Thursday, April 30, 2009
Old-school programming techniques you probably don't miss
Old-school programming techniques you probably don't miss: "11 skills and tactics that every programmer once needed to master ... and today can blissfully forget"
Amazon, Google, Intuit, Intel, Yahoo, Nvidia, Facebook, AMD, MySpace - Interview Questions
Salon.com Mobile: "1) You have 25 horses. What is the minimum number of races in which you can find the top three? In one race you can race five horses, and you don’t have a timer.
2) Determine whether the binary representation of a number is a palindrome or not. Code it on a white board.
3) Given a dictionary, with all possible anagrams of a word, how would you test it out and what is the data structure that you will use to construct it with design of the same?
4) You have two strings, each of which burns in exactly one hour, although not at a constant rate. How do you measure 45 minutes with only these two strings?
2) Determine whether the binary representation of a number is a palindrome or not. Code it on a white board.
3) Given a dictionary, with all possible anagrams of a word, how would you test it out and what is the data structure that you will use to construct it with design of the same?
4) You have two strings, each of which burns in exactly one hour, although not at a constant rate. How do you measure 45 minutes with only these two strings?
The best clips on the web on movie cameos
The best clips on the web on movie cameos | Film | guardian.co.uk: "Whether it's under the radar or stealing the lead actors' thunder, here's a celebration of the finest examples of the art of the guest appearance"
Stephen Fry's letter to his 16-year-old self
Stephen Fry's letter to his 16-year-old self | Media | The Guardian: "Just who was the young, arrogant and confused man to whom Stephen Fry recently felt compelled to write a long and heartfelt letter? Himself, 35 years ago"
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Daya Master & George Master call on Prabhakaran to surrender
களத்துமேடு: தயா மாஸ்டர், ஜோர்ச் மாஸ்டர் இருவரும் ஊடகங்களுக்கு வழங்கிய செவ்வி :: Taped statements a propaganda coup for Sri Lanka
A senior member of the Tamil Tigers who surrendered to Sri Lankan troops last week is urging the cornered rebels to lay down their arms.
Velayutham "Daya Master" Dayanithi said the Tamil rebels were using civilians as human shields and had fired at those who attempted to flee the war zone.
The "LTTE was keeping the Tamil people as hostages," he said, using the acronym for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels. "Nearly 200 civilians died due to LTTE fire. LTTE propaganda was that these people died because of military shelling."
The Tamil Tigers' former media coordinator, Mr. Dayanithi, who goes by his nom de guerre Daya Master, gave himself up on April 20 after crossing the frontline from the rebel-held area to the government side. He is now detained in Colombo.
The National Post viewed a video recording of the interview. It was conducted Saturday under military supervision but he appeared relaxed as he told his story and answered questions on camera.
Also interviewed on the hour-long video was George Master, who served as a translator for the Tamil Tigers at peace negotiations between 1995 and 2006.
An elderly man with a full white beard, he said he opposed violence and had quit the Tigers after the latest round of talks failed. He said he had wanted to join his daughter in Australia but the rebels would not let him leave.
Aided by children, he escaped on foot last week and is now detained in Colombo. He said the remaining Tamil Tigers should "renounce violence, throw away their arms, leave the leader and come to the military-controlled areas."
Daya Master said the guerrilla leader Velupillai Prabhakaran seems to believe that if he holds on long enough a foreign country will come to his rescue.
"Even after his area of control has been reduced to such a small strip of land, he continues to drag on with the war," he said. "I think it is better Prabhakaran stops this war, lay down arms and bring everything to an end."
The comments of the two captives are a propaganda coup for the Sri Lankan military, which is trying to finish off rebels who have waged a battle for Tamil independence that has spanned three decades.
The Tamil Tigers are now surrounded in a 10-square-kilometre strip of jungle and sand. With perhaps only days left before the war is finished, the military is facing allegations it has failed to adequately protect civilians and may be guilty of war crimes.
The United Nations has reported that as many as 20,000 may have been killed and injured since January, and Tamil protesters in Toronto, Ottawa and other cities have accused the government of genocide.
But Daya Master said the demonstrators have it wrong. "I think the Tamil diaspora, particularly the third generation who had never seen their birth places, are engulfed in demonstrations without knowing the ground reality. I think they are being kept in the dark as to the reality prevailing here," he said.
He also said that humanitarian aid money sent to Sri Lanka by Tamils living abroad had been misappropriated by the rebels. "These funds have been utilized for military purposes instead of the welfare of the Tamil people," he said.
In the past week, 110,000 have escaped the conflict area. They came in a sudden wave after the military blasted a rebel defensive berm. The displaced civilians are being held at camps around the city of Vavunya. The UN believes that up to 50,000 remain in the war zone but the government puts the figure at 15,000-20,000.
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and the French Minister Bernard Kouchner were to arrive in Colombo on Wednesday. They want Sri Lanka to allow humanitarian workers access to the region.
Canada has joined other nations in calling for a ceasefire to safeguard the civilians. The Sri Lankan government announced Monday it would no longer use heavy weapons such as artillery or air strikes but that it would continue military operations. The Tigers have accused the military of already breaking its pledge to use only light weapons.
Intense fighting continued Tuesday. The military said it had captured two more rebel positions following predawn raids.
The rebels had tried to ram troops with an explosive-laden truck in the morning. Troops opened fire at the approaching vehicle, causing it to explode before reaching its target, the military said.
Courtesy: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1541647
Thaya master interview in Tamil:
A senior member of the Tamil Tigers who surrendered to Sri Lankan troops last week is urging the cornered rebels to lay down their arms.
Velayutham "Daya Master" Dayanithi said the Tamil rebels were using civilians as human shields and had fired at those who attempted to flee the war zone.
The "LTTE was keeping the Tamil people as hostages," he said, using the acronym for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels. "Nearly 200 civilians died due to LTTE fire. LTTE propaganda was that these people died because of military shelling."
The Tamil Tigers' former media coordinator, Mr. Dayanithi, who goes by his nom de guerre Daya Master, gave himself up on April 20 after crossing the frontline from the rebel-held area to the government side. He is now detained in Colombo.
The National Post viewed a video recording of the interview. It was conducted Saturday under military supervision but he appeared relaxed as he told his story and answered questions on camera.
Also interviewed on the hour-long video was George Master, who served as a translator for the Tamil Tigers at peace negotiations between 1995 and 2006.
An elderly man with a full white beard, he said he opposed violence and had quit the Tigers after the latest round of talks failed. He said he had wanted to join his daughter in Australia but the rebels would not let him leave.
Aided by children, he escaped on foot last week and is now detained in Colombo. He said the remaining Tamil Tigers should "renounce violence, throw away their arms, leave the leader and come to the military-controlled areas."
Daya Master said the guerrilla leader Velupillai Prabhakaran seems to believe that if he holds on long enough a foreign country will come to his rescue.
"Even after his area of control has been reduced to such a small strip of land, he continues to drag on with the war," he said. "I think it is better Prabhakaran stops this war, lay down arms and bring everything to an end."
The comments of the two captives are a propaganda coup for the Sri Lankan military, which is trying to finish off rebels who have waged a battle for Tamil independence that has spanned three decades.
The Tamil Tigers are now surrounded in a 10-square-kilometre strip of jungle and sand. With perhaps only days left before the war is finished, the military is facing allegations it has failed to adequately protect civilians and may be guilty of war crimes.
The United Nations has reported that as many as 20,000 may have been killed and injured since January, and Tamil protesters in Toronto, Ottawa and other cities have accused the government of genocide.
But Daya Master said the demonstrators have it wrong. "I think the Tamil diaspora, particularly the third generation who had never seen their birth places, are engulfed in demonstrations without knowing the ground reality. I think they are being kept in the dark as to the reality prevailing here," he said.
He also said that humanitarian aid money sent to Sri Lanka by Tamils living abroad had been misappropriated by the rebels. "These funds have been utilized for military purposes instead of the welfare of the Tamil people," he said.
In the past week, 110,000 have escaped the conflict area. They came in a sudden wave after the military blasted a rebel defensive berm. The displaced civilians are being held at camps around the city of Vavunya. The UN believes that up to 50,000 remain in the war zone but the government puts the figure at 15,000-20,000.
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and the French Minister Bernard Kouchner were to arrive in Colombo on Wednesday. They want Sri Lanka to allow humanitarian workers access to the region.
Canada has joined other nations in calling for a ceasefire to safeguard the civilians. The Sri Lankan government announced Monday it would no longer use heavy weapons such as artillery or air strikes but that it would continue military operations. The Tigers have accused the military of already breaking its pledge to use only light weapons.
Intense fighting continued Tuesday. The military said it had captured two more rebel positions following predawn raids.
The rebels had tried to ram troops with an explosive-laden truck in the morning. Troops opened fire at the approaching vehicle, causing it to explode before reaching its target, the military said.
Courtesy: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1541647
Thaya master interview in Tamil:
Seval: Siva Sathya Ganapathy: Movies: Alternate Tamil Cinema
:: Amrutha ::: "சேவல் -- சிவ. சதயகணபதி."
Was It A Train Hijack?
Was It A Train Hijack?: "It was a bizarre railway accident. He ran the electric train for about 7 kilometers unnoticed before ramming it into a goods train, leaving four persons dead and 11 injured near the busy Vyasarpadi jeeva station in Chennai’s north-western suburb. As the Electric Multiple Unit ( EMU) was parked, the unauthorized man walked into the engine half an hour before its scheduled departure. Some passengers too boarded the train believing to be a regular service.
The train however was moving on a wrong line. It collided with the goods train and the accident followed and nobody knows how all this happened. On seeing the fast approaching EMU towards them two drivers of the goods train jumped out. The EMU was travelling at a speed of over 90 Kms per hour.
The train had passed through two railway stations including the important Basin Bridge Junction.
Who was at the wheels of the train? How did the railway authorities let him gain access to the engine. Was it a train hijack? Or was it just a prank by an insane man. These are a few questions the Southern Railyways will have to answer sooner or later."
The train however was moving on a wrong line. It collided with the goods train and the accident followed and nobody knows how all this happened. On seeing the fast approaching EMU towards them two drivers of the goods train jumped out. The EMU was travelling at a speed of over 90 Kms per hour.
The train had passed through two railway stations including the important Basin Bridge Junction.
Who was at the wheels of the train? How did the railway authorities let him gain access to the engine. Was it a train hijack? Or was it just a prank by an insane man. These are a few questions the Southern Railyways will have to answer sooner or later."
CBCID: Srirangam pontiff missing, cook molests women
Badri Narayana Ramanujadas of Orissa - Regional News Headlines in Tamil - Yahoo! Tamil News: ஸ்ரீரங்கம் ஜீயர் மாயமான வழக்கு : சி.பி.சி.ஐ.டி விசாரிக்க உத்தரவு
The chief of Palahari Purushothama Ramanuja Jeeyar Mutt was missing
The chief of Palahari Purushothama Ramanuja Jeeyar Mutt was missing
Contact regarding Election Discrepancy in TN
Polls observers and their telephone numbers, தேர்தல் பார்வையாளர்களு�: "தமிழக லோக்சபா தேர்தலில் பணியாற்றும் தேர்தல் பார்வையாளர்களின் பெயர்களையும், அவர்களின் தொலைபேசி எண்களையும் தேர்தல் ஆணையம் வெளியிட்டுள்ளது."
