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Time of India
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Happy Mother's Day 2025: Sweet wishes, quotes, messages and WhatsApp status for your daughter
Happy Mother's Day wishes for daughter: Mother's Day is a beautiful time to celebrate the incredible bond between a mother and her daughter. Whether she's a new mum or has years of motherhood behind her, your daughter deserves to feel cherished. This Mother's Day 2025, which falls on 11 May, express your love with heartfelt messages, warm wishes, and touching quotes, especially for her. Sweet Mother's Day Wishes for Your Daughter Happy Mother's Day, my dear daughter! Watching you become a loving mum has been one of my greatest joys. You've grown into such an inspiring mother. I'm proud of you every single day. Wishing you all the love and peace you've always given others. Happy Mother's Day! You're not just my daughter—you're now a beautiful example of motherhood. I hope your Mother's Day is filled with joy, hugs, and the love you so richly deserve. Heartfelt Messages for Daughter on Mother's Day "Watching you become a mother has been the greatest joy of my life. You are raising your children with so much love, grace, and strength, just like you were raised. Happy Mother's Day, my sweet daughter!" "Dear daughter, you were once the little girl who stole my heart, and now you're the amazing woman shaping lives with your love. I am so proud of you. Happy Mother's Day!" "Seeing you as a mother fills my heart with pride. You've turned into the kind of mum every child dreams of having. Wishing you a day filled with love and laughter—Happy Mother's Day!" "To my beautiful daughter, your kindness, patience, and gentle heart shine through in every moment of motherhood. You inspire me every day. Happy Mother's Day!" "You were born from my heart, raised with my love, and now I see you passing on that same love to your children. You're doing an incredible job, my daughter. Happy Mother's Day!" Mother's Day WhatsApp status for daughter To my darling daughter, you make motherhood look graceful and strong. Happy Mother's Day! Seeing the way you care for your children fills my heart with pride. You've taken the lessons of love and turned them into a life full of warmth. Happy Mother's Day! I always knew you'd make an amazing mum. Your love and patience are truly inspiring. The way you love your kids reminds me of how I loved you. It's the perfect circle of motherhood. Inspirational Mother's Day Quotes for Daughter 'A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart.' – Unknown 'To the world, you are a mother, but to your family, you are the world.' – Unknown 'The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.' – Honoré de Balzac 'Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn't know you had.' – Linda Wooten 'A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world.' – Agatha Christie Emotional Mother's Day Wishes from a Mom to Her Daughter You've made me a proud mum, and now a proud grandma too. Happy Mother's Day! My sweet daughter, thank you for continuing the legacy of love and care. You're amazing! I'm in awe of how beautifully you've embraced motherhood. Keep shining! Your journey as a mum has been nothing short of inspiring. I love you endlessly. Celebrate Your Daughter on Mother's Day 2025 Let this Mother's Day be a moment to reflect on your daughter's strength, kindness, and growth. With the right Mother's Day wishes for your daughter, you can touch her heart and make her feel as special as she truly is. Use these quotes and messages for your daughter to remind her how much she's loved, not just as a daughter but now as a brilliant mother herself. For more informative articles on historical and upcoming events from around the world, please visit Indiatimes Events.
Business Upturn
05-05-2025
- Business
- Business Upturn
Intellectual property: The business that shapes the world
The stable Internet connection, the noiseless run of modern electric cars, the security of a banknote – all these now seem like simple realities. However, beneath the surfaces of all the essential things lies a hidden world of intricate research and design, which necessitates a crucial yet often unseen aspect: intellectual property and its protection. This extensive business safeguards ideas that make innovations possible, and a deeper look into its nature gives us understanding of the vital force shaping the world around us. Our daily life is full of avant-garde things: the speedy and soft ride of an electric car, the Internet that brings the entire world in our room, the colorful hologram on a banknote that instantly proves the money is genuine. These items have already become essential to our lives, which sometimes makes us take them for granted. However, their true nature isn't that simple – everything that is invented and used is in fact a culmination of extensive research and design. Each such fruit of intellect, that is, intellectual property, is protected to safeguard and motivate the work of designers and engineers, secure comfortable user experience and prompt general advancement of our society. But is the concept of intellectual property (IP) really necessary? We have just said that products of the human thought contribute to the overall development, so why not make them freely available for anyone wishing to improve them? What happens when patents fall in wrong hands The question above is not really that simple. Any usable invention is born after thousands of hours of work and millions of investments, and lack of proper IP protection opens the door to criminals, leaving inventors and innovators unarmed and unmotivated. The humanity came to understand this many decades ago: for instance, Honoré de Balzac, the French 19th century writer, describes in his 'Lost Illusions' novel how an inventor of a cheaper way to produce paper falls victim of unscrupulous patent practices and loses everything. And reality can be even worse than fiction: in some cases, developments that fall into the wrong hands can slow down overall progress, as happened with batteries for electric cars. In 1989, Stanford Ovshinsky, an inventor, created a novel nickel-based battery that outperformed modern battery technology in terms of cost, safety, and power. Five years later, he sold the patent to General Motors so they