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As we progress into the last quarter of 2010, I want to thank all of you for your educational e-mails over the past 11 months. I am totally screwed up now and have little chance of recovery.
I no longer open a bathroom door without using a paper towel, or have the waitress put lemon slices in my ice water without worrying about the bacteria on the lemon peel.
I can't use the remote in a hotel room because I don't know what the last person was doing while flipping through the adult movie channels.
I can't sit down on the hotel bedspread because I can only imagine what has happened on it since it was last washed.
I have trouble shaking hands with someone who has been driving because the number one pastime while driving alone is picking one's nose.
Eating a little snack sends me on a guilt trip because I can only imagine how many gallons of trans fats I have consumed over the years.
I can't touch any woman's purse for fear she has placed it on the floor of a public bathroom.
I MUST SEND MY SPECIAL THANKS to whoever sent me the one about rat poop in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet sponge with every envelope that needs sealing.
ALSO, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.
I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny Brown) who is about to die for the 1,387,258th time.
I no longer have any money, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail program.
I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out for me, and St. Theresa's Novena has granted my every wish.
I can't have a drink in a bar because I'll wake up in a bathtub full of ice with my kidneys gone.
I can't eat at KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes, feet or feathers.
I can't use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day.
THANKS TO YOU I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.
BECAUSE OF YOUR CONCERN, I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains.
I no longer buy gas without taking someone along to watch the car so a serial killer doesn't crawl in my back seat when I'm filling up.
I no longer drink Pepsi or Fanta since the people who make these products are atheists who refuse to put 'Under God' on their cans.
I no longer use Cling Wrap in the microwave because it causes seven different types of cancer.
AND THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW I can't boil a cup of water in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face. Disfiguring me for life.
I no longer go to the movies because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS when I sit down.
I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.
I no longer receive packages from UPS or Fed Ex since they are actually Al Qaeda agents in disguise.
And I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica , Uganda , Singapore , and Uzbekistan .
I no longer buy cookies from Neiman-Marcus since I now have their recipe.
THANKS TO YOU I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big black snake could be lurking under the seat and cause me instant death when it bites my butt.
AND THANKS TO YOUR GREAT ADVICE I can't ever pick up 5.00 coin dropped in the parking lot because it probably was placed there by a sex molester waiting to grab me as I bend over.
I no longer drive my car because buying gas from some companies supports Al Qaeda, and buying gas from all the others supports South American dictators.
I can't do any gardening because I'm afraid I'll get bitten by the Violin Spider and my hand will fall off.
If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 70 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, and the fleas from 120 camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy hump. I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's best friend's beautician . . .
A German scientist from Argentina , after a lengthy study, has discovered that people with insufficient brain activity read their e-mail with their hand on the mouse.
Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late.
P. S.: I now keep my toothbrush in the living room, because I was told by e-mail that water splashes over 6 ft. out of the toilet.
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Murdered Indian student's father lauds UK judicial systemLondon (PTI): The family of Indian student Samrajya Jyothirmai Vempala, who was battered to death in Birmingham on May 6, has praised the UK judicial system for the pace at which the killer was brought to justice. Vempala was beaten with a 5kg iron dumb bell bar at her home by fellow Indian student Nagaraja Kumar Nalluri, when she did not respond to his claims of being in love with her. Nalluri was sentenced to life imprisonment last week, and was ordered to serve a minimum of 25 years in jail before being considered for parole. Vempala's family, who travelled from Vijaywada and sat through court proceedings at the Birmingham Crown Court, praised the British judicial system for the speed at which Nalluri was convicted and sentenced. Vempala's father, Saibabu, said he sent her to the UK for studies, but "I never imagined that her dead body would be returning home". Detective Chief Insp Rick Burgess, who led the case, said, "The victim's father commented to us about how much faith he had in the British justice system and how he felt justice had been done in a timely manner." "It was very difficult for Jyothi's parents to have to sit in court and listen to the details of a very brutal and callous assault on their daughter," Burgess added. Both Vempala, 23, and Nalluri were students at the Wolverhampton University. Jyothirmai was enrolled on a postgraduate degree in Health Sciences while Nalluri, who had trained with her in India, was also enrolled at the same university.
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LONDON: Two NRI journalists are among several other professionals of Indian origin to have been included in the Queens New Year honours list announced on Wednesday.