Elections 2009: Poll Contestants List
Know your candidates , இவர்கள்தான் நம் வேட்பாளர்க
Know your candidates , இவர்கள்தான் நம் வேட்பாளர்க: "தமிழகம், புதுச்சேரியில் போட்டியிடும் வேட்பாளர்களின் இறுதிப் பட்டியல்"
Know your candidates , இவர்கள்தான் நம் வேட்பாளர்க: "செய்திகள் » தமிழகம் » முழு விபரம்"
Know your candidates , இவர்கள்தான் நம் வேட்பாளர்க: "தமிழகம், புதுச்சேரியில் போட்டியிடும் வேட்பாளர்களின் இறுதிப் பட்டியல்"
Know your candidates , இவர்கள்தான் நம் வேட்பாளர்க: "செய்திகள் » தமிழகம் » முழு விபரம்"
Aadhava: Urupasi: Ess Ramakrishnan: Novel Review: Books
குழந்தை ஓவியம்: உறுபசி - நாவல் வி�: "இலக்கியம், புத்தகம், விமர்சனம்"
எழுத்து : திரு.எஸ்.ராமகிருஷ்ணன்
பக்கங்கள் : 136
உயிர்மை வெளியீடு
விலை ரூபாய்.75.00
எழுத்து : திரு.எஸ்.ராமகிருஷ்ணன்
பக்கங்கள் : 136
உயிர்மை வெளியீடு
விலை ரூபாய்.75.00
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Akshaya Thrithuyai: Ksha Font Issues
அக்ஷய திருதியையும் அசட்டு க்ய�: "க்+ஷ தனித்தனியாகத் தெரிய என்ன செய்தீர்கள், என்ன எழுத்துரு பயன்படுத்துகிறீர்கள்?"
சம்யுக்தாக்ஷரங்கள் உருவாகுவதை தவிர்க்க யூனிகோடில் Zero Width Non Joiner என்று ஒன்று உள்ளது.
அதை க்’க்கும் ஷவுக்கும் நடுவில் இட்டால் சம்யுக்தாக்ஷர ‘க்ஷ’ வருவது தவிர்க்கப்படும்.
NHM Writer போன்ற மென்பொருட்களில் க்ஷவுக்கு க்ஷ என்று “ஃஜீரோ விட்த் நான் ஜாய்னர்” சேர்ந்து வருமாறு செய்துள்ளனர்.
சம்யுக்தாக்ஷர வடிவத்துக்கு x என்ற எழுத்தை பயன்படுத்த வேண்டும். ksh என்பது ZWNJஉடன் க்ஷ் என்று வருமாறு விசைப்பலைகையினை வடிவமைத்துள்ளனர்.
{க்} + {ஷ}+ = க்ஷ
{க்} + {ZWNJ} + {ஷ} = க்ஷ
சம்யுக்தாக்ஷரங்கள் உருவாகுவதை தவிர்க்க யூனிகோடில் Zero Width Non Joiner என்று ஒன்று உள்ளது.
அதை க்’க்கும் ஷவுக்கும் நடுவில் இட்டால் சம்யுக்தாக்ஷர ‘க்ஷ’ வருவது தவிர்க்கப்படும்.
NHM Writer போன்ற மென்பொருட்களில் க்ஷவுக்கு க்ஷ என்று “ஃஜீரோ விட்த் நான் ஜாய்னர்” சேர்ந்து வருமாறு செய்துள்ளனர்.
சம்யுக்தாக்ஷர வடிவத்துக்கு x என்ற எழுத்தை பயன்படுத்த வேண்டும். ksh என்பது ZWNJஉடன் க்ஷ் என்று வருமாறு விசைப்பலைகையினை வடிவமைத்துள்ளனர்.
{க்} + {ஷ}+ = க்ஷ
{க்} + {ZWNJ} + {ஷ} = க்ஷ
Videshi degrees, desi dreams for these politicians
Videshi degrees, desi dreams for these politicians - Politics/Nation-News -The Economic Times: "Amicrochip designer in Silicon Valley, California, an LL.M. from Cambridge University, London, and a Master’s in International Affairs from
American University , Washington DC. Three foreign-returned professionals are making a bid to step into the Lok Sabha.
Bangalore South candidate Krishna C Byregowda, contesting on a Congress ticket, is known as having studied abroad, but not much light is shed on the other two candidates — Janardhana Swamy, BJP nominee from Chitradurga, and Amarsinh Patil from Belgaum — who have either academic or work exposure outside of India."
American University , Washington DC. Three foreign-returned professionals are making a bid to step into the Lok Sabha.
Bangalore South candidate Krishna C Byregowda, contesting on a Congress ticket, is known as having studied abroad, but not much light is shed on the other two candidates — Janardhana Swamy, BJP nominee from Chitradurga, and Amarsinh Patil from Belgaum — who have either academic or work exposure outside of India."
Monday, April 27, 2009
In Developing Countries, Web Grows Without Profit
Internet Users in Developing Countries Drag on Sites’ Profits - NYTimes.com: By BRAD STONE and MIGUEL HELFT (NYT)
To serve emerging markets, companies like YouTube need to invest in expensive servers, but ad revenue for those countries doesn’t cover those additional costs.
To serve emerging markets, companies like YouTube need to invest in expensive servers, but ad revenue for those countries doesn’t cover those additional costs.
TMVP Karuna: Kaalachuvadu: Peer Mohammed: Sri Lanka, LTTE
சொல்வதெல்லாம் உண்மை: காலச்சுவட�: ஏப்ரல் மாத காலச்சுவடின் அட்டையில் ”காட்டிக்கொடுக்கும் கருணா, ஒரு போராளி துரோகியான கதை” என்ற பெயரில் ஒரு அட்டைப்பட கட்டுரை இருந்தது. சை. பீர்முகம்மது
“தமிழ் மக்கள் விடுதலை புலிகள் (TMVP)”
“தமிழ் மக்கள் விடுதலை புலிகள் (TMVP)”
ADMK support for Tamil Eelam: Prabhakaran's LTTE vs Sri Lanka: War voices in Tamil Nadu
எண்ணங்களின் குரல்வடிவம்: ஆபத்தான ஜெயா ஆதரவுப் போக்கு: ஈழம், தமிழகம், தேர்தல், நடிகை, நாடகம்
சசியின் டைரி: திராவிட அரசியலும், ஜெயலலிதாவிற்கான ஆதரவு ஓட்டும்: "Elections, Elections 2009, இலங்கை, ஈழம், தமிழக அரசியல், தமிழகம், தேர்தல், தேர்தல் 2009"
திமுக-காங்கிரஸ் கூட்டணியை தோற்கடிக்க வேண்டும் என்ற ரோசாவசந்த்தின் பதிவும், அதற்கு எதிர்வினையாக எழுதப்பட்ட ரவியின் (Voice on Wings) பதிவையும் சார்ந்ததே இந்தக் கட்டுரை.
சசியின் டைரி: திராவிட அரசியலும், ஜெயலலிதாவிற்கான ஆதரவு ஓட்டும்: "Elections, Elections 2009, இலங்கை, ஈழம், தமிழக அரசியல், தமிழகம், தேர்தல், தேர்தல் 2009"
திமுக-காங்கிரஸ் கூட்டணியை தோற்கடிக்க வேண்டும் என்ற ரோசாவசந்த்தின் பதிவும், அதற்கு எதிர்வினையாக எழுதப்பட்ட ரவியின் (Voice on Wings) பதிவையும் சார்ந்ததே இந்தக் கட்டுரை.
Monetarism Defiant
Monetarism Defiant by Guy Sorman, City Journal Spring 2009: "Legendary economist Anna Schwartz says the feds have misjudged the financial crisis."
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Naan Kadawul: Anathai Movies: Tamil Cinema - Bala & Jeyamogan
அனாதை - ரசித்த திரைப்படங்கள்: நா�: 2009, தமிழ், திரைப் பார்வை, பாலா
Tamil Cinema for Thamil Eelam: Chennai Bandh Meets: Movie Directors for LTTE
திரையுலகத் தமிழீழ ஆதரவு இயக்கத�: அனுபவம், அரசியல், இலங்கை, ஈழப் போராட்டம், பாரதிராஜா
கூட்டத்திற்கு வந்திருந்த இயக்குநர்கள் கே.பாலசந்தர், பாரதிராஜா, மனோபாலா, அமீர், சேரன், மணிவண்ணன், பார்த்திபன், பாலுமகேந்திரா, ஏ.ஆர்.முருகதாஸ், ஹரி, தங்கர்பச்சான், வெற்றிமாறன், வசந்தபாலன், ஜனநாதன், வி.சேகர், வசந்த், மனோஜ்குமார், யார் கண்ணன், சித்ரா லட்சுமணன், ஆர்.சுந்தர்ராஜன், ஈ.ராமதாஸ், கதிர், சசிமோகன், ரவீந்தர், ஆதி, போன்றோர்.
மேலும் பெப்ஸி தலைவர் வி.சி.குகநாதன், செயலாளர் ஜி.சிவா, முன்னாள் தலைவர் விஜயன், மற்றும் பெப்ஸி நிர்வாகிகளும் அனைத்து சங்கங்களின் நிர்வாகிகளும் கலந்து கொண்டனர். தயாரிப்பாளர் டி.ஜி.தியாகராஜன், கே.பாலு, ஏ.எல்.அழகப்பன், சோழா பொன்னுரங்கம், வசனகர்த்தா பிரபாகரன், ஒளிப்பதிவாளர் கே.எஸ்.செல்வராஜ் போன்றோரும் வந்திருந்தனர்.
நடிகர்களில் சத்யராஜ், கஞ்சா கருப்புவும்
தங்கர்பச்சானும், ரோகிணியும் ம.தி.மு.க. தலைமை அலுவலகமான தாயகத்தில் உண்ணாவிரதம்
கவிஞர் தாமரை, கவிஞர் சினேகன், கவிஞர் மு.மேத்தா, புலவர் புலமைப்பித்தன், அருட்தந்தை ஜெகத்கஸ்பார், சென்னை உயர்நீதிமன்ற வழக்கறிஞர்கள் சங்கத் தலைவர் பால்கனகராஜ், வழக்கறிஞர் கருப்பன், த.வெள்ளையன், திருச்சி வேலுச்சாமி, தமிழருவிமணியன், ஐயா பழ. நெடுமாறன் என்று திரண்டிருந்தனர்.
கூட்டத்திற்கு வந்திருந்த இயக்குநர்கள் கே.பாலசந்தர், பாரதிராஜா, மனோபாலா, அமீர், சேரன், மணிவண்ணன், பார்த்திபன், பாலுமகேந்திரா, ஏ.ஆர்.முருகதாஸ், ஹரி, தங்கர்பச்சான், வெற்றிமாறன், வசந்தபாலன், ஜனநாதன், வி.சேகர், வசந்த், மனோஜ்குமார், யார் கண்ணன், சித்ரா லட்சுமணன், ஆர்.சுந்தர்ராஜன், ஈ.ராமதாஸ், கதிர், சசிமோகன், ரவீந்தர், ஆதி, போன்றோர்.