could use it to create the EV1, the first mass-produced electric vehicle in human history. After evaluating the technology, however, GM decided to continue with their traditionally powered cars, and sold the invention to the oil merchant Texaco. Ovshinsky visualized a future where cars would be clean and efficient, but the improper patent conditions struck his dream out. His battery technology was licensed to a series of petrochemical corporations; the terms of the licensing restricted the use of the batteries in hybrid cars and, in effect, outlawed their use in completely electric cars for a while. The current pace of development of electric vehicles (EVs) is indicative of the impact of this restriction. Several years ago, lithium-based batteries, used in modern vehicles such as the Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi i-MiEV, were only just nearing the performance of the genuine EV1 technology. Consequently, their cost of production was considerably more compared to gasoline cars, which hampered the EV industry progress and resulted in millions of tons of CO2 emissions that could be avoided if the technology was used properly. Does intellectual property protection really benefit all of us? Now, mistakes in the IP use can lead to grave consequences. Nevertheless, proper protection brings great benefits not only to the inventors themselves, but also to the users, as the example of modern banknotes shows. In the world of banknote printing, where forged bills can erode public trust and destabilize economies, intellectual property acts as a crucial line of defense against counterfeiters. One of the industry's most prominent players, French security printer Oberthur Fiduciaire, is an excellent example of the efforts in this field: the company invests heavily in research and development, constantly innovating security features like intricate microprinting patterns or embedded holograms. Expanding the IP base in this industry requires a lot of effort and money, and sometimes comes from synergy of two, like the French printer's recent acquisition of a stake in micro-optical security solutions provider Rolling Optics. The cooperation of two innovators has already resulted in Anima , a high-tech micro-lenses security thread that is complex, yet easy to authenticate by the end user. The company's other patented product offers an even better example of the profit-for-everyone concept. Bioguard , an anti-pathogen technology for various items by Oberthur Fiduciaire, protects health of millions of users around the world, and is intentionally kept affordable for other producers to ensure that it is targeted for everyone's benefit. Does Oberthur Fiduciaire (and other banknote printers) really need to try its hardest? In fact, yes – and the Superdollar crisis of the early 2000s serves as a stark example of this. While the Superdollars, that is, the US dollar fakes, were initially considered some of the most sophisticated counterfeit notes ever produced, their relatively low-tech security features ultimately contributed to their downfall. Unlike modern banknotes, which often incorporate advanced security features, the Superdollars relied on more traditional techniques, such as offset printing and the use of medium-quality paper. This lower quality ultimately helped the security forces identify all the forged bills – which wouldn't be possible if the genuine bills were simpler and the technology of their production wasn't strictly protected from criminals. How protected inventions help shape the modern world Oberthur Fiduciaire and other positive examples of civilized IP use demonstrate the importance of the concept to everyone – and our next case shows how proper patent handling helped offer a stable and reliable WiFi technology for everyone. In the 1990s, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) started developing a new technology for enabling wireless communication among computers. The concept was to create a way that could facilitate smooth communication among devices without requiring physical connection. Following extensive research and development, CSIRO submitted a patent application for the technology in 1996. The patent laid the foundation for modern WiFi connection and ultimately transformed how we communicate and obtain information – but the development wasn't as smooth as one may imagine. During the early 2000s, SET and Symbol Technologies claimed ownership of patents related to different facets of the wireless connection. This caused a sequence of legal disputes that jeopardized the overall progress of the wireless data transfer, but, in spite of these challenges, the genuine standard still laid the basis for modern WiFi. In no small part, this was due to the efforts of CSIRO and their co-researchers at Bell Labs, who protected their patents vigorously and, eventually, ensured that WiFi remained unrestricted and could be used by millions of users across the globe to access information and stay connected. Outlook for the future Essentially, intellectual property is an indispensable companion of human progress that follows us from the time of ancient Greece to the present day. The concept serves as the invisible engine driving innovation in our everyday lives, and safeguards the ideas and designs that shape the world. By incentivizing creators and fostering healthy competition, strong IP rights ultimately benefit consumers with a wider variety of high-quality goods and services. At that, the landscape of IP is constantly evolving. As technology races forward, with artificial intelligence playing a growing role in design and the digital realm presenting unique challenges, we must ask ourselves: how will the industry adapt to these new realities? In addition, there is the problem of protection of the invention process itself: many technological innovations, for instance, are based on mathematics, but mathematical calculations are not protected by patents. Not only this opens the door to thousands of new inventors, but also inspires patent trolls who want to misappropriate the fruits of others' intellectual labor. These issues show that the search for a perfect IP protection concept must go on, and finding the right balance between protecting creators and fostering the potential of new technologies will be crucial for shaping a future filled with groundbreaking advancements.
