Importance of Marine Industry Markets to National Economies

There have been few attempts to measure the markets for marine industries and their economic importance to nations. One of the problems is that of definition - what precisely constitutes a marine industry? Segmentation of the markets may be of use to researchers in other countries. Research was carried out on the UK economy in 1996 using 1994 statistics. This shows that although the marine industries are not independent of each other, the summed total of turnovers are of the order of £46 billion (US$74bn). Jobs created, both direct and indirect are calculated at 782,000 (or 3.6% of total UK employment). The value added to the economy is estimated at £27.5 billion (US$44bn), that is 4.7% of UK GDP. Identified exports exceed £12 billion (US$19bn) which equates to 9% of UK exports. Five markets account for 94% of the summed turnover of the UK marine Industries. These are oil and gas, leisure, shipping, defence, fish, insurance, submarine telecoms. Marine related activity of government departments totals some £6.1 billion (US$9.8bn), that is 13% of the above, and generates over 83,000 jobs. The GDP of the UK marine industries are 68% greater than the electricity, gas and water supply industries (£15.4 bn) 55% greater than the manufacture of food and beverages (GDP £16.7 bn) nearly twice that of the financial companies and institutions (GDP £13.2 bn).

Cockery Laws...abit copied...but its really good

1. Hot vessel looks exactly same as cold vessel.
2. Phones received outside the kitchen generates unexpected results inside the kitchen.
3. Fire alarms are more efficient while cooking Methi Paranthas.
4. Handle with care or Handle the "handle" with care.
5. Any instrument when dropped will roll into the least accessible corner.
6. When all else fails, read the instructions.
7. Food that tastes the best has the highest number of calories.
8. To err is human, but to really screw things up requires an oven.
9. Procrastination leads to overflowing sinks.
10. Never be surprised when you cook good food.
11. Circumstances can force a generalized incompetent to become competent, at least in a specialized field.
12. Shouting loudly doesn't improve the taste.
13. Never say "oops" loudly in the kitchen if you have invited someone for a dinner.
14. There is always an easier way that you don’t know.
15. If the probability of success is not almost one, then it is damn near zero.
16. All grocery estimates tends to result in unscheduled visits to grocery stores
17. The time you take to cook last item is equal to the time it takes other item to get cold particularly one which you must serve hot.
18. Some of it plus the rest of it is all of it.
19. Less is more.
20. Standard deviation is high.
21. Whenever u cook for 2 people, there will be four guests.

Role of the Market

"We can make market forces work better for the poor if we can develop a more creative capitalism -- if we can stretch the reach of market forces so that more people can make a profit, or at least earn a living, serving people who are suffering from the great inequities. We also can press governments around the world to spend taxpayer money in ways that better reflect the values of the people who pay the taxes. 

"If we can find approaches that meet the needs of the poor in ways that generate profits for business and votes for politicians, we will have found a sustainable way to reduce inequity in the world. Now, this task is open-ended. It can never be finished. But a conscious effort to answer this challenge can change the world."

Words by B.V. Doshi

There are very few people you find anywhere who will talk about matter in spiritual terms. Nothingness matter to him. Silence matter to him. The enigma of light matter to him. So those are not normal discourses. BUt these were the ones which we like then you talked about it. and when somebody understands these, he can not be an ordinary person; he had to be highly cultivated soul whom we called Guru/ Yogi. and that is why I think for us he was from here. I have a feeling that he was really reaching spiritual recognition /understanding.

In INDIA we always say that nobody dies they go for the next world. It s a transition. The body dies, the soul doesnt die. The consciousness doesnt die. have reached the stage of superconsciouness where for him everything is alive, everything is in the stage of transformation. you were waiting for him to come back. he has not come back yet. but he was there watching, blessing and wishing. 
If you will go in silence you will hear him.