மேலும் பெப்ஸி தலைவர் வி.சி.குகநாதன், செயலாளர் ஜி.சிவா, முன்னாள் தலைவர் விஜயன், மற்றும் பெப்ஸி நிர்வாகிகளும் அனைத்து சங்கங்களின் நிர்வாகிகளும் கலந்து கொண்டனர். தயாரிப்பாளர் டி.ஜி.தியாகராஜன், கே.பாலு, ஏ.எல்.அழகப்பன், சோழா பொன்னுரங்கம், வசனகர்த்தா பிரபாகரன், ஒளிப்பதிவாளர் கே.எஸ்.செல்வராஜ் போன்றோரும் வந்திருந்தனர்.
நடிகர்களில் சத்யராஜ், கஞ்சா கருப்புவும்
தங்கர்பச்சானும், ரோகிணியும் ம.தி.மு.க. தலைமை அலுவலகமான தாயகத்தில் உண்ணாவிரதம்
கவிஞர் தாமரை, கவிஞர் சினேகன், கவிஞர் மு.மேத்தா, புலவர் புலமைப்பித்தன், அருட்தந்தை ஜெகத்கஸ்பார், சென்னை உயர்நீதிமன்ற வழக்கறிஞர்கள் சங்கத் தலைவர் பால்கனகராஜ், வழக்கறிஞர் கருப்பன், த.வெள்ளையன், திருச்சி வேலுச்சாமி, தமிழருவிமணியன், ஐயா பழ. நெடுமாறன் என்று திரண்டிருந்தனர்.
Tipping Points - Malcolm Gladwell: Books, Reviews
அனாதையின் வலைப்பதிவுகள்: புரட்டிவிடும் புள்ளிகள் - புத்தகப் பார்வை. : புத்தகப் பார்வை, மால்கம் கிளாட்வெல், விமர்சனம்
Sanimoolai: Delhi Students: School Management: Deaths, Incidents: Rich vs Poor
சனிமூலை: இரு துயரச் சம்பவங்கள் - �
ஆகிரிதி என்கிற17 வயதுப் பெண். 11ம் வகுப்பு மாணவி.
ஷன்னோ காதூன் என்னும் பதினொரு வயதுப்பெண். டெல்லி நகராட்சிப் பள்ளியில் படிக்கும் மாணவி.
ஆகிரிதி என்கிற17 வயதுப் பெண். 11ம் வகுப்பு மாணவி.
ஷன்னோ காதூன் என்னும் பதினொரு வயதுப்பெண். டெல்லி நகராட்சிப் பள்ளியில் படிக்கும் மாணவி.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Surgeons find fir tree 'growing inside patient's lung'
Shortcuts: Medics in the Urals remove tiny fir tree from man's lung | Life and style | The Guardian: "Surgeon Vladimir Kamashev at Izhevsk hospital was about to remove a large part of 28-year-old Artyom Sidorkin's lung, when he took a closer look, according to reports. He was stunned to see a 5cm-long spruce inside"
If Lalit Modi conducts Indian Elections: IPL Cricket to Politics - Chokkan
வோட் போட்டாச்சு « மனம் போன போக்க: "லலித் மோடியைக் கூப்பிட்டு இதற்கு ஒரு பிஸினஸ் ப்ளான் தயாரிக்கச் சொன்னால்"
Kabber to Valluvar to Thirumoolar: Thirumanthiram & Poems: Love, Affection
கனிமொழிகள்: கபீர், கபீர்தாஸ், திருமூலர், வள்ளுவர்
அன்பிலார் எல்லாம் தமக்குரியர் அன்புடையார்
என்பும் உரியர் பிறர்க்கு.
அன்பிலார் எல்லாம் தமக்குரியர் அன்புடையார்
என்பும் உரியர் பிறர்க்கு.
Child Abuse awareness Meet in Chennai with Shalini & Ruthran
யுவகிருஷ்ணா: டாக்டர் ருத்ரன், ட�: "நர்சிம் -9940666868
அதிஷா - 9884881824
லக்கிலுக் - 9841354308
முரளிக்கண்ணன் -9444884964
கேபிள் சங்கர் - 9840332666"
அதிஷா - 9884881824
லக்கிலுக் - 9841354308
முரளிக்கண்ணன் -9444884964
கேபிள் சங்கர் - 9840332666"
Gold Prices: Commodity Exchanges: Bullion Options: Narain
சனி மூலை: சனிமூலை - 007: "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr"
RPG குழுமத்திலிருந்து Open என்கிற ஒரு ஆங்கில பத்திரிக்கை
RPG குழுமத்திலிருந்து Open என்கிற ஒரு ஆங்கில பத்திரிக்கை
Happy Birthday to Jeyaganthan: Dr Rudran
ருத்ரனின் பார்வை: ரிஷி மூலம், ஒர�: "ஜெயகாந்தனின் பிறந்தநாள். 75"
Chennai Kasi Theater: Meet the Owner: Tamil Movie Screenings
Jackie Sekar: பிருந்தாவனமும் , நொந்தகுமாரனும�: மனதை கவர்ந்த சென்னை காசி தியேட்டர் ஓனர்.
Dhaayam: Short Films: Tamil Movies
Youtube - Kishore - Mathimaran: நானும் பதிவிடுகிறேன்: இப்படித்�: "தாயம் என்ற இந்த குறும்படத்தின் இயக்குனர் மதிமாறன் புகழேந்தி."
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Best Indie Movies - Top Ten List
Best Indie Movies - Top Ten List: "An independent film (or indie film) is a film initially produced without financing or distribution from a major movie studio. Often, films that receive less than 50% of their budget from major studio are also considered 'independent.' This list is a collection of the greatest Indie films of all time."
Ethics against Religion
A Culture Clash in Berlin: Referendum Pits Ethics against Religion - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International: "It's an issue that has split Berlin right down the middle. Should ethics be compulsory at school and religion an optional course, or should there be a clear choice between the two? In the increasingly bitter campaign ahead of Sunday's referendum both sides claim they are defending freedom of choice."
Crisis Plunges US Middle Class into Poverty
Soup Kitchens and Tent Cities: 'The Land of Opportunity Is but a Cruel Joke' - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International: "The financial crisis in the US has triggered a social crisis of historic dimensions. Soup kitchens are suddenly in great demand and tent cities are popping up in the shadow of glistening office towers. Even drug dealers are feeling the pinch."
Charla Muller offered her husband sex every night for a whole year for his 40th birthday
The birthday present :: Stuart Jeffries talks to Charla Muller who offered her husband sex every night for a year and wrote a book about it | Life and style | The Guardian: "When her husband turned 40, Charla Muller couldn't decide what to give him, so she offered him guaranteed sex every night for a whole year. Could they manage it? And what would be the effect on their marriage?"
Vaarthai - One Year: Tamil Magazines: Littel Journals
IdlyVadai - இட்லிவடை: வார்த்தை ஒருவருடம் �
---எந்தவிதமான கருத்தையும் நாகரிகமாக எழுதினால் அது ஓர் இதழில் நிச்சயம் வெளிவரும் என்கிற நம்பிக்கையை ஏற்படுத்தியிருக்கிறது.---
இதற்கு....
---எழுதப்போகும் 18 எழுத்தாளர்களுள், 9 பேர் யாராக இருக்கமுடியும் என்பது இதழ் வெளிவருவதற்கு முன்பே தெரிந்துவிடுவது. இது ஓராண்டுக்குத் தொடர்ந்தது---
இது முரண்.
ஆஸ்தான எழுத்தாளர் இருப்பது உயிர்மையில் அயர்ச்சியை ஏற்படுத்துவது போல் வார்த்தையிலும் எதிர்ப்பார்ப்பின்மையை கூட்டியது. ஆனால், விஜயன் கட்டுரையின் வழக்குகளின் அறிமுகம் போன்ற துறை சார்ந்த, சினிமா/புத்தகம் ஆகிய வழக்கமான சிறு பத்திரிகை நிரப்பல்கள் இல்லாத பக்கங்கள் சுவாரசியம்.
கார்ட்டூன் கவனத்தைக் கவர்ந்தது. ஜெயஸ்ரீயின் பூனை கட்டுரை எனக்குப் பிடித்திருந்தது. முதல் ஆறு பக்கம் வேஸ்ட் என்றால் கடைசி ஆறு பக்கம் அதற்கு பிராயசித்தம்.
செய்திகளுக்கு கருத்து எழுத வேண்டுமே என்று வலிந்து எழுதியது போல் திணிக்கப்பட்ட தலையங்கத்திற்கு பதில் -- அனுபவ கட்டுரையாகவோ; டிவியில் அதிகம் அடிபடாத விஷயங்களின் அலசலாகவோ பிகே சிவகுமார் பத்திக் கட்டுரை எழுதியிருந்தால் முதற்பக்கத்தின் மதிப்பு கூடியிருக்கும்.
இதுவரை வெளியான இதழ்களின் உள்ளடக்கத்தை pie chart மாதிரி போட நினைத்திருந்தேன்.
மாதம் ஒரு பேட்டி, இரண்டு மாதத்திற்கு ஒரு முறை சிறப்பு தலைப்பு கவனிப்பு (ஸ்பெஷல் இதழ்) என்பதெல்லாம் சம்பிரதயாமான பத்திரிகை கலாச்சாரம்.
அவை தவிர்க்கப்பட்டாலும், திண்ணையில் ஏற்கனவே வெளியான க்ளாசிக்ஸை 'பழசு ஆனால் புதுசு' போல் ஏதாவது தலைப்பில் வெளியிடுவார்கள் என்று எதிர்பார்த்தேன். திண்ணை விவாத களத்தைப் புதுப்பித்து அப்போதைய மின்னஞ்சல்களை புதுப்பித்து தொகுப்பார்களாக்கும் என்றும் ஆசைப்பட்டேன்.
பாவண்ணன் போன்ற சமகால ஜாம்பவான்களிடமிருந்து இன்னும் நிறைய உள்ளடக்கம் இடம்பெறும் என்று நினைத்தேன். யுவன் போண்றோர் எப்போதாவது எட்டிப்பார்த்தாலும், இந்தியாவில் இருந்து இயங்காத நிலை இதற்கு இடையூறாக இருந்தது என்பதை பிகேயெஸ் முதலாமாண்டு பூர்த்தி இதழில் குறிப்பிட்டிருந்தார். (இந்தத் தலையங்கம்தான் அவர் எழுதிய ஓராண்டில் மனநிறைவைக் கொடுத்தது)
வேறு ஜோலி பார்த்துக் கொண்டே மாதா மாதம் வெளியிடுவது பெரிய விஷயம். அதற்கும், நம்பிக்கை அளிக்கும் ஆரம்பத்திற்கும், மகிழ்ச்சி கலந்த வரவேற்பு சொல்லிடறேன்.
---எந்தவிதமான கருத்தையும் நாகரிகமாக எழுதினால் அது ஓர் இதழில் நிச்சயம் வெளிவரும் என்கிற நம்பிக்கையை ஏற்படுத்தியிருக்கிறது.---
இதற்கு....
