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8 Famous Nonviolent Leaders (Other Than Gandhi) Posted: 03 Nov 2013 09:33 PM PST Nonviolence has always been looked upon as idealist fantasy and it has been said that it just can’t work. But over and over again people have come out and shown the power of peaceful protests. The truth is that violence is not a necessity for revolution. Unity wins over every enemy no matter how powerful and violent it might be. Mahatma Gandhi has become the face of nonviolence but there have been other great men and women who have used peaceful means to protest against injustice and inequality. Here are 8 such great nonviolent leaders who chose nonviolence over violence. 8. Henry David Thoreau: Henry David Thoreau was an American intellectual, philosopher, poet and author. He wrote the essay, “Civil Disobedience” in 1849 in which he stated that if the government is unjust and partial and doesn’t care about the people then the people have no reason to follow its laws. He advocated nonviolent civil disobedience and participated in once such protest by not paying his taxes which he thought were unjust. He went to jail for this disobedience. 7. Bob Marley: Bob Marley was not just a great singer and songwriter but he also was a very spiritual and religious man who believed in nonviolence and peaceful protests. All his life he protested against the black man’s oppression by the other races. He was against apartheid and supported equality of all. He performed a show after having been shot the day before saying that when the people he sings against don’t take a break then how could he. 6. John Lennon: John Lennon was another great musician who was all for peace and freedom and believed in nonviolent protests. When he married Yoko Ono, instead of going on a honeymoon they had a “Bed-In” in the presidential suite of Hilton hotel in Amsterdam to protest against the Vietnam War. John Lennon continued to protest peacefully against war till the day he died. He was shot by Mark David Chapman on 8 December 1980. 5. Cesar Chavez: Cesar Chavez was an American of Mexican descent who protested for better rights for farm workers in America. He formed the National Farm Workers Association which was later changed to United Farm Workers Union of UFW. He believed in aggressive but nonviolent tactics which gave him a moral edge in his struggle. In 1970′s the farm owners of America were forced to recognize UFW as the union for farm workers. 4. Betty Williams: Betty Williams is an Irish peace activist who came into public light when in 1976 she witnessed the death of three children when they were hit by a car driven by Danny Lennon who was a fugitive and member of the Irish Republican Army. In two days she obtained 6000 signatures on a petition for peace. She and Mairead Corrigan, the aunt of the dead children, organized a 10,000 strong march to the graves of the children. They were attacked by the IRA. The two women organized another march next week and were 35,000 strong. The two women shared the Novel Peace Prize of 1976. 3. Dalai Lama: His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the religious and spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists and he’s been protesting against the occupation of Tibet by the Chinese for all his life now. He had to run away from Tibet when China invaded and had to seek asylum in Dharamsala, India. He’s traveled the world to raise awareness about Tibet and also to preach peace, happiness, compassion, love and nonviolence to the world. 2. Nelson Mandela: Nelson Mandela is one of the notable nonviolent leaders that brought South Africa out of apartheid with peaceful nonviolent protests. He spent most of his life in jail and continued to protest against the oppression of blacks by the whites. He has suffered greatly and quietly for many years for the cause of equality and freedom. He later became the first black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Mandela’s peaceful tactics were responsible not only to bring ANC into power but to unite the two races of the country during his rule as president. 1. Martin Luther King Jr.: Martin Luther King Jr. is the most recognizable nonviolent leader along with Mandela and Gandhi. He used nonviolent civil disobedience to fight against the segregation policy of America against blacks. He proposed equality of both the races and used peaceful marches and speeches to raise awareness and build pressure on the government to change the way things were. His “I have a dream” speech has become iconic and inspired millions of people around the world, irrespective of their race and color. The post 8 Famous Nonviolent Leaders (Other Than Gandhi) appeared first on TopYaps.

8 Latest Tech Trends To Keep Up With Posted: 03 Nov 2013 09:23 PM PST Do you remember how we lived 10 years ago? No Facebook, no twitter, no clouds, no smart phones, no tablets. How did we live back then? It’s hard to imagine living without the technology we use today and this is the result of the rapid pace at which technology is developing. With such a rate of development it becomes important to stay on top of the latest technology trends. Gartner Inc. just came out with a list of technology trends to stay on top of for 2014. Here are 8 of the latest tech trends that you need to keep an eye on for the coming year. 8. Mobile Device Diversity: The diversity of mobile devices is increasing rapidly with so many new devices being launched all the time. This diversity is going to cause a problem in the next few years as it will get harder and harder to manage the workforce with BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) programs. To ensure compatibility and security, companies will have to enforce stricter rules as to what devices their employees can use. 7. Mobile Apps: Mobile apps will continue to grow and developers will need to focus on delivering a richer experience to the user by improving the interface and using new ways to connect such as voice and video. Improvements in JavaScript performance and browser speeds will allow for developers to find exciting new apps to the users. 6. Expansion of the Internet: The internet of things is going to become the internet of everything. The internet is expanding into other products such as televisions and cars and these manufacturers need to find a way to utilize this opportunity to the best of their ability. Gartner predicts that four usage models of manage, monetize, operate and extend, will need to be used by vendors. 5. Expanding Clouds: The cloud services will also continue to expand and a hybrid cloud service will emerge which combines the personal cloud with private cloud services. The IT sector will have to evolve as a cloud service broker. The architecture of the cloud/client service will also need to be improved and managed better. Bandwidth management and decrease in computing and storage footprint for clients will be considered valuable. Server side storage and computing capabilities will also need to be improved. 4. Personal Cloud: The personal cloud will become more important and devices will be able to offload some of their burden on to the cloud. The device specifications won’t matter as much as the cloud capabilities provided by the service provider to the personal cloud users. This will also help the user to own multiple devices and use them with a personal cloud. 3. Software Defined Anything: SDx is a term for software defined anything. Software defined networks will make the network abstract just as server virtualization has done for the servers. Software defined storage will be the next logical step in managing resources in the ever growing world of data. Cloud services will lead to the development of software defined anything. It will also help in developing a Web Scale IT service platform. 2. 3-D Printing: 3-D printing is growing rapidly and projected to grow at 75% next year and 200% by 2015. It allows for short run manufacturing and streamlined prototypes. Designs can be improved and products can be developed and delivered more cost effectively. 3-D printing is real and viable and it is about to change the whole manufacturing sector. The growth will be led by consumer hype that the companies can’t ignore. 1. Smart Machines: Smart machines will get better and more user products will get smarter. It is predicted to be one of the most disruptive era in the history of IT. We will see an increase in contextually aware, intelligent devices that will be sued as personal assistants, smart advisers such as the IBM Watson, advancement of the global industrial system etc. Vehicles will get smarter and we will see autonomous vehicles emerging. These smart machines will lead to an increase in the overall market and strengthen the consumer culture once enterprise buying commences in earnest. The post 8 Latest Tech Trends To Keep Up With appeared first on TopYaps.

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