Anita Kumari Bhalla, editor of Public Space Broadcasting BBC, has been honoured with an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to broadcasting in Britain. Lakhbir Kaur has also been awarded an OBE for services in Asian broadcasting and to the Media.
NRIs Tarun Kapur, executive head teacher Ashton-on-Mersey and Broadoak Schools, Trafford and Indarjit Singh, director of the network of sikh organizations (UK) and a familiar voice on BBC Radio 4 today programmes Thought for the Day slot received the Commander of the British Empire (CBE).
Other OBE awardees include Kuldip Kaur Bharj, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery and Lead Midwife for Educ, School of Healthcare, Leeds University and Uday Kumar Dholakia for services to business and to the community in Leicestershire. Asha Khemka, Principal and Chief executive, West Nottinghamshire College and Kumar Muthalagappan, managing director of the Pearl Hotels and Restaurants Group have also been awarded OBEs.
Individuals of Indian origin honoured with the Member of the British Empire (MBE) are Chitra Bharucha for services to the Animal Feed industry, General Medical Practitioner Parvin Bhatia, founder of Wick Surgical Courses Pradip Kumar Datta, Prof Jagdish Dave, Surinder Singh Jolly, Ranjula Madhani and Narendra Mehta.
The OBE for military personnel included Col Rakesh Kumar Bhabutta.
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trying my hands on blogging first time.. would like to share my views about life in uk especially student life.. Reviews(0) - Add Review
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Children born into low-income families in UK and the US in the early years of the twenty-first century are at a disadvantage when they start school, according to new research by Elizabeth Washbrook and Jane Waldfogel from the University's Centre for Market and Public Organisation.
According to the study, children from low-income backgrounds are raised in environments that fail to promote their cognitive, social and health development adequately and, as a result, they are more likely to begin school with deficits in their learning ability and social behaviour.
The key findings of the research are that:
The poorest fifth of children in the UK are equally as disadvantaged as their US counterparts when they start school
Low-quality parenting can determine the 'school readiness' of children from low-income backgrounds in the United States
Higher-income mothers interact more positively with their children when the children are as young as nine months old
The study analyses data on around 19,000 children born in the UK in 2000 (the Millennium Cohort Study) and parallel data on around 10,000 children born in the United States in 2001 (the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Birth Cohort). The children in both studies were followed from the age of nine months onwards, and completed tests in language, literacy and mathematics skills at ages three, four or five.
The research reveals that there are sizeable gaps in children's cognitive 'school readiness', and that the gaps are of comparable magnitude in the UK and the US. The poorest fifth of children in both countries score on average in the 32nd to 35th percentile across the tests but there are differences between the two countries in the relationship between income and cognitive outcomes among better-off families. The gap between the bottom fifth and the middle fifth is smaller in the United States, while the difference between the middle and the richest fifth is much larger.
So, although the UK appears to be relatively successful in promoting equality among children in families with incomes above a moderate level, the poorest 20 per cent are equally as disadvantaged, in relative terms, as the equivalent American children.
Further analysis of the American children suggests that differences in the parenting of low and higher-income children are key to understanding the income-related gaps in children's cognitive test scores.
The research also shows that higher-income mothers interact more positively with their children when they are as young as nine months old, show greater sensitivity to their needs, are less intrusive and provide more cognitive stimulation. These types of behaviours are then strongly related to children's performance at the time of entry to school, and in particular to language development.
The study also finds evidence that participation in Head Start (an education programme targeted at low-income children) boosts the performance of the most disadvantaged children, and so reduces the gaps to some extent.
(Source: University of Bristol: January 2009)
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The next step in the Scottish Government's campaign to improve adult literacy and numeracy will be launched next month, when a national survey will be conducted to measure adult literacy and numeracy levels.
This latest move will establish the current general levels of the population - a baseline against which to measure the success of future initiatives to improve literacy and numeracy in Scotland. It will also provide the information required to measure progress on the National Indictor 'to reduce the number of working age people with severe literacy and numeracy problems' (national indicator number 12).
The survey is the latest in package of measures to improve literacy and numeracy, including:
The development of Curriculum for Excellence, through which the Scottish Government is placing literacy and numeracy at the heart of education
Work to improve literacy and numeracy levels by raising awareness of the support available through the Big Plus campaign
Ensuring work-related training which includes literacy and numeracy is eligible for funding through Individual Learning Accounts
Allocating funding to local authorities for Adult Literacy and Numeracy provision as part of the local government finance settlement.