---எழுதப்போகும் 18 எழுத்தாளர்களுள், 9 பேர் யாராக இருக்கமுடியும் என்பது இதழ் வெளிவருவதற்கு முன்பே தெரிந்துவிடுவது. இது ஓராண்டுக்குத் தொடர்ந்தது---
இது முரண்.
ஆஸ்தான எழுத்தாளர் இருப்பது உயிர்மையில் அயர்ச்சியை ஏற்படுத்துவது போல் வார்த்தையிலும் எதிர்ப்பார்ப்பின்மையை கூட்டியது. ஆனால், விஜயன் கட்டுரையின் வழக்குகளின் அறிமுகம் போன்ற துறை சார்ந்த, சினிமா/புத்தகம் ஆகிய வழக்கமான சிறு பத்திரிகை நிரப்பல்கள் இல்லாத பக்கங்கள் சுவாரசியம்.
கார்ட்டூன் கவனத்தைக் கவர்ந்தது. ஜெயஸ்ரீயின் பூனை கட்டுரை எனக்குப் பிடித்திருந்தது. முதல் ஆறு பக்கம் வேஸ்ட் என்றால் கடைசி ஆறு பக்கம் அதற்கு பிராயசித்தம்.
செய்திகளுக்கு கருத்து எழுத வேண்டுமே என்று வலிந்து எழுதியது போல் திணிக்கப்பட்ட தலையங்கத்திற்கு பதில் -- அனுபவ கட்டுரையாகவோ; டிவியில் அதிகம் அடிபடாத விஷயங்களின் அலசலாகவோ பிகே சிவகுமார் பத்திக் கட்டுரை எழுதியிருந்தால் முதற்பக்கத்தின் மதிப்பு கூடியிருக்கும்.
இதுவரை வெளியான இதழ்களின் உள்ளடக்கத்தை pie chart மாதிரி போட நினைத்திருந்தேன்.
மாதம் ஒரு பேட்டி, இரண்டு மாதத்திற்கு ஒரு முறை சிறப்பு தலைப்பு கவனிப்பு (ஸ்பெஷல் இதழ்) என்பதெல்லாம் சம்பிரதயாமான பத்திரிகை கலாச்சாரம்.
அவை தவிர்க்கப்பட்டாலும், திண்ணையில் ஏற்கனவே வெளியான க்ளாசிக்ஸை 'பழசு ஆனால் புதுசு' போல் ஏதாவது தலைப்பில் வெளியிடுவார்கள் என்று எதிர்பார்த்தேன். திண்ணை விவாத களத்தைப் புதுப்பித்து அப்போதைய மின்னஞ்சல்களை புதுப்பித்து தொகுப்பார்களாக்கும் என்றும் ஆசைப்பட்டேன்.
பாவண்ணன் போன்ற சமகால ஜாம்பவான்களிடமிருந்து இன்னும் நிறைய உள்ளடக்கம் இடம்பெறும் என்று நினைத்தேன். யுவன் போண்றோர் எப்போதாவது எட்டிப்பார்த்தாலும், இந்தியாவில் இருந்து இயங்காத நிலை இதற்கு இடையூறாக இருந்தது என்பதை பிகேயெஸ் முதலாமாண்டு பூர்த்தி இதழில் குறிப்பிட்டிருந்தார். (இந்தத் தலையங்கம்தான் அவர் எழுதிய ஓராண்டில் மனநிறைவைக் கொடுத்தது)
வேறு ஜோலி பார்த்துக் கொண்டே மாதா மாதம் வெளியிடுவது பெரிய விஷயம். அதற்கும், நம்பிக்கை அளிக்கும் ஆரம்பத்திற்கும், மகிழ்ச்சி கலந்த வரவேற்பு சொல்லிடறேன்.
Chris Woodill: Top 10 List of Bad Movie Computer Moments
Chris Woodill: Top 10 List of Bad Movie Computer Moments: "Sandra Bullock plays a notorious hacker who throughout the entire movie mispronounces the word MODEM (as if it rhymes with bottom) and uses a Macintosh and a drag and drop interface to hack computers! If only it were that simple."
Iraq Journal, Part II
Iraq Journal, Part Two by Jerry Weinberger, City Journal 22 April 2009: "Socialism on top, Milton Friedman on the bottom"
Book "Butcher and Bolt - Two Hundred Years of Foreign Engagement in Afghanistan"
Butcher and Bolt by David Loyn | open Democracy News Analysis: "In Afghanistan history is particularly poignant, says Richard Fyjis-Walker. Invaders ignore it hoping vainly that it will not repeat; the Afghans remember and draw on it, hoping that it will"
The introduction to Butcher and Bolt asks the essential questions:
- how could the socially unpopular Taliban re-emerge from their shattering defeat in 2001;
- is there something in the country and the very nature of its people that make it so difficult to conquer;
- why is holding it so much more difficult than taking it;
- what really goes on under the surface of one of the world's most complex societies;
- why has reform never taken hold;
- why did invaders never seem to learn from their predecessors' mistakes (the present Russian Ambassador thinks the Coalition is repeating the Soviet errors) or consider anything but their own narrow interests?
The introduction to Butcher and Bolt asks the essential questions:
- how could the socially unpopular Taliban re-emerge from their shattering defeat in 2001;
- is there something in the country and the very nature of its people that make it so difficult to conquer;
- why is holding it so much more difficult than taking it;
- what really goes on under the surface of one of the world's most complex societies;
- why has reform never taken hold;
- why did invaders never seem to learn from their predecessors' mistakes (the present Russian Ambassador thinks the Coalition is repeating the Soviet errors) or consider anything but their own narrow interests?
Iran’s election and Iran’s system
Iran’s election and Iran’s system | open Democracy News Analysis: "The anticipation of a vital presidential vote in Iran creates an expectation of change that political conditions may not satisfy, say Sanam Vakil & David Hayes."
Politically Motivated: Far-Right Crimes Up Sharply in Germany
Politically Motivated: Far-Right Crimes Up Sharply in Germany - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International: "Political crime is on the rise in Germany, and far-right crimes in particular rose 16 percent in 2008, according to new government figures. Part of the increase is a result of new statistical standards, but the numbers on the right include two murders."
Narendra Modi: on Gujarat's economic progress
Narendra Modi: on Gujarat's economic progress-Lie Detector-Your Voice | Elections 2009:
"The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, whose chairman is Sonia ji, has stated that Gujarat is the best state in the country ... The Planning Commission had set a target of 9% growth for the state. And Gujarat is the only state to have achieved an average growth of 10.4% in the last five years.”
"The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, whose chairman is Sonia ji, has stated that Gujarat is the best state in the country ... The Planning Commission had set a target of 9% growth for the state. And Gujarat is the only state to have achieved an average growth of 10.4% in the last five years.”
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Ramadoss asks 'Why doesn't Karunanidhi is tweeting Sonia Gandhi with a direct message?'
Why can't Karunanidhi speak to PM over phone, asks Ramdoss, 'கருணாநிதி போனில் பேசினால் என்ன?-ராமதாஸ்
டிவிட்டரை எனக்கு புரியவில்லை. « Cyb: "டிவிட்டரை தன்னால் புரிந்துக்கொள்ள முடியவில்லை என்று கூறியிருக்கிறார்.
பாடகியின் பெயர் பியான்சி நோவல்ஸ்."
BallerStatus.com » Beyonce On Twitter: ‘I Feel Like I’m Getting Old … I Don’t Get It’
டிவிட்டரை எனக்கு புரியவில்லை. « Cyb: "டிவிட்டரை தன்னால் புரிந்துக்கொள்ள முடியவில்லை என்று கூறியிருக்கிறார்.
பாடகியின் பெயர் பியான்சி நோவல்ஸ்."
BallerStatus.com » Beyonce On Twitter: ‘I Feel Like I’m Getting Old … I Don’t Get It’
Sethuraman: Tamil Archive specialist
சேதுராமனுக்கு ஜே! « கூட்டாஞ்சோற�: "புலியூர் கேசிகனின் மகளிடம் பேசி இருக்கிறார். பூரனலிங்கத்தின் பேரனை"
What the World Will Look Like by 2050
By Alyssa Fetini0 - TIME: "A Brief History of the Future: A Brave and Controversial Look at the Twenty-First Century
By Jacques Attali
Arcade Publishing; 312 pages"
Imagine a world where pirates run amok, blowing themselves up in European city centers; where wars are ignited over lack of drinking water; where a global face-off between Islam and Christianity makes World War II look like a water-balloon fight. According to economist and political scientist Jacques Attali, that is what the future has in store for us by 2025.
By Jacques Attali
Arcade Publishing; 312 pages"
Imagine a world where pirates run amok, blowing themselves up in European city centers; where wars are ignited over lack of drinking water; where a global face-off between Islam and Christianity makes World War II look like a water-balloon fight. According to economist and political scientist Jacques Attali, that is what the future has in store for us by 2025.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Zha: Small Zine Covers: Notable Paintings: Letters, Alphabets
அழகிய படங்களுடன் கூடியது. » Little Magz » ழ: எழுபதுகளின் இறுதியில் தொடங்கி எண்பதுகளின் இறுதி வரை வந்த ‘ழ’ சிற்றிதழின் அட்டைகள். ஞானக்கூத்தன், ஆத்மாநாம், ஆர். ராஜகோபாலன் என்று வெவ்வேறு கட்டங்களில் வெவ்வேறு கவிஞர்கள் ஆசிரியராக இருந்தார்கள்.
Ration Rice: PDS - Hindi Agitations: Cartoons, Comics, 1960s - Old Kalki
அழகிய படங்களுடன் கூடியது. » Blog Archive » ரேஷன், அரிசி, அரசியல், இந்தி எதிர்ப்பு…: "கல்கியில் 1964-65இல் வந்த சில கார்ட்டூன்கள். வரைந்தோர் சாமா, சுதர்ஸன், பிறகு இன்னொருவர்! (அந்தக் காலத்தில் நிறைய வரைந்தவர்தான், ஆனால் பெயர் தெரியவில்லை. உமாபதி?)"
Sunday, April 19, 2009
The economics of turning people into things
The economics of turning people into things | open Democracy News Analysis: "Economics does violence when it forgets that social science must also be moral science
The G-8 has gone double-digit in recent times. After decades of high powered global conclaves where the few took decisions on policies that would affect the many, leaders of the most industrialised countries have reckoned that their utterances will carry more weight if they had a bigger chorus. The new members such as China, India, and Brazil are welcomed into the fold at a critical time. Their co-operation is needed on issues of climate change, resource exploitation, and currency stability. "
The G-8 has gone double-digit in recent times. After decades of high powered global conclaves where the few took decisions on policies that would affect the many, leaders of the most industrialised countries have reckoned that their utterances will carry more weight if they had a bigger chorus. The new members such as China, India, and Brazil are welcomed into the fold at a critical time. Their co-operation is needed on issues of climate change, resource exploitation, and currency stability. "
Friday, April 17, 2009
Round-up: India goes to the polls
Round-up: India goes to the polls | open Democracy News Analysis: "The first phase of the fifteenth Lok Sabha elections is marred by Maoist violence, shoe assailant targets LK Advani, Varun Gandhi is granted parole, and much more."
