Investment Opportunities in UK for 2011-2012

Hello Folks, since Jan 2011, we have been researching a few good Investment Opportunities in UK that can be used by investors and entrepreurs in our network – anyone based in the UK or abroad – location does not matter in such investments.

Our focus has been to look at businesses that are net exporters to the world, and have solid assets that will appreciate with time, even if the current economic weakness drags on for 1-2 years more. For some reason, many people in the UK automatically associate investment opportunities with property investments in the UK, but it does not have be like that because by investing in UK property, you are missing out on the growth happening in emerging economies like Brazil, Russia, India and China.

Many UK companies have business interests in these growth economies, and you must profit from them. Given the QE2 and overall positive liquidity in the global capital system, we believe natural resources are present a strong investment opportunity for anyone with 4 to 5 year timeframe.

Within the UK, Internet services, financial services, renewable energy, and pharma/biotech industries also present great investment opportunties that could give 25-50% return on investment in 2011-2012 timeframe. If you are interested to know more, please contact us .

Your Liver and Glutathione

Glutathione in the liver is a thousand times more abundant than any other part of your body. The liver is the heaviest and largest organ in the body-the size of a football. It can easily be damaged in an accident and because of the large supply of blood to the liver can easily become a life-threatening event. Overall, the liver serves as your body’s engine, a food processor, pantry, a refinery, garbage disposal, and so on.

 

The liver is an essential organ and thankfully is self regenerative. Without it life is impossible. Unlike kidney dialysis to extend life, there is no liver dialysis.

 

Glutathione plays an important role in the liver. It greatly affects how the liver works and how well the liver functions. Thirty percent of the blood from the heart is sent to the liver. This large amount of blood is needed for the liver to function.

 

Hepatocytes, liver cells, contains thousands of enzymes that perform many metabolic functions.

 

Carbohydrates-glucose metabolism is linked to proper liver functioning.

 

The liver processes good things and harmful things.

 

The liver also makes bile which is a digestive enzyme used to break down fats. The metabolism of all fats, carbohydrates, and protein occur within the liver.

 

When there are excess carbohydrate in your diet, your liver converts the carbohydrates for storage in the adipose (fat) cells in the body which is called Lipogenesis. Upon demand the liver can convert the fat back into glucose.

 

The liver is also in charge of the sugar balance in the blood stream. The liver’s job is to keep the level of glucose (the vital energy of the cells) constant as possible. When there’s an abundance of sugar in the blood steam, the pancreas produces insulin which causes the liver to convert glucose into glycogen and when there’s a shortage of blood sugar in the blood stream, the pancreas releases the glucagon hormone which causes the liver to convert stored glycogen back into glucose for the blood stream.

 

Likewise when there is excess protein, the liver converts the excess amino acids into fat and stores it like any other fat. Alternatively if you take in insufficient carbohydrates but plenty of protein, the liver can also convert the protein into glucose.

 

In each cell there are organelles containing hundreds of thousands or mitochondrial. The job of the mitochondria is to make ATP which is the energy of the cell. This is done by taking glucose and oxygen through a complex metabolic pathway to create ATP. However, this process also creates a lot of free radicals which is why it’s necessary to have sufficient glutathione to quench the free radicals.

 

The metabolism, the storage and proper utilization of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates are all done by the liver.

 

The liver stores the nutrients vitamin A, B, E, K as well as B12 and certain minerals including Iron. The liver is in charge of the nutrient balance in the body, it actually determines on how much of each nutrient to store based on the nutrient levels in the rest of the body. However, if the iron level is too high it can actually cause damage to the liver.

 

Detoxifying the body is another process that the liver carries out for the body. The liver is directly responsible for drug metabolism which is actually detoxification. The liver treats any drug as a foreign substance which as far as it knows is not supposed to be there and will try to break it down.

 

There are two phases in Detoxification, Phase 1 and Phase 2 which is for drugs, toxins, alcohol and so on. During Phase 1, the glutathione is used to tie up the toxins which creates more free radicals.

 

For phase two an additional amount of glutathione is required to deal with the free radials produced in Stage I of the process. If there’s insufficient glutathione for Stage II you’re left with very toxic free radicals that can do damage to your body.

 

Alcohol is a known substance that over time does real irreversible damage to the liver and this is primarily because of insufficient glutathione for Stage II of the detoxification process.

 

When too much alcohol is ingested the result is a hangover, that is because Phase 2 of the detoxification process is sluggish-insufficient glutathione–and you are not able to get rid of all of the metabolic break down products of the alcohol.

 

A fatty liver is often a liver under strain from any number of reasons such as misuse of alcohol, triglycerides too high, exposure to some drug or toxin.

 

A physician at Emory University writes, that the role of glutathione is to deal with oxidative stress in chronic liver disease. He states that glutathione is the key antioxidant and cell protectorant and has multiple functions in disease prevention and detoxification of chemicals and drugs. It’s depletion is associated with increased risks of toxicity and disease. The good news is that glutathione works synergistically with other cellular antioxidants such as vitamin C to neutralize and scavenge oxygen and other free radical species to thereby prevent or diminish oxidative stress. Unfortunately in patients with hepatitis C glutathione content in the liver and blood is significantly reduced which correlates with the severity of their liver diseases and the ability of the hepatitis C virus to replicate. He noted that studies indicate that repleation of glutathione improved the response to interferon for people who are being treated with interferon for hepatitis.

 

The bottom line is that low glutathione in the liver does not produce the best possible outcome. The liver actually makes a lot of glutathione and the glutathione is circulated in the blood stream so that it’s outside of the cells to neutralize free radicals.

 

There are transport mechanisms in the liver cells-the hepatocytes-that allow glutathione that’s made inside the cells to be carried outside the cells. Glutathione is not diffused from inside the cells but there’s actually a transport mechanism that transports glutathione to the outside of the cell. However, there are no reverse transport systems to transport glutathione from the blood stream back into any cells in the body. So although intravenous glutathione is beneficial, it does not get the glutathione inside the cells where it’s needed in every cell, but it does help the liver in the sense that the liver doesn’t have to make as much to put into the blood stream.

 

According to Daria Davidson, MD, holistic physician with over a decade of experience in emergency medicine, N-Acetyl Cyseteine has been used for years in emergency medicine to treat Tylenol overdoses.

There is more and more information on Tylenol (not in an over dose-just normal usage) actually causes a lot of liver problems. An advisory meeting called upon by the FDA on acetaminophen published in Clinical Toxicology in 2009 investigated liver damage from Tylenol.

The purpose was to make recommendations regarding the use of Tylenol which is generally used for pain and fever reduction. The problem is that many prescription medications as well as over the counter drugs are mixed with Acetaminophen. There are drugs for colds, sleep aids and so on that people take not realizing that they could be overdosing themselves. One proposal before the FDA are to stop mixing acetaminophen with other drugs.

 

Germany Journal in Sept 2009 published results from a study done in the largest urban area: The study reported that drug toxicity from Acetaminophen has replaced viral hepatitis as the single most cause of acute liver failure.

These results have been found in areas in the U.S., the UK, and Scandinavia. All of this is caused by people inadvertently taking too much Tylenol which has a good amount of Acetaminophen.

 

At the University of Louisville they took mice of 3 age groups–young, middle age and older mice–and they gave them a normal dose of Acetaminophen. After four hours they measured the glutathione levels in the livers of all 3 age groups of mice and they found that the glutathione levels where down 70-80% of normal.

At 24 hours later in the young mice (3-6 months old) the glutathione was back 94%, in the middle aged mice (a year old) the glutathione was back 66%, the older mice (31 months old) was only 41% back to the normal. This was all done with a single dose of Acetaminophen.

At the University of Louisville they took mice of 3 age groups–young, middle age and older mice–and they gave them a normal dose of Acetaminophen. After four hours they measured the glutathione levels in the livers of all 3 age groups of mice and they found that the glutathione levels where down 70-80% of normal.

At 24 hours later in the young mice (3-6 months old) the glutathione was back 94%, in the middle aged mice (a year old) the glutathione was back 66%, the older mice (31 months old) was only 41% back to the normal. This was all done with a single dose of Acetaminophen.

 

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Leadership Principles for Project Success

We all need and thrive for successful projects. But what exactly does project success mean? Is project success the successful and timely delivery within budget? Or is it the path to glory? Do results always matter the most? What else does project success mean? And what does it take to achieve project success? Does success fall from heaven? Is it limited to a lucky few who happen to be in the right place at the right time? Is it coincidence? Or can we actually plan success?

There is no doubt that good project management is a critical factor of project success. That is, a project cannot be run without project management, be it formal or informal. You need to have something that holds things together. Underlying is the assumption that we need some form of order to organize and run a project. Someone has to do something. In this sense, project management helps set a frame, providing structure and order to potential chaos. Without this structure a project leads to nowhere; it will most likely fail, if it ever takes off.

If you want to generate results out of seemingly chaos you have to build structure that enables creativity, innovation, and results. Project management provides excellent tools to build this structure. They are important and necessary for project success. But are they sufficient? I don’t think so. As a matter of fact, I claim that unless you gear them into the right direction, they remain ineffective. If you really want to secure project success you have to understand what it takes to set the right direction. Project management alone will not do the trick. What it takes is leadership – your leadership.

Without project leadership there is no direction in project management. Leadership is the decisive factor for improving the chances for projects to succeed. Consequently, effective project management needs to have a solid foundation based in project leadership. Without leadership, chances are that a project will be “just another project.”

Based on my own experience in project management and the review of literature on leadership, project management, business, systems, and complexity theory I have identified five simple yet powerful leadership principles which, if applied systematically, can help you pave the path to project success. The five leadership principles for project success are as follows:

 

  1. Build vision
  2. Nurture collaboration
  3. Promote performance
  4. Cultivate learning
  5. Ensure results

 

Let’s have a look at each principle one at a time.

Principle 1: Build Vision

Sharing a common vision and goals and having the same understanding about tracking the progress towards this vision is one of the key factors in the success of a project and team.

A project vision sets the overall picture of your project. Project objectives qualify this vision, make it specific. Both project vision and project objectives are crucial for project success. Together they set the direction and tone of your project journey. They complement each other. The vision inspires your journey. It defines the purpose of your project.

The key to building vision is that people need to be able to relate to the vision in their daily activities. Give them the chance to identify themselves with the vision. Involve them in building this vision and participate in making it real. This helps build rapport and the necessary buy-in from those people to realize the project. Make them fans of the vision. Let it constitute their motivation and passion. Let them rave about it.

The story of a visitor who was curious about construction site illustrates the power of a common project vision. This visitor approached a group of workers to find out more about the construction. The first worker replied that he was a brick layer. The second worker told him that he was building a wall. Then he asked a third worker. This one explained that he and the other people in his team were building a cathedral. The interesting thing was that each worker was actually doing the same activity. Yet the motivations and their attitude differed a great deal. The third worker knew what he was devoting his time and effort to something big. His project may have been to build a wall. But it was the project vision of building a cathedral which enticed him.

A project vision without project objectives may give you an idea of the direction, but you may never get close enough to the destination to produce tangible results at a certain time. On the other hand, project objectives without a vision may describe the desired end result and time frame, but they cannot inspire the necessary enthusiasm in your team to drive the project to success. They do not form an underlying meaning for the work.

As a project leader you must make sure that both project vision and project objectives are in place. Project leaders do not start a project without a project vision and objectives. If you want to be or become a project leader, you either build vision and project objectives or make sure that both are in place, are crystal clear, and are mutually understood by every single person actively involved in the project. This is the meaning of the first leadership principle. Start with a unified vision and know where you stand before and during your project. Know your environment, know your potential, and identify your limits and overcome them. Build and involve your team and nurture effective collaboration across the board. This brings us to the second leadership principle: nurture collaboration.

Principle 2: Nurture Collaboration

A performing team yields synergy effects; the impossible becomes possible. This is why active team collaboration is crucial.

Project success is not about individual accomplishments. The project team delivers the project. As such, the team is the heart and soul of the project. Corollary, project success is, or at least should always be, the success of the team. Effective project leaders understand the value and huge potential of teamwork. This is why they actively nurture collaboration. They serve as role models and are part of the team. They thus actively participate and contribute to teamwork.

Collaboration is necessary for the team to achieve the vision and project objectives. By the same token, the project vision must include the concept of collaboration; it needs to be part of the vision as well as the project objectives. Collaboration is a means to achieve the objectives and thus to come closer to achieving the vision. It is a central element of every project. This is why vision and collaboration go hand in hand. You cannot move achieve project results without collaboration. On the other hand, collaboration without a common cause leads nowhere.

Collaboration is the juice of teamwork; it is what makes teamwork possible in the first place. It encompasses communication, individual and joint execution, as well as the delivery of results on both the individual and team level.

If you want to nurture collaboration you need to start with yourself. Be a role model to others: Share information openly. Give and accept open and constructive feedback. Be a good team player and work with your team.

Understand that the project is about the team. Project leadership becomes team leadership. It implies that if you want to be an effective project leader you have to be a good team player, too.

Nurturing collaboration can be hard at times. It takes a lot of effort and can be quite time consuming. The payoffs, however, are worth every minute invested. Having mutually understood and supported rules of engagement, characterized by open communication and effective collaboration, makes project life much easier. Once you have helped create an atmosphere of trust, team spirit, and fun, team synergy effects emerge. Magical things can happen, productivity increases, and the quality of the team’s deliverables is higher. Nurturing collaboration prepares the ground for performance on the individual and team level. As a project leader you want to cultivate this soil of performance. This leads us to the third leadership principle: promoting performance.

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Ayurveda Philosophy and Ideology

The reflection of Indian Philosophy in Ayurveda

 

India has a rich and diverse philosophical tradition dating back to ancient times. Traditionally schools (darsanas) of Indian philosophy are identified as orthodox (aastika) or non-orthodox (naastika) depending on whether they regard the veda as an infallible source of knowledge.

There are mainly six schools of orthodox hindu philosophy and three heterodox schools. The orthodox are Nyaaya, Vaiseshika, Saankhya, Yoga, Poorva mimaamsa, and Vedaanta. The heterodox are Jaina, baudha, and caarvaka.

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Pioneer Investcorp – Financial Services Company in India

http://www.pincmoney.com/images/PincMoneyLogo.gifPioneer Investcorp is a public listed company traded on the BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) in India, with stock code: PIOINV. The company has a small but highly experienced and professional team led by Gaurang Gandhi, Founder and Managing Director. The company has built strong client relationhips in all service areas. The company is poised to benefit strongly from the strong economic growth in India in the coming years. Its base in Mumbai, the financial capital of India, further helps in participating activley in capital markets advisory services. Continue reading