The Scottish Adult Literary and Numeracy Survey, to be conducted by a consortium led by the University of Glasgow, will help provide the necessary information to build on that work.
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The University of Texas at Dallas is the home for hundreds of Indians. The Indian Student Association represents each and everyone of us and strives to make us feel at home, miles away from home. The housing, facilities and the students here make you feel like you are still in India inspite of helping you appreciate the new world and lifestyle. The Indian Students Association is a non-profit socio-cultural organization. The ISA is strictly "Of the students, By the students and For the students". Amidst all the coursework, the ISA brings color and life into the students' lives through frequent social events and activities. Reviews(0) - Add Review
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The University of Texas at Dallas is the home for hundreds of Indians. The Indian Student Association represents each and everyone of us and strives to make us feel at home, miles away from home. The housing, facilities and the students here make you feel like you are still in India inspite of helping you appreciate the new world and lifestyle. The Indian Students Association is a non-profit socio-cultural organization. The ISA is strictly "Of the students, By the students and For the students". Amidst all the coursework, the ISA brings color and life into the students' lives through frequent social events and activities. Reviews(0) - Add Review
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Washington Nov. 4 . An annual survey by the Institute of International Education shows that there has been a "significant" drop in student admissions in American campuses from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt. But the shortfall has been made-up by students coming to the United States from countries such as South Korea and India. For the second year in a row, India is the leading country of origin for foreign students into the U.S., accounting for 13 per cent of the total foreign student population — 74,603 out of a total of 586,323. The report has shown an overall drop of about 10 per cent in student population coming from West Asian countries. The survey shows that in the last two years, the growth rate in enrolment of foreign students dropped from 6.4 per cent to 0.6 per cent, with the largest number of foreign students from India and China. The foreign student population from other countries included South Korea, Hong Kong, Mexico, Kenya and Canada. There was a significant drop in students coming from South East Asia with Thailand accounting for a 14 per cent drop followed by Malaysia and Indonesia. The IIE president, Allan Goodman, has said that the data shows that the U.S. still remains the number one destination of foreign students in spite of individual "horror stories" of long visa lines and brusque consular officers.A recent online survey of the International Educational Professionals has shown that nearly 60 per cent of the respondents have cited the new visa application process for the decline in foreign student enrolment and another 21 per cent cited financial reasons as the primary difficulty. But not many experts agree with the positive assessment of the IIE and see a decline in future enrolments which is bound to have an impact on the local economies. It is pointed out that the American economy takes in about $13 billion from foreign students by way of fees, room and board and other spending; and in some large states such as California, the estimate has been that more is earned from foreign students than out of popular games such as baseball and football combined. The Open Doors survey of the IIE shows that enrolment from West Asian countries has dropped sharply — there is said to be a 10 per cent drop in the overall rate of countries in West Asia with Saudi Arabia, for instance, showing a sharp fall from 5579 students in American institutions in 2002 to 4175 this year. While part of the reason has been attributed to a decline in the economy of the Kingdom, a compounding factor may have been the perception of a Saudi student being "unwelcome" in this country, it is said. Non-profit groups that are involved in student exchanges are making the point that the policies of the U.S. Government have had the net effect of keeping the foreign students out — a worrisome trend that needs to be addressed now, it is argued. Reviews(1) - Add Review
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Chennai, Jan.8 India will soon allow overseas Indian professionals to practise in India, announced the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh. Addressing the inaugural of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas – 2009, the Prime Minister said that OCI (Overseas Indian Citizens) card holders who are qualified professionals — doctors, dentists, pharmacists, engineers, architects and chartered accountants — would be able to practise their professions here. The details of the scheme are being worked out. The decision follows the overwhelming response to the Overseas Indian Citizenship scheme announced in 2006. Dr Singh also launched the Global Indian Knowledge Network, a portal to connect people of Indian origin in a variety of disciplines to users here at the national, state and local levels. This is to facilitate knowledge transfer and act as a virtual think-tank on development, education and healthcare. Dr Singh lauded the role of people of Indian origin in supporting development here. The Indian community in the US had played a key role in lifting the restrictions to end India’s nuclear isolation. The role of the Indian origin communities is growing in shaping public policy and opinion across the world. Read Complete Article here http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/01/09/stories/2009010951081200.htm Reviews(0) - Add Review
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