The Tamil diaspora: solidarities and realities
The Tamil diaspora: solidarities and realities | open Democracy News Analysis: "The Tamils abroad mobilising in response to events in Sri Lanka need to face difficult truths about the political narratives and forces that have contributed to their compatriots' plight, says Nirmala Rajasingam."
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Ki. Rajanarayanan | Children's day
Puthiya Puthakam Pesuthu | Keetru | Magazine | KiRaa | Kids day: "“தமிழ்நாட்டில் நிறைய குறிச்சி உண்டு...’ என்று தொடங்கினார் கி.ரா.
“காருகுறிச்சி, கல்லிடைக்குறிச்சி, கள்ளக்குறிச்சின்னு... நிறைய! ஒரு நம்பிக்கை உண்டு அந்தக் காலத்தில். விடாத வறட்டு இருமல் இருமிக்கிட்டே இருக்கறவன் உடம்புல குறி"
“காருகுறிச்சி, கல்லிடைக்குறிச்சி, கள்ளக்குறிச்சின்னு... நிறைய! ஒரு நம்பிக்கை உண்டு அந்தக் காலத்தில். விடாத வறட்டு இருமல் இருமிக்கிட்டே இருக்கறவன் உடம்புல குறி"
The Rise and Fall of the Third World
The rise of “mystical nationalism” and the growth of wasteful military expenditure (the Indian-Chinese War, 1961) - Monthly Review: "Vijay Prashad, The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World (New York: New Press, 2008), 384 pages, paper, $19.95."
Third-World Stove Soot Is Target in Climate Fight
By Degrees - Third-World Stove Soot Is Target in Climate Fight - Series - NYTimes.com: By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL (NYT)
Scientists say that reducing soot from villages in developing countries is a relatively simple climate fix.
By Degrees :: Black Carbon
This is the first in a series of articles about stopgap measures that could limit global warming. Future articles will address appliance-efficiency standards, reducing global-warming gases other than carbon dioxide and other efforts.
Scientists say that reducing soot from villages in developing countries is a relatively simple climate fix.
By Degrees :: Black Carbon
This is the first in a series of articles about stopgap measures that could limit global warming. Future articles will address appliance-efficiency standards, reducing global-warming gases other than carbon dioxide and other efforts.
The World Crisis of Capitalist Globalization and its Impact on China
A Failed System - Monthly Review :: John Bellamy Foster: "The Great Financial Crisis :: Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy "
Notes From The Editors - March 2009 - Monthly Review
“BLS Introduces a New Range of Alternative Unemployment Measures”: "How close is this to a depression? One way of answering is to look at the unemployment rate. The Great Depression hit bottom in 1933 when unemployment peaked at 25 percent. Today the United States is losing jobs at the rate of 600,000 a month. But the official unemployment rate currently stands at 8.1 percent"
Pipe Made in India Incenses an Illinois Steel Town
Pipe Made in India Incenses an Illinois Steel Town - NYTimes.com: By LOUIS UCHITELLE (NYT)
Unions began to widen their efforts against imported steel after a train’s foreign freight for an oil pipeline project was spotted in Granite City, Ill.
Unions began to widen their efforts against imported steel after a train’s foreign freight for an oil pipeline project was spotted in Granite City, Ill.
Organisational agility: how business can survive and thrive in turbulent times
Briefing paper :: EIU.com: "The market turbulence of the past year may have foreshadowed a new phase of globalisation, one in which volatility will likely remain a constant. To be competitive, companies may find themselves in a Houdini-like twist. How can they respond quickly and nimbly to the changing environment without getting caught in knots? In today’s knowledge age, the ability to transform information into insight in response to market movements is core to sustaining the business. Companies must think of ways to make their processes more flexible.
Organisational agility: how business can survive and thrive in turbulent times examines the challenges and rewards of organisational agility, particularly in tough economic times."
1. Organisational agility is a core differentiator in today's volatile business environment...
2. ...Yet most companies admit they are not sufficiently flexible to compete successfully.
3. Internal barriers hamper agile change efforts.
4. Technology can play an important supporting role in enabling organisations to become more agile
Download the briefing paper
Organisational agility: How business can survive and thrive in turbulent times
Organisational agility: how business can survive and thrive in turbulent times examines the challenges and rewards of organisational agility, particularly in tough economic times."
1. Organisational agility is a core differentiator in today's volatile business environment...
2. ...Yet most companies admit they are not sufficiently flexible to compete successfully.
3. Internal barriers hamper agile change efforts.
4. Technology can play an important supporting role in enabling organisations to become more agile
Download the briefing paper
Organisational agility: How business can survive and thrive in turbulent times
Predicts 2009
Gartner's Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users, 2009 and Beyond: Where Is the Money?: "Gartner Predicts 2009 focuses on the global economic downturn, optimizing costs to survive in tough times and opportunities offered by new technology paradigms. Whether the issue is cloud computing, social computing, print services or industry specific, read these special reports before making major or minor IT decisions."
How to Raise Our IQ
Op-Ed Columnist - How to Raise Our I.Q. - NYTimes.com: "If intelligence were deeply encoded in our genes, that would lead to the depressing conclusion that neither schooling nor antipoverty programs can accomplish much. Yet while this view of I.Q. as overwhelmingly inherited has been widely held, the evidence is growing that it is, at a practical level, profoundly wrong. Richard Nisbett, a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, has just demolished this view in a superb new book, “Intelligence and How to Get It,” which also offers terrific advice for addressing poverty and inequality in America."
Do Parents Matter?
Do Parents Matter?: Scientific American: "A researcher argues that peers are much more important than parents, that psychologists underestimate the power of genetics, and that we have a lot to learn from Asian classrooms"
Lack of news about China has nothing to do with bias
Lack of news about China has nothing to do with bias - Los Angeles Times: "Comprehensive foreign coverage doesn't fit into the financial structure of traditional mainstream media."
BY: Timothy Garton Ash | Los Angeles Times
In China, there is a widespread belief that Western media give a distorted picture of what's happening there. There's some truth in this, but it's not for the reasons that Chinese Communist Party members or nationalist "netizens" imagine.
Child quotas, abortion, and China's missing girls. - By William Saletan - Slate Magazine: "Child quotas, abortion, and China's missing girls."
Sixteen million girls are missing in China. And now we know what happened to them: They were aborted because they weren't boys.
BY: Timothy Garton Ash | Los Angeles Times
In China, there is a widespread belief that Western media give a distorted picture of what's happening there. There's some truth in this, but it's not for the reasons that Chinese Communist Party members or nationalist "netizens" imagine.
Child quotas, abortion, and China's missing girls. - By William Saletan - Slate Magazine: "Child quotas, abortion, and China's missing girls."
Sixteen million girls are missing in China. And now we know what happened to them: They were aborted because they weren't boys.
Nasal Irrigation Can Ease Allergy Symptoms
Really? - The Claim - Nasal Irrigation Can Ease Allergy Symptoms - Question - NYTimes.com: "Pollen forecasters are predicting a heavy season this year, so allergy sufferers may be struggling to find relief.
For some, the neti pot, a nasal irrigator that resembles a small teapot, has become an alternative remedy."
For some, the neti pot, a nasal irrigator that resembles a small teapot, has become an alternative remedy."
Deal by Deal, China Expands Its Influence in Latin America
Deal by Deal, China Expands Its Influence in Latin America - NYTimes.com: BY: Simon Romero and Alexei Barrionuevo | The New York Times
As Washington tries to rebuild its strained relationships in Latin America, China is stepping in vigorously, offering countries across the region large amounts of money while they struggle with sharply slowing economies, a plunge in commodity prices and restricted access to credit.
As Washington tries to rebuild its strained relationships in Latin America, China is stepping in vigorously, offering countries across the region large amounts of money while they struggle with sharply slowing economies, a plunge in commodity prices and restricted access to credit.
Africa: Hizbollah’s Other Haven
Africa: Hizbollah’s Other Haven / ISN: "Weak governance, porous borders and limited security make Africa a haven for Hizbollah, which has been active across Africa since its inception in the early 1980s. More than anything, Hizbollah dominates the illicit gem trade in Africa, Anita Gossmann writes for ISN Security Watch."
India election: Monthlong vote beginning
India election: Monthlong vote beginning - Los Angeles Times: "The young are wooed and urban voters have more clout as India starts its staggered election amid complaints that key issues are being ignored. About 714 million Indians are eligible to vote."
Padmashree Folks in New Delhi Tamil Sangam - Lakshmi: Felicitation, Events, Happenings
சிறு முயற்சி: நடிகர் விவேக் சொற�: "ஐ ஏ எஸ் அதிகாரி பாலசந்திரன்"
பத்ம பூஷன் டாக்டர் சரோஜினி வரதப்பன் சிறந்த சமூக சேவகி
பத்மஸ்ரீ டாக்டர் கிருஷ்ணக்குமார் ( ஆரியவைத்தியசாலை கோவை )
பத்மஸ்ரீ டாக்டர் தன்வந்திரி சிவராமன் (அலோபதி டாக்டர்)
பத்மஸ்ரீ சுப்ரமணியம் கிருஷ்ணஸ்வாமி ( குறும்பட இயக்குனர்)
பத்மஸ்ரீ காஞ்சிவரம் ஸ்ரீரங்கச்சாரி சேஷாத்ரி ( கணிதம்)
பத்ம பூஷன் டாக்டர் சரோஜினி வரதப்பன் சிறந்த சமூக சேவகி
பத்மஸ்ரீ டாக்டர் கிருஷ்ணக்குமார் ( ஆரியவைத்தியசாலை கோவை )
பத்மஸ்ரீ டாக்டர் தன்வந்திரி சிவராமன் (அலோபதி டாக்டர்)
பத்மஸ்ரீ சுப்ரமணியம் கிருஷ்ணஸ்வாமி ( குறும்பட இயக்குனர்)
பத்மஸ்ரீ காஞ்சிவரம் ஸ்ரீரங்கச்சாரி சேஷாத்ரி ( கணிதம்)
Maranathin Vaasanai - Akilan: Book Reviews
Uma Shakthi - இவள் என்பது பெயர்ச்சொல்: "மரணத்தின் வாசனை - த.அகிலன்"
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Spectrum | TR Balu, DMK, Congress, Raja, IT | Corruption - Kickbacks
Puthiya Puthakam Pesuthu | Keetru | Magazine | Spectrum | Bandwidth Allocation | Bribery, Govt, Corruption: "ஸ்பெக்ட்ரம் மெகா ஊழல் - வெளியீடு : பாரதி புத்தகாலயம் - , விலை ரூ. 5 - பக். 15" - Books
Mall Temples - Grapefruit Juices - Tea, Coffee Drinks - Servant Maid: Worship Humans
Chokkan - மூன்று சமாசாரங்கள் « மனம் போன போ
வாழ்க்கை எத்தனை நவீனமானாலும் சரி, மனித மனங்கள்மட்டும் அந்த வேகத்துக்கு வளர்வதே இல்லை. முக்கியமாக, பெருநகரங்களில்.
