Computer Vision Syndrome

You work for more than 5hours in front of computer? You have burning sensation in eyes? Eye pain or headache? Difficulty in focusing? Then it could be "Computer Vision Syndrome" which happens due to constant refocusing of eyes when working in front of a computer. 

An anti-reflective coating (AR Coat/Anti-Glare) on the lenses of glasses will reduce the glare coming at you and from behind you that causes eyestrain. Proper lighting should be there in your work place. Glare is created by reflections from the computer screen, bright light coming in from outside, and bright light inside. Lighting used in most offices are more than that required for working in front of computers. Using fewer light bulbs or florescent bulbs or use lower intensity bulbs can reduce glare caused by overhead lighting. 

Look away from the computer screen every 20 minutes and focus on a distant object for sometime or get up and take a short walk. Take a small break and wash your eyes with clean cold water every two hours to reduce eyestrain.  Staring at the computer reduces the blink rate, about 5 times less than normal which causes dryness in eyes. Taking frequent breaks allows normal blinking and better wetting of the eyes. Office buildings tend to be dry environments that also reduce tearing. Artificial tears or eye drops will help reduce dryness. Modify your work area, monitor and chair height for proper posture to avoid head, neck, shoulder and neck pain. Place your monitor directly in front of you, not off to one side. It should be about 20 to 26 inches away from you. Make sure your monitor is just right for you, not too high and not too low. Adjust the contrast between the background and the characters on the screen by adjusting the brightness on your computer screen.

If you are having any of the above problems see your eye doctor immediately.

New symbol for rupee

The Indian Rupee has joined the elite club of currencies like US Dollar, British Pound, Japanese Yen and the Euro, which are the only other four currencies in the world to have a distinct symbol. The Rupee symbol is a blend of the Devanagri 'Ra' and Roman 'R' and is meant to provide a distinctive character and identity to the currency.

Image via Wikipedia

Download the font for new Indian rupee symbol from the following link. 

http://blog.foradian.com/font-with-indian-rupee-symbol-download-and-us

Football Mania

I was in Delhi when the world cup football started. It was for an on-site work at Delhi International Airport. There were no signs of people having any enthusiasm about Football. Half a way into the matches, still people were not ready to leave the workplace. I struggled little bit to get out from there and reach the hotel room to watch the matches.

Coming back to my native the scenario was different. I reached back around the end of the group games. There were flags and banners on the roads supporting all the major teams. The places were temporarily renamed as Argentina Junction, Brazil Nagar etc. Football grounds were named as Spainfield, Samba Ground etc. There were huge cutouts of players like Messi, Kakka and Rooney. Flex boards supporting various teams was there everywhere. Sentences challenging other teams or players of other team were on the flex boards. Its heard that flex board business in malabar area in this season has gone to many lakhs. There were huge screens showing football matches in several locations in Kozhikode like Kuttichira, Puthiyapaalam and so on. Even some of the movie theaters in malabar were showing football matches.

The heights of football interest can be heard more than seen. Every home will shout its own football interest. We can hear "Tsaminamina eh eh Waka Waka eh eh" from everywhere. Personal interest can also be measured from mobile ringtones. Waka Waka has got into mobile callertunes and ringtones all over kerala. We can even see football maniacs with tattoos of flags on body, face etc and hair colored.

Other than Kerala, states like Goa and West Bengal only have little enthusiasm towards football. Rest of the country is still stuck on Cricket. In a country with a population more than 100 crores we are good only in cricket. We have only one medal in Olympics. So i am going to say the reason for it which everybody knows. The main reason is that only cricket is celebrated in this country. Secondarily in India sports and games are not taken as a carrier. Government dont have any programmes to promote sports and games. Only thing they are doing is giving jobs in sport quota. I believe this is another reason of our sports and games to become this much weak. Once a sportsman get a job, he forgets about sports and games. No more effort put in that and they get busy in job and family matters. What can be done to improve this? You people suggest...

I am asking a question which every football fan in India have in their mind. "WHEN WILL INDIA PLAY WORLD CUP FOOTBALL?" My target is 2022. Team India :-)