Forbes
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
3 Ways EQ Can Help You Improve Your Self-Discipline
Through consistent use of emotional intelligence (EQ) strategies, you can grow your discipline. Honoré de Balzac is undoubtedly one of the greatest French writers of all time. But that wasn't always the case. You might even say he started out 'bad' at writing. Only through an absurd degree of discipline over the course of ten years did he transform into one of the greats. From the age of 20 to 30, he chained himself to his desk, wore monks' robes while writing, and refused to eat because he believed digestion would disturb his writing process. Finally, at the age of 31, he achieved his first commercial success—La Peau de chagrin (The Wild Donkey's Skin). Following this success, he only worked harder and harder. He spent the next 20 years writing and drinking gallons and gallons of coffee (often getting just two hours of sleep). In twenty years, he produced 90 literary novels, including his magnum opus series, La Comédie humaine, which included 48 volumes and 3500 unique characters (a cast only rivaled by the likes of Shakespeare and Dickens). To be clear, the point of this article is not to talk about how to overwork yourself like Balzac. Rather, the idea is to show how much you can accomplish through consistent self-discipline, and how emotional intelligence (EQ) strategies can help you grow your discipline. America has an unhealthy obsession with the idea of geniuses. We love to attribute success to raw talent, even though most success stories highlight the exact opposite. Just look at Balzac chaining himself to his desk, or Kobe Bryant, who didn't score a single point for an entire basketball season when he was 11. Or one of my personal favorites being the baseball player Manny Ramirez, who would get labeled as a 'lazy hitting freak' for his nonchalant confidence on the field, but was known by his teammates to practice hitting every day until a literal pool of sweat collected at his feet. Talent is your natural ability to acquire skill. Skill is your ability to do something. If you're a talented writer, you might not need ten years of furious, non-stop writing to arrive at your first commercial success. Instead, you might be more like Mary Shelley and write Frankenstein at the age of 19. Talented people need to work to acquire skills, too. They just get further faster. For this reason, a less talented person can still catch up; it just takes time and effort. As Stephen King famously said, 'Talent is cheaper than table salt.' Very talented person vs. average talent person. Both arrive at the same skill level, it just takes ... More one person longer. In a world designed to steal your attention (we literally call it this era the attention economy), being thoughtful about your attention is an advantage. Here are three EQ strategies you can use to grow your self-discipline. The best metaphor I've heard for the struggle of getting started is from neuroscientist Andrew Huberman. He says, "There is a gate of entry. You have to wade through some sewage before you can swim in clear water.' The reason it feels that way is that when you sit down to focus, 'the brain circuits that turn on first are from the stress system. You feel agitated, and your mind's jumping all over the place—that is just a gate. You have to pass through that gate to get to the focus component.' The EQ Takeaway: Being able to recognize and push through that initial moment is a matter of emotional intelligence. That's why this simplification strategy from Dr. Becky Kennedy works so well. When you struggle to get started, just keep breaking your starting point down into smaller and smaller units. This will help you get through that sewage. To (over)extend the metaphor, it's like focusing on each step through the sewage until you suddenly find yourself out in the open water. If Kennedy is writing an article, for example, and she's struggling to get started, she says. 'It just means the first step isn't small enough.' So she goes smaller: A page, a paragraph, even a word. Of course, once she cracks that starting point, it's game on. Small wins are like those little accelerators on a hot wheel track. They keep you moving toward goals by refreshing you with positive emotions and reinforcing your habits. Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgård has to be one of the most prolific writers of our time. He's written 16 books and is currently writing one book per year. And they aren't little books either. His most recent, The Wolves of Eternity, was over 800 pages. To write at this extreme pace, he relies on a simple system. He writes three new pages every day and sends them to his editor. 'I needed help,' Knausgård explained. 'I still need a lot of help. I send my manuscript to my editor at the end of every day, and he replies every morning.' The EQ Takeaway: Researchers Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer looked at 12,000 diary entries across 238 employees and found that those who made even very minor progress on meaningful work sparked profound improvements in their 'inner work life,' which includes their daily emotions, perceptions, and motivations. Taking even a tiny amount of time to engage in something meaningful will improve your inner life and build your motivation for future effort. As James Clear made famous in his book Atomic Habits, it's the consistent daily actions that multiply into something much bigger. Just a fraction of a percent improvement each day leads to massive long-term gains. Pacing yourself includes knowing when to stop for the day, week, or month. Balzac tragically worked himself to death at just 51 years old, his lack of sleep exhausting him. At 60% effort, he could have worked for another 20-30 years, lived a better life, and written significantly more. While this is a very extreme example, it applies to everything in life. You need sufficient time to recharge your battery, or else you're working at the detriment of your health. Runners, lifters, and athletes all know how important it is to take 'true rest days' where you devote yourself to rest and recovery. The same is true of all disciplines. The EQ Takeaway: Follow what I call 'The Hemingway Rule.' Whenever Hemingway was working on a story or a novel, he'd always try to stop while he still knew where he wanted to go with his writing. That way, he could pick up his pen the next day and jump right in. He'd even try to stop mid-sentence sometimes. By stopping when you know you have more in the tank, you can save a lot for the next day or the next week. Often, that's more valuable than forcing yourself to continue, then waking up running on fumes. Kevin Kruse is the Founder + CEO of LEADx, an emotional intelligence training company. Kevin is also a New York Times bestselling author. His latest book is Emotional Intelligence: 52 Strategies to Build Strong Relationships, Increase Resilience, and Achieve Your Goals.
Local France
17-02-2025
- Politics
- Local France
French history: Did Napoleon really say 'who saves his country is above the law'?
But did Napoleon actually say this? First of all he would have said it in French, despite this not actually being his first language (Napoleon grew up on the island of Corsica which was only ceded to France in the year of his birth. He grew up speaking the Corsican dialect of Italian and only learned French when he moved to the mainland at the age of around 10. He reportedly retained a Corsican accent all his life and had difficulty with French spelling). The most commonly cited French version of the quote is Celui qui sauve sa patrie ne viole aucune loi - He who saves his country, breaks no law. Did he really say it? Napoleon was a quotable kind of guy - bon mots attributed to him include 'never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake', 'history is a set of lies agreed upon' and 'impossible is not French'. However several of 'his' most famous sayings have been disputed, or at least have a slightly difference sense when placed within their historical context. The 'who saves his country is above the law' phrase first appeared in the book Maximes et pensées de Napoléon (Napoleon's mottos and thoughts) by the writer Honoré de Balzac, published in 1833. Balzac does not cite any source, although he was apparently in correspondence with Napoleon's niece after the emperor's death - the writer and the emperor were contemporaries but never met. The book falls some way short of being a ringing endorsement of Napoleon, with the book blurb noting that many of the emperor's sayings "appear Machiavellian, cruel and false" and that the book is "above all the code of threatened powers" adding that despite this, Napoleon is still worth studying. Would he have said it? If we can't say for certain whether Napoleon actually said this, it's probably hung around because it does fit with his known philosophy on several topics, and some of his better sourced quotes on government and democracy. Politically speaking, Napoleon had quite a journey - he began as a supporter of the Revolution who was invited to take power and created a legal code (the Code Napoléon) that forms the basis of much of modern France's system of law and administration. However he then declared himself emperor for life, became an absolute ruler and began parachuting his family and friends into key positions (such as making his brother Joseph King of Spain). It's for this reason he has a complicated legacy in modern France - while many people admire his long-lasting legacy in things like the creation of the lycée schooling system, the legal code and public exams to enter the civil service (to name just a few), on the other side of the coin there is the relentless wars, the riding roughshod over democracy and the reintroduction of slavery. Is the quote famous in France? It's not one of Napoleon's better known ones. Of all the things that he is supposed to have said 'impossible is not French' is the one that resonates the most, being repacked as a political slogan and advertising campaign several times. Describing oneself as above the law is unlikely to be picked as a motto by most modern French politicians. Perhaps the best-known modern fan of the phrase is the Norwegian neo-Nazi terrorist Anders Behring Breivik. He quoted it in the 3,000 page manifesto that he created before killing 69 people at a youth camp on the island of Utoya in 2011. What happened to Napoleon again? Napoleon may have considered himself above the law, but that does not mean that he escaped the consequences of his actions. He was eventually defeated in battle and forced to abdicate, then exiled to the Mediterranean island of Elba. He escaped from there and raised an army, but was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by a combined European force. He was exiled again, this time to the remote island of Saint Helena in the south Atlantic. After six years on the island he died, probably from stomach cancer.