:)
சாஸ்திரிகள்மட்டும் அந்தச் சூழலுக்குப் பொருந்தாதவராக, தன்னிலிருந்து சில பத்தாண்டுகள் முன்னே சென்றுவிட்ட உலகத்தின் ஆடைகள், பழக்க வழக்கங்களைக் கூர்ந்து கவனித்தபடி கன்னத்தில் கை வைத்து அமர்ந்திருந்தார்.
hmmmm
வாழ்க்கை எத்தனை நவீனமானாலும் சரி, மனித மனங்கள்மட்டும் அந்த வேகத்துக்கு வளர்வதே இல்லை. முக்கியமாக, பெருநகரங்களில்.
:)
சாஸ்திரிகள்மட்டும் அந்தச் சூழலுக்குப் பொருந்தாதவராக, தன்னிலிருந்து சில பத்தாண்டுகள் முன்னே சென்றுவிட்ட உலகத்தின் ஆடைகள், பழக்க வழக்கங்களைக் கூர்ந்து கவனித்தபடி கன்னத்தில் கை வைத்து அமர்ந்திருந்தார்.
hmmmm
Anandha Thandavam: Movie Reviews - Sujatha, GV Prakash
கடலையூர்: ஆனந்த தாண்டவம் - சுஜாதாவிற்கு அவமரியாதை : ஜி.வி.பிரகாஷ் இப்படியே இசை அமைத்துக் கொண்டு போனால் இவர் இசைக்காகவே படம் ஓடாமல் போய்விடும் அபாயம் உள்ளது.
Thirai Kadal Odiyum Thiraviyam Thedu: Book Reviews - Abroad Jobs: Employment, NRI
Ravi - திரை கடலோடியும் துயரம் தேடு: "
152 பக்கங்கள். - இந்திய ரூபாய் 90. - ஆழி பதிப்பகம்"
152 பக்கங்கள். - இந்திய ரூபாய் 90. - ஆழி பதிப்பகம்"
Eezham as a Voter Issue in Tamil Nadu MP Elections 2009: ADMK, Thol Thiruma VC, PMK vs DMK, Congress - DMDK
செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை கவிதைகள்: வருகிற தேர்தலில் ஈழப்பிரச்சனை பிரதான தாக்கம் ஏற்படுத்துமா?: மக்களுக்கு எதை கண்டு குழம்புவது என விவஸ்தை கிடையாது. ஜவுளிக்கடையில் மணிக்கணக்காய் ஒரு புடவையை தேர்வு செய்ய அலசும் மக்கள் ஏன் தேர்தலில் அந்த அக்கறையை காட்டுவதில்லை
Ka Cha Ta Tha Pa Ra: Small Zine Lettering: Kalachuvadu by Athimoolam - Tamil lettering Fonts
அழகிய படங்களுடன் கூடியது. » Blog Archive » கசடதபற: கணினி வருவதற்கு முன் சிறுபத்திரிகளை எழுதித் தருவது ஓவியர்களின் பிரிய வேலையாக இருந்திருக்கலாம். 'காலச்சுவடு' வரைந்து கொடுத்த ஆதிமூலம் எழுத்துருவும் வடிவமைத்து தந்திருக்கலாம்.
Viduthalai Siruthaigal Ravikkumar: Candidate Selection by DMK, ADMK, Congress
பணநாயகம்... ஜனநாயகத்துக்கு சவால்!: "அரசியல் கட்சிகளின் வேட்பாளர் தேர்வு குறித்துக் கண்காணிக்கவும், கருத்துச் சொல்லவும் மக்கள் நலனில் அக்கறை கொண்டவர்கள் முன்வர வேண்டும்."
Fresh Visit: Tour Guide: Lakes of Chennai
Seralathan - கருப்பு வெள்ளை: தண்ணீர் தேசம்: மனிதர்களின் போக்கு எப்போதுமே வித்தியாசமாகத்தான் இருக்கிறது. போகின்ற இடங்களையும் தனதாகக் கொள்ளும் மனப்பாங்கு. எங்கே போனாலும் நத்தைகள் போல் தன்னுடன் தன் வீட்டையும், கவலைகளையும், கடன்களையும் சுமந்து கொண்டே திரிகிறார்கள்.
பழைய கண்களைக் கொண்டவர்கள் அங்கே நிறைய இருந்ததாகப்பட்டது.
பழைய கண்களைக் கொண்டவர்கள் அங்கே நிறைய இருந்ததாகப்பட்டது.
Is Mayawati bringing the change India’s Dalits need?
Is Mayawati bringing the change India’s Dalits need ? « An academic view of India: "There are two reasons for me writing the post. First, the importance of the question in its own right. I have frequently alluded to and reviewed papers about a Dalit Revolution in North India. The paper I will talk about contests this notion, and does it quite convincingly. The other reason is to contrast the legitimate criticism that the paper makes by unearthing ground realities, with the half-baked and prejudiced criticism of Mayawati one finds in India’s ‘mainstream media’."
Global Voices Online » Indian Elections 2009: Allegations and Concerns of The Common People: "Sameer Shaikh, is concerned about the way main opposition party-Bharatiya Janta Party(BJP) operates during elections.
Congress, the party in Government, is also being criticized, especially the Gandhi family scion-Rahul Gandhi."
Global Voices Online » Indian Elections 2009: Allegations and Concerns of The Common People: "Sameer Shaikh, is concerned about the way main opposition party-Bharatiya Janta Party(BJP) operates during elections.
Congress, the party in Government, is also being criticized, especially the Gandhi family scion-Rahul Gandhi."
As Elections Near, Financial Tightrope Awaits India's Winners
As Elections Near, Financial Tightrope Awaits India's Winners - NYTimes.com: By SOMINI SENGUPTA (NYT)
India’s next government will try to balance economic growth with need to address the anxieties of the poor.
India’s next government will try to balance economic growth with need to address the anxieties of the poor.
Young ‘Indira’ stuns Priyanka Vadra
The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Nation | Kids in Politics - Children: The Bal Congress: "Priyanka’s children Raihan and Miraya, born in 2000 and 2002, are in junior school. They had accompanied their mother to Rae Bareli during the 2006 (bypoll) and 2007 (Assembly) campaigns. They last visited the region with Rahul Gandhi last year to watch a cricket tournament in Amethi."
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Kashmiri separatist turns to democratic process
Kashmiri separatist turns to democratic process | open Democracy News Analysis: "Sajjad Lone insists that only the means, not the end, of his struggle has changed. Kerala frets over its returning Gulf workers."
C.K. Nagesh (1933- 2009)
1003: "Song of the Day: uruvaththilE ivan manithan from yaarukkaaga azhuthaan"
TwitterJobSearch: A Good Resource If You’re Looking for Web Work
TwitterJobSearch: A Good Resource If You’re Looking for Web Work: Now I just have to figure out how to get my resume in 140 characters or less
Online Sources for News and Analysis on the 2009 Indian Lok Sabha Elections
Global Voices Online » The Best Online Sources for News and Analysis on the 2009 Indian Lok Sabha Elections
IndiPepal is perhaps the most ambitious, with blogs
India Voting and Engage Voter also have content rich websites
The Outlook India Election Blog
— Hindustan Times
Google
TOI
Mint
DNA
The Hindu
Yahoo!
MSN
Rediff
NDTV
IBN Live
India Today
The Week
Economic Times
India TV
Aaj Tak
Business Standard
BBC
Al Jajeera
IndiPepal is perhaps the most ambitious, with blogs
India Voting and Engage Voter also have content rich websites
The Outlook India Election Blog
— Hindustan Times
TOI
Mint
DNA
The Hindu
Yahoo!
MSN
Rediff
NDTV
IBN Live
India Today
The Week
Economic Times
India TV
Aaj Tak
Business Standard
BBC
Al Jajeera
The American Way
Op-Ed Columnist - The American Way - NYTimes.com: By BOB HERBERT
Since Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 120,000 Americans have been killed in nonterror homicides, most committed with guns. Yet the idea of doing something about the insane number of guns is a nonstarter.
Since Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 120,000 Americans have been killed in nonterror homicides, most committed with guns. Yet the idea of doing something about the insane number of guns is a nonstarter.
Stomach Bug Crystallizes Antibiotic Threat
Well - Stomach Bug, C. Difficile, Crystallizes Antibiotic Threat - NYTimes.com: Drugs that solve one problem, only to open the door to another.
Hello Van Gogh, Can You Hear Me Now?
Essay - Biology and Technology Intersect to Create Art - NYTimes.com: By DENNIS OVERBYE
At an exhibit about the wonders and horrors of “PostNatural History,” an artist shows how he is transforming his body into a portal on the Internet.
At an exhibit about the wonders and horrors of “PostNatural History,” an artist shows how he is transforming his body into a portal on the Internet.
Life in Iran, Where Freedom Is Deferred
Books of The Times - Iran’s Personal Side in Azadeh Moaveni’s ‘Honeymoon in Tehran’ - Review - NYTimes.com: By MICHIKO KAKUTANI
Azadeh Moaveni, an American journalist, uses her struggle to make a home for herself in Tehran as a prism by which to view the fallout of the 2005 election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Azadeh Moaveni, an American journalist, uses her struggle to make a home for herself in Tehran as a prism by which to view the fallout of the 2005 election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Finding Utility in the Jumble of Tweeted Thoughts
Finding Utility in the Jumble of Tweeted Thoughts - NYTimes.com: By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
Collectively, Twitter’s messages are a surprisingly useful tool for solving problems and revealing public opinion.
Collectively, Twitter’s messages are a surprisingly useful tool for solving problems and revealing public opinion.
Recalling Jamshedpur Riots of 1979 By Kashif-ul-Huda
www.TwoCircles.net - Countercurrents.org: "This month in the year 1979, the Hindu-Muslim violence in Jamshedpur took the lives of 108 people. The number of dead could have easily been 114, but as it turned out, my family and I survived the mayhem, to write about it thirty years later."
Bishop Links Nazi Crimes to Atheism
'Hell on Earth': German Bishop Links Nazi Crimes to Atheism - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International: "In an Easter sermon that has drawn widespread criticism, the Catholic bishop of Augsburg has linked the crimes committed under Nazi and Communist regimes to atheism. Atheist groups have reacted with fury and accuse the cleric of rewriting history."
So Sankarapandi: My Identity: Thenral Mullai
சசியின் டைரி: Eelam, India, Tamil Nadu, US, NRI, Desi, Human Rights, World Citizen: "தெளிவடைந்துள்ள என் அடையாளப் போராட்டம்
சொ. சங்கரபாண்டி
(இக்கட்டுரையின் பெரும்பகுதி வாசிங்டன் பெருநகரத் தமிழ்ச்சங்கத்தின் காலாண்டிதழான 'தென்றல் முல்லை'க்காக 2007 செப்டம்பரில் எழுதப் பட்டது)"
சொ. சங்கரபாண்டி
(இக்கட்டுரையின் பெரும்பகுதி வாசிங்டன் பெருநகரத் தமிழ்ச்சங்கத்தின் காலாண்டிதழான 'தென்றல் முல்லை'க்காக 2007 செப்டம்பரில் எழுதப் பட்டது)"
Monday, April 13, 2009
Engineer from Chennai plunges to death while bungee jumping: 'No ambulance, no first-aid'
Bungee death: organizers still absconding: "V. Bhargava, a 25-year-old Chennai-based marine engineer died in a Bungee Jump accident near Bannerghatta in Bangalore on Saturday. He succumbed to multiple injuries after plunging from a height of 150 feet when the safety belt attached to the string snapped during a reverse bungee jump, reported Times Now news channel. The organizers are still absconding and police is on the lookout for Sheshadri, Head of Centre for Adventure and Rejuvenation of Environment (CARE), which conducted the bungee jumping event.
The police had late Saturday arrested Sachin Venkateshaiah, who runs Head Rush Bungee, another city-based adventure sports company, which conducted the event along with CARE."
The police had late Saturday arrested Sachin Venkateshaiah, who runs Head Rush Bungee, another city-based adventure sports company, which conducted the event along with CARE."
Vattara Valakku: JeMo - Tamil as a Spoken Dialect: Language Arts: Linguistics
jeyamohan.in » Blog Archive » வட்டார வழக்கு: "வட்டார வழக்கு இலக்கியத்திற்கு பெரிதும் உதவுவது. படைப்பில் மண்ணின் மணம் வருவதற்கு ஒருபிடி வட்டாரவழக்கை தூவினால்போதும் என்பது நாவலுலகின் கோட்பாடு. வட்டார வழக்கை பேசுவதைவிட வாசிப்பது எளிது. வாசிப்பதை விட எழுதுவது எளிது."
Which Career Will Be King?
With Finance Disgraced, Which Career Will Be King? - NYTimes.com: "In the Depression, smart college students flocked into civil engineering to design the highway, bridge and dam-building projects of those days. In the Sputnik era, students poured into the sciences as America bet on technology to combat the cold war Communist challenge. Yes, the jobs beckoned and the pay was good. But those careers, in their day, had other perks: respect and self-esteem."
Signs of Rising Stress as People Face an Uncertain Future
Signs of Rising Stress as People Face an Uncertain Future - NYTimes.com: By PAM BELLUCK
Experts see signs that stress is becoming more common as a result of the economic downturn.
Husbands, Wives and Hard Times - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com: "With rising unemployment and dwindling retirement nest eggs, many people, even those who have jobs and relative economic stability, say they are gripped by anxiety and fear. In hard times, marital relationships are subject to a lot of stress. Are they likely to be threatened? Or possibly strengthened? What are the factors that might determine how a marriage will fare?"
State of the Economy Affects the State of Mind - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com: "As the economy worsens, people around the country have been reporting anxiety, depression and stress-related symptoms. Many are people who have not suffered significant economic losses, but worry they will or are simply reacting to the pervasive uncertainty."
Experts see signs that stress is becoming more common as a result of the economic downturn.
Husbands, Wives and Hard Times - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com: "With rising unemployment and dwindling retirement nest eggs, many people, even those who have jobs and relative economic stability, say they are gripped by anxiety and fear. In hard times, marital relationships are subject to a lot of stress. Are they likely to be threatened? Or possibly strengthened? What are the factors that might determine how a marriage will fare?"
State of the Economy Affects the State of Mind - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com: "As the economy worsens, people around the country have been reporting anxiety, depression and stress-related symptoms. Many are people who have not suffered significant economic losses, but worry they will or are simply reacting to the pervasive uncertainty."
Sri Lanka Orders Halt to Fighting Circled Rebels
Sri Lanka Orders Halt to Fighting Circled Rebels - NYTimes.com: By SOMINI SENGUPTA (NYT)
About 100,000 ethnic Tamils are trapped in a war zone in the northeast where rebels have effectively held them hostage as a civilian shield.
About 100,000 ethnic Tamils are trapped in a war zone in the northeast where rebels have effectively held them hostage as a civilian shield.
Attacks Prompt Some of India’s Urban Elite to Plunge Into Politics
Memo From Mumbai - Attacks Prompt Some of India’s Urban Elite to Plunge Into Politics - NYTimes.com: By SOMINI SENGUPTA (NYT)
The assertiveness is new in a country where the village still dominates the political imagination.
The assertiveness is new in a country where the village still dominates the political imagination.
Charter Schools Always Face a Financial Struggle
Kevin Ferris Says Charter Schools Don't Get Public Money for Their Facilities - WSJ.com: "These public schools don't get public money for their facilities."
Holbrooke of South Asia
Richard Holbrooke Says Pakistan's Tribal Areas Are the Problem - WSJ.com: "America's regional envoy says Pakistan's tribal areas are the problem."
In Silicon Valley, Recruiting Clashes With Immigration Limits
In Silicon Valley, Recruiting Clashes With Immigration Limits - NYTimes.com: "Google is based here in Silicon Valley. But Sanjay G. Mavinkurve, one of the key engineers on this project, is not.
Mr. Mavinkurve, a 28-year-old Indian immigrant who helped lay the foundation for Facebook while a student at Harvard, instead works out of a Google sales office in Toronto, a lone engineer among marketers.
He has a visa to work in the United States, but his wife, Samvita Padukone, also born in India, does not. So he moved to Canada."
By MATT RICHTEL (NYT)
Technology executives say restrictive visa and immigration limits have imperiled their ability to hire more of the world’s best engineers.
Mr. Mavinkurve, a 28-year-old Indian immigrant who helped lay the foundation for Facebook while a student at Harvard, instead works out of a Google sales office in Toronto, a lone engineer among marketers.
He has a visa to work in the United States, but his wife, Samvita Padukone, also born in India, does not. So he moved to Canada."
By MATT RICHTEL (NYT)
Technology executives say restrictive visa and immigration limits have imperiled their ability to hire more of the world’s best engineers.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Flight Journeys: Jeyamogan
jeyamohan.in » Blog Archive » பயணம்: "அசோகமித்திரன் ஒருமுறை எழுதினார்– மிகமிகக் குறுகலான இடத்தில் நீங்கள் சௌகரியமாக இருக்கிறீர்கள் என்னும் எண்ணத்தை எப்படி உருவாக்குவதென விமானத்தில்தான் பார்க்கலாம் என. கைகால் நீட்டி படுத்தபோதுதான் விமானத்தின் இடுங்கல்"
Tiger leader in move to flee country accepting his defeat
Troops poised to rescue trapped civilians: LTTE on the verge of collapse: Security News | Sundayobserver.lk - Sri Lanka: "The LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran along with his Deputy Pottu Amman, who had a narrow escape from being caught by the Security Forces, might be conducting a post mortem to the incident that ended last Sunday. More than 75 per cent of its leadership and the LTTE lost their last stronghold Puthukudiyiruppu to the Security Forces."
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Five way competition in Kanyakumari
கன்னியாகுமரியில் 5 முனை ப�: "அதிமுக கூட்டணி சார்பில் மார்க்சிஸ்ட் கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சியின் பெல்லார்மின், திமுகவின் ஹெலன் டேவிட்சன், பாஜகவின் பொன் ராதாகிருஷ்ணன், தேமுதிகவின் ஆஸ்டின், பகுஜன் சமாஜ் கட்சியின் சிவகாமி ஐஏஎஸ்"
ADMK also fields two women candidates like DMK
வட மாவட்டங்களில் அதிக இடங்களில் அதிமுக போட்டி
திமுக சார்பில் திருவள்ளூர் தனி தொகுதியில் புதுமுக வேட்பாளர் காயத்ரி ஸ்ரீதரனுக்கும், கன்னியாகுமரியில் ஆசிரியை ஹெலன் டேவிட்சனும் போட்டியிடுகின்றனர்.
அதிமுகவில் நெல்லை மற்றும் நாமக்கல் தொகுதிகளில் பெண் வேட்பாளர்கள் நிறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளனர்.
இதில் தூத்துக்குடியில் போட்டியிடும் சிந்தியா பாண்டியன், முன்னாள் சபாநாயகர் பி.எச்.பாண்டியனின் மனைவி ஆவார். நாமக்கல் தொகுதியில் அதிமுக மகளிரணியைச் சேர்ந்த வைரம் தமிழரசி நிறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளார்.
திமுக சார்பில் திருவள்ளூர் தனி தொகுதியில் புதுமுக வேட்பாளர் காயத்ரி ஸ்ரீதரனுக்கும், கன்னியாகுமரியில் ஆசிரியை ஹெலன் டேவிட்சனும் போட்டியிடுகின்றனர்.
அதிமுகவில் நெல்லை மற்றும் நாமக்கல் தொகுதிகளில் பெண் வேட்பாளர்கள் நிறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளனர்.
இதில் தூத்துக்குடியில் போட்டியிடும் சிந்தியா பாண்டியன், முன்னாள் சபாநாயகர் பி.எச்.பாண்டியனின் மனைவி ஆவார். நாமக்கல் தொகுதியில் அதிமுக மகளிரணியைச் சேர்ந்த வைரம் தமிழரசி நிறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளார்.
Eelam: No guarantee on India’s unity if Sri Lanka war doesn’t end -Vaiko
இந்தியா ஒரு தேசமாக இருக்காது..வைகோ!!: "கருணாநிதிக்கு விடுதலைப் புலிகள் முத்திரை பதித்த கடிதம் மூலம் கொலை மிரட்டல் வந்தது என்கின்றனர். மரண பூமியில் போராடிக் கொண்டிருப்பவர்கள் கொலை மிரட்டல் விடுத்தார்களா?
இலங்கையில் விடுதலைப் புலிகள் தலைவர் பிரபாகரன் மீது சிறு துரும்பு விழுந்தாலும் நாங்கள் துடித்துப் போவோம். அவர் மீது சிறு துரும்பு விழுந்தாலும் தமிழகத்தில் ரத்த ஆறு ஓடும்.
அப்படி ஒரு நிலை வந்தால் இந்தியா என்ற தேசம், ஒரு தேசமாகவே இருக்கப் போவதில்லை."
சென்னையி்ல் நடந்த போராட்டத்தில் மதிமுக பொதுச் செயலாளர் வைகோ, பாமக நிறுவனர் டாக்டர் ராமதாஸ், இந்திய கம்யூனிஸ்ட் மாநிலச் செயலாளர் தா.பாண்டியன், பாஜக தேசியச் செயலாளர் திருநாவுக்கரசர், தமிழர் தேசிய இயக்கத் தலைவர் பழ.நெடுமாறன், மூத்த கம்யூனிஸ்ட் தலைவர் நல்லகண்ணு ஆகியோர் கலந்து கொண்டனர்.
இலங்கையில் விடுதலைப் புலிகள் தலைவர் பிரபாகரன் மீது சிறு துரும்பு விழுந்தாலும் நாங்கள் துடித்துப் போவோம். அவர் மீது சிறு துரும்பு விழுந்தாலும் தமிழகத்தில் ரத்த ஆறு ஓடும்.
அப்படி ஒரு நிலை வந்தால் இந்தியா என்ற தேசம், ஒரு தேசமாகவே இருக்கப் போவதில்லை."
சென்னையி்ல் நடந்த போராட்டத்தில் மதிமுக பொதுச் செயலாளர் வைகோ, பாமக நிறுவனர் டாக்டர் ராமதாஸ், இந்திய கம்யூனிஸ்ட் மாநிலச் செயலாளர் தா.பாண்டியன், பாஜக தேசியச் செயலாளர் திருநாவுக்கரசர், தமிழர் தேசிய இயக்கத் தலைவர் பழ.நெடுமாறன், மூத்த கம்யூனிஸ்ட் தலைவர் நல்லகண்ணு ஆகியோர் கலந்து கொண்டனர்.
DMK and ADMK direct clash in 10 seats
நேருக்கு நேர்..10 தொகுதிகளில் திமுக Vs அதிமுக: "திமுக 21 தொகுதிகளில் போட்டியிடுகிறது. அதிமுக 23 தொகுதிகளில் போட்டியிடுகிறது."
2 தொகுதிகளில் மட்டும் திமுகவும், மதிமுகவும் நேரடி மோதலை சந்திக்கின்றன.
தஞ்சாவூரில் மத்திய இணை அமைச்சர் பழனி மாணிக்கத்தை மதிமுக வேட்பாளர் சந்திக்கிறார்.
அதேபோல நீலகிரியில் மத்திய அமைச்சர் ராசாவை, மதிமுக வேட்பாளர் எதிர்கொள்ளவுள்ளார்.
2 தொகுதிகளில் மட்டும் திமுகவும், மதிமுகவும் நேரடி மோதலை சந்திக்கின்றன.
தஞ்சாவூரில் மத்திய இணை அமைச்சர் பழனி மாணிக்கத்தை மதிமுக வேட்பாளர் சந்திக்கிறார்.
அதேபோல நீலகிரியில் மத்திய அமைச்சர் ராசாவை, மதிமுக வேட்பாளர் எதிர்கொள்ளவுள்ளார்.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Thalayangam - Kalki Editorial
தகிடுதத்தத்துக்குத் துணைபோகும் தலைவர்கள்!
மதுரையில் மட்டுமே திடுதிப்பென்று 90,000 “புது” வாக்காளர்கள் பதிவுக்கு விண்ணப்பிக்கப் போக, அவர் களுள் அனேகம் பேர் ஏற்கெனவே பதிவு பெற்றவர்கள்தான் என்பதை தேர்தல் கமிஷன் கண்டுபிடித்திருக்கிறது. கள்ள வோட்டுக்களைப் பெருக்கும் அப்பட்டமான இந்த மோசடியை, தமிழகத்தின் எந்த அரசியல்வாதியும் கண்டிக்கவில்லை; முதல்வர், மூச்சுக்கூட விடவில்லை!
மதுரையில் மட்டுமே திடுதிப்பென்று 90,000 “புது” வாக்காளர்கள் பதிவுக்கு விண்ணப்பிக்கப் போக, அவர் களுள் அனேகம் பேர் ஏற்கெனவே பதிவு பெற்றவர்கள்தான் என்பதை தேர்தல் கமிஷன் கண்டுபிடித்திருக்கிறது. கள்ள வோட்டுக்களைப் பெருக்கும் அப்பட்டமான இந்த மோசடியை, தமிழகத்தின் எந்த அரசியல்வாதியும் கண்டிக்கவில்லை; முதல்வர், மூச்சுக்கூட விடவில்லை!
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori convicted of human rights crimes
Peru: Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori convicted of human rights crimes - Los Angeles Times: "Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years. Activists say the verdict shows that even former heads of state cannot expect to get away with serious crimes."
Malaysia's Election Fever
Asia Sentinel - Malaysia's Election Fever:
Malaysia's opposition coalition won two of three by-elections yesterday – for state legislative seats in the northern province of Kedah and in Sarawak, and for a federal seat in the state of Perak. But in fact the results of the three races probably mean political losses for everybody.
Malaysia's opposition coalition won two of three by-elections yesterday – for state legislative seats in the northern province of Kedah and in Sarawak, and for a federal seat in the state of Perak. But in fact the results of the three races probably mean political losses for everybody.
Protests in Moldova Explode, With Help of Twitter
Protests in Moldova Explode, With Help of Twitter - NYTimes.com: The sea of young people reflected the deep generation gap that has developed in Moldova, and the protesters used their generation’s tools, gathering the crowd by enlisting text-messaging, Facebook and Twitter, the social messaging network.
Suffocated by Debt: Greece
Suffocated by Debt: Greece Teeters on the Verge of Bankruptcy - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International: "By Manfred Ertel
Greece is on the brink of bankruptcy despite the fact that the global recession has yet to hit the country with full force. Strikes are paralyzing the country and the EU is putting on the pressure. But the government is still trying to put a positive spin on things."
Greece is on the brink of bankruptcy despite the fact that the global recession has yet to hit the country with full force. Strikes are paralyzing the country and the EU is putting on the pressure. But the government is still trying to put a positive spin on things."
UN official calls for regulating farmland purchases
UN official calls for regulating farmland purchases - The National Newspaper: BY: James Reinl | The National
The UN’s food security expert, Olivier de Schutter, has called for a “code of conduct” to regulate the purchase of swathes of farmland across Africa, Asia and Latin America by Gulf states and private companies pursuing agribusiness.
The UN’s food security expert, Olivier de Schutter, has called for a “code of conduct” to regulate the purchase of swathes of farmland across Africa, Asia and Latin America by Gulf states and private companies pursuing agribusiness.
Cheap Labor for Private Security
Cheap Labor for Private Security / ISN: "Low-cost labor helps private security companies stay competitive, but weak regulation and 'mercenary' complications are having an adverse effect, Jody Ray Bennett writes for ISN Security Watch."
The End of Philosophy
Op-Ed Columnist - The End of Philosophy - NYTimes.com: By DAVID BROOKS
Today, many psychologists, cognitive scientists and even philosophers embrace a different view of moral thinking based less on reason and deliberation and more on seeing and evaluating.
Today, many psychologists, cognitive scientists and even philosophers embrace a different view of moral thinking based less on reason and deliberation and more on seeing and evaluating.
When All You Have Left Is Your Pride
Mind - When All You Have Left Is Your Pride - NYTimes.com: By BENEDICT CAREY
Keeping up appearances, psychologists say, is about much more than appearance.
Keeping up appearances, psychologists say, is about much more than appearance.
Mapping the Cultural Buzz: How Cool Is That?
‘The Geography of Buzz,’ a Study on the Urban Influence of Culture - NYTimes.com: By MELENA RYZIK
A new study that measures what it calls “the geography of buzz” in New York and Los Angeles seeks to illustrate the importance of the creative class to urban development.
A new study that measures what it calls “the geography of buzz” in New York and Los Angeles seeks to illustrate the importance of the creative class to urban development.
AP Seeks More Control of Content on Web - NYTimes.com
Associated Press Seeks More Control of Content on Web - NYTimes.com: As advertising dollars shrink and newspapers close, the news media organization threatens legal action unless sites obtain permission to use articles and share revenue.
Asia’s International School Boom Cools Amid Crisis - NYTimes.com
Asia’s International School Boom Cools Amid Crisis - NYTimes.com: As expatriates leave China, Hong Kong, Singapore and other countries across the region, the rapid expansion of international schools is slowing along with the economy.
Digital Piracy’s Spread Prompts Hearing
Digital Piracy’s Spread Prompts Hearing - NYTimes.com: Lawmakers and entertainment executives say $20 billion is being lost to global digital piracy every year.
Hollywood to Bollywood - Spare ‘Benjamin Button’
Arts, Briefly - Hollywood to Bollywood - Spare ‘Benjamin Button’ - NYTimes.com: Advertisements placed by Warner Brothers warned Bollywood film producers not to proceed with a planned Hindi remake of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”
CPI-M seeks action against Hindu outfit
CPI-M seeks action against Hindu outfit: "he Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday registered a complaint with the Election Commission against a Gujarat-based outfit, Sri Ram Sewa Samity, for issuing a communal appeal to voters.
‘The appeal is to rouse Hindu sentiments alleging that the government led by the Congress party is challenging the very existence of Ram,’ CPI-M politburo member Brinda Karat, who got a copy of the appeal during her recent Gujarat visit, said in the complaint.
‘Although this is issued against the Congress, a party we are opposing, we believe that such appeals and propaganda based on falsifications polarise the electorate on communal lines and vitiate the political environment, thus going beyond party concerns,’ she said. "
‘The appeal is to rouse Hindu sentiments alleging that the government led by the Congress party is challenging the very existence of Ram,’ CPI-M politburo member Brinda Karat, who got a copy of the appeal during her recent Gujarat visit, said in the complaint.
‘Although this is issued against the Congress, a party we are opposing, we believe that such appeals and propaganda based on falsifications polarise the electorate on communal lines and vitiate the political environment, thus going beyond party concerns,’ she said. "
KARNATAKA - A STATE COMMUNALISED IN 10 MONTHS
PUCL : Message: FW: KARNATAKA - A STATE COMMUNALISED IN 10 MONTHS
THE INCIDENTS MENTIONED HERE HAVE BEEN COLLECTED FROM NATIONAL AND DOMESTIC NEWS PAPER SOURCES…
June 9, 2008: Temple affairs minister Krishnaiah Shetty issues circular to 34,000 temples to perform special puja for newly sworn-in CM. Order later modified after protests.
June 10, 2008: Firing on farmers in Haveri
June 14, 2008: Padmapriya Karnataka legislator K. Raghupathi Bhat's wife killed
July 12, 2008: a group of hindu men place pig carcass at mosques in JC Nagar area of the city triggering communal violence.
August 10, 2008: Karnataka Rakshana Vedike takes law into there hands attacks a group of 35 people allegedly holding a 'rave party' at Manchanabele Dam.
August 14, 2008: State-owned Mahabaleshwara Temple in Gokarna transferred to Ramachandrapur Math, known for its save-the-cow campaigns.
August 29, 2008: The Public Instruction Department issues notices to all Christian institutions in the state to shut down to protest the violence against Christians in Orissa. Notice precursor to statewide attacks on churches.
24 August, 2008: A bus was intercepted at a prominent junction in Mangalore; a Hindu girl and her Muslim fiancée were dragged off the bus and assaulted.
8 August, 2008: Bajrang Dal activists stopped a bus in the city, and assaulted Syed, Zulfikar and Ameen, because these young boys helped a few girls with their bags,
September 14, 2008: With Mangalore as the epicentre, Sangh parivar activists attack Christian prayer halls and churches across the state. More churches attacked three days later.
October 16, 2008: The largest-selling Kannada newspaper claims on its front page that conversions have gone up alarmingly after Sonia Gandhi-Congress came to power. Debates the issue on its Op-Ed page for over a month.
October 30, 2008: Bajrang Dal activists attack two undertrials in Mangalore district sub jail; sixth such attack after its chief Mahendra Kumar's arrest on September 20.
December 12, 2008: Aggressive posturing at Baba Budangiri by parivar leaders and Hindu pontiffs, an attempt to create communal tension.
December 27, 2008: Hoysala Sene takes law into their own hands, attacks Fuga bar in Bangalore and alleges illegal activities.
December 28, 2008: Bajrang Dal activists attack a bus ferrying students on a study tour to Mysore, saying girls and boys from different religions can't travel together.
January 6, 2009: B.V. Seetharam, editor of Mangalore-based newspaper Karavali Ale, who followed a strong anti-parivar editorial line, handcuffed and arrested in alleged extortion case. Prior to his arrest, parivar elements vandalise paper's office.
January 7, 2009: Laddoos distributed in some schools across the state on Vaikunta Ