving and negative about life in general. Everyone owes them something, life is never fair to them, and their surrounding environment is to blame for all the wrongs life has done to them. Their family, job, society, and friends are at fault for their lot in life.

Believe it or not, you can learn a lot by watching a rule breaker in practice. My grandfather used to say, Even the court jester can teach you something. It is very true in this case, as well.

For a start, we can learn how not to act, but there is much more. How are this persons listening skills? Chances are - this person does not listen to others. In fact, part of making lasting friendships, partnerships, and relationships, is to listen to others empathically.

Does this person take responsibility for his or her actions? Usually, this person feels they are smarter than everyone else, but a victim of circumstance when schemes do not have the desired result.

the irony is - a rule breaker will never be navigated by reality, unless he or she makes a big change in attitude. Therefore, always be guided by common sense and ethics.

Copyright 2007 Paul Jerard / Aura Publications

Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, has written many books on the subject of Yoga. He is a co-owner and the Director of Yoga Teacher Training at: Aura Wellness Center, in Attleboro, MA. http://www.riyoga.com He has been a certified Master Yoga Teacher since 1995. To receive a Free Yoga e-Book: "Yoga in Practice," and a Free Yoga Newsletter, please visit: http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org/index.html

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Standalone CD-ROM Copiers

The operational details of stand-alone CD-ROM copiers are similar to those of automatic CD copiers. The only difference between the two is the difference between the CD and the CD-ROM.

CD-ROM means CD-Read only Memory (ROM). No additional data can be written on these CDs once they are recorded. The recording of CD-ROMs is done by the vendor and is known as stamping. However, the data from these CDs can be written on other blank CDs using a CD-ROM copier, provided the necessary software is available.

CD-ROM copiers work on the technology called "pits and hills." CD-ROMs are coated with an organic layer of dye. When the CD-ROMs are written, the data is encoded on them by burning specific parts of the organic dye coating. These parts are called pits and the remaining parts are called hills. While burning, a laser head reads the pits and hills and then burns the corresponding regions on the blank CDs. This results in the same data getting transferred onto the blank CDs.

The CD-ROM drives are rated with a speed factor relative to music CDs: 1x or 1-speed provides a data transfer rate of 150 kilobytes per second in the most common data format. For example, an 8x CD-ROM data transfer rate would be 1.2 megabytes per second.

CD-ROM copiers may be attached to a computer or they may be stand-alone. Stand-alone CD-ROMs have a hard disc of their own. These CD-ROM copiers are designed in a tower format. Stand-alone CD-ROM copiers may allow several CDs to be burned at once and may contain as many as 2 to 16 unitary drives and can have speeds as high as 52X.

So, if the requirement is to copy a master CD into several CD-ROMs, a high-end stand-alone CD-ROM copier may be the best solution.

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