A Nice Guy's Guide to Dating Success

Has it ever happened to you?  Have you ever had the experience of liking a woman, being a perfect gentleman, only to have her reject you in favor of someone else, who's possibly more handsome but who doesn't treat her right, or doesn't seem to care about her much at all?

“I Want to Save My People. That is the Purpose of My Life “ – Narayanan Krishnan (CNN Top 10 Hero 2010)

Just when we thought that there are no truly self-less people in the world anymore, people like Narayanan Krishnan appear once in a while to remind us of the true purpose of life. We may be busy chasing after money to fulfill daily needs and to make ends meet. Remember to set aside a tiny fraction of it to be given away to the poor and needy. Let's together make the world a better place.

You may have seen this video before but again it is always good to remind ourselves of the good and also unfortunate people out there. Let me know what you think after watching this video.

Check out Narayanan Krishnan H.E.L.P Trust here- http://www.akshayatrust.org

Handy Math Trick : Squaring two digit, complex numbers in your head

Answer this quick without using your calculator. What's 19²? The answer is 361. Did you managed to get that correctly or did you had to cheat?

There's a simple trick you can use to square complex, two digit numbers in your head. If you knew the trick, you'd answer the above math question as fast as me too.

Arithmetic doesn't always have to be done the way you were taught in school. Let's take another example. What is 27²?

If you were to use conventional method, you'd do 27x20 + 27x7 = 540 + 189 = 729. I bet it took some while to get that solution. Am I right?

But there's a much simpler and faster way. Try this. 30x 24 + 3².Since you probably know that 30x24 is 720 and 3² is 9, you would very quickly arrive to the solution of 729. Well, want to know the trick?

The rule is that if you want to square number X, first round it up to nearest multiple of 10. Let's call it (X + r). That will be your first operand. Then, round the same amount in the opposite direction. So, your second operand would be (X - r). So, the final solution to the math problem will be :

X² = (X + r)  x (X - r) + r²

where, r is the amount you rounded. So, r² will only be either one of these values : 1, 4, 9, 16, 25.

Explanation to the trick :
This trick works because...

(X + r)  x (X - r) + r² = X² +Xr - Xr -r² +r² = X²

Now, let me test you again. What's 33²? How much time did you took this time?

If you've got any other useful math tips, I'd love to hear it in the comments.

Put a smile on their faces

Have you ever thought of giving a gift that will bring not only bring smiles to your friends and loved ones but gives hope and life to a child, a mother or community in need? A simple gift from you will teach children how to read. A simple gift will help families to start a small business to support their children. A simple gift will help poverty-stricken families to have shelters. 

It is time to give back. Give a life-changing gift in the name of someone special.

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