Beauty of Mathematics !!!!!!!

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

Brilliant, isn't it?

And look at this symmetry:

1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321

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Vijayashankar

Law of Leadership: PLAN AHEAD

This law emphasizes that leaders must be able to see the trip ahead, chart a plan to get to the destination, and remain focused on the vision.

A leader is like a navigator who starts with a vision, and then knows what it takes to reach that vision, who they will need on the team, and what obstacles to anticipate and overcome. The leader is the one who sees farthest into the future, making him the best person to guide his followers.

John Maxwell developed a strategy that he has used repeatedly in his leadership–PLAN AHEAD.

• P: Predetermine a course of action.
• L: Lay out your goals.
• A: Adjust your  priorities.
• N: Notify key personnel.
• A: Allow time for acceptance.
• H: Head into action.
• E: Expect problems.
• A: Always point to the successes.
• D: Daily review your plan.

The secret of this law is preparation. When you over-prepared, you convey confidence and trust in people, lack of preparation has the opposite effect.

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There is nothing like ones own intuition combined with practical intelligence.

If you are prepared for it, you are going to achieve something!

Never plan when nothing is in hand!

What is FIX protocol?

Techie stuff... but relevant

I was browsing the net, for the Financial Transaction Exchanges during 2008, and had saved a page about FIX Protocol.

Very interesting.

The Financial Information Exchange protocol (FIX) is an open specification intended to streamline electronic communications in the financial securities industry. FIX supports multiple formats and types of communications between financial entities including email, texting, trade allocation, order submissions, order changes, execution reporting and advertisements.

FIX is employed by numerous financial vendors and has emerged as the favored specification among trading partners. The concept originated in 1992 when several brokers expressed interest in using the fledgling Internet to improve the speed, volume and efficiency of their trading activities.

FIX is vendor-neutral and can improve business flow by:

• Minimizing the number of redundant and unnecessary messages.
• Enhancing the client base.
• Reducing time spent in voice-based telephone conversations.
• Reducing the need for paper-based messages, transaction and documentation.

The FIX protocol issession- and application- based and is used mostly in business-to-business transactions. (A similar protocol, OFX (Open Financial Exchange) is query-based and intended mainly for retail transactions.) FIX compatible with nearly all commonly used networking technologies.

FIX is owned and maintained by FIX Protocol, Ltd.

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Don't ask me about this picture and the relation to FIX Protocol.



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Vijayashankar