Cement, Energy and Environment July-Sep 2002

now whether fast, or whether slow, think how in its course, it gains in power and in force. Tulliing A loud - I thought about how mothers in Indi a feed ('ourfesy: IE£1\ /A Journal, . lug02. P i.f Fax: -'-9/ (0) 22 .f93F05 £mail: 11/lllltbai@ieema. org IVeh: www. ieema. 01g thei r babies with tiny little spoons A SIMPLE TRIED CURE and so I wondered what do Chinese B. v. Chauhan, XEN, GSEB, mothers use? Tooth picks? 1 was thinking about how people seem to read Geeta a who!~ lot more as they get older; then 1t dawned on me. They are cramming for their final exam...... RG Keswani To .find Rest - Everywhere, I have sought rest and found it not, except sitting wit h a good book......... Thomas Kempis This is Our Fate - Without hypoc ri sy, lying, punishments, prisons, fo11resses and murders, no new power can arise and no existing can hold on its own ........Leo Tolstoy Burning with Hate - Hating people, is like burning down your own house to get rid ofa rat....... ....... Blaise Pascal The cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and value of nothing...........Oscar Wilde The Worst S in - The worst sin, towards our fellow creatures, is not to hate them, but to be ind ifferent to them, that's the esse nce of inhumanities.........G Bernard Shaw Ho 1v to impress Others - Trying to impress others does usually in quite the oppos ite \\aV.......... Ala/com Forbes - You can suffocate a thought– by exp ress ing it in too many words.......... Frank Clark It is not the employer who pays wages- he on ly handles the money. It is the product that pays wages.......... Hemy Ford Nothing is harder on your laurels than resting on them......... .Franklin Jones Temper is a va luable possess ion - Don't lose it. Why must the phrase ''It none ofmy business" always be fo llowed by the world "But"? · ......... M J Wanakbori 388 239 Implement fo ll owing d iet practice to get rid of any kind or disease whether acute, chronic or latent. Leave Breakfast (do no t eat anything even water ti ll noon). Take green salads and green vegetables in natural form and seasonal fruit in Lunch. For dinner fill% Stomach wi th vegetables and less quantity of grain food. Avoid Beans in night. Sleep immediately after dinner. Observe fast every fortn ight by taking 2 to 3 glasses of water with honey and lemon. These principles are of Ram Chari t Manas propagated by Swami /\khileshji . I have put them in my daily routine and since last ·9 years I have faced no disease even of smallest nature like headache, etc. No med icin e, even Ayurved ic is not required. The result is disease and fatigue free, cheerful Iife as well as mental health. Many people even Doctors have tried and benefited. Counesy: leema .Joumul , Julv 2002 P-62, Fa~: +91 (0) 22 .J93 2705 E-mail: mumhai@ieema. org ROYAL CIVIL - STILL ROYAL'? £-nwil: adeshgogna(ii )rediffinail.com A civil engineer can work in vari ous capacities to plan and build the water supp ly, san ita ti on and transport systems that one depen~s on eve ryday. It is he who IS responsible for the analysis, design, construction and maintenance of structures. He even works as an environment activist and develops environmenta l fr iendl y material s and techniques for the structures. The World Trade Center was des igned even to withstand the im pact of an ai rplane hit. The structural engineer had the insight that suc h a high building could be hit accidentally by an airplane. This was the only reason why th e stru c ture did not collapse immediately <tfter the crash. The effect of burning of the ai rplane fuel could not be taken into account. The in tense heat produced by the burn ing ofthe fuel caused the s teel co lumn s to me lt whi ch ultimately led to the collapse of the structure. These facts make people wonder how skilled and insightful the ta sk of a civ il engineer is. Though one feels rea ll y proud of belonging to such a community or civil engineers, it is sad to know about the probl ems faced by the civil engineer of today. Ailments of the C ivil Sector: Low compensation level: Unfavourable working conditions: Lack of exposure: What should be done: T he indu stry demand s th e creation of an IT-enabl ed c ivi l engineer. He should be able to reap the benefi ts of th e latest technological advances and at the same time should have a finn hold on his subject. This is possible only if the civ il enginee ri ng cou rse structure is redefined. Some of the areas that need to be stressed in the revised curriculum are IT, project management, human reso urces. economics etc. This will make him quali fied for various kinds of jobs with in the civi l sector itself. In addition educational institutions should also help the students form their career plans. In order to meet the requirements of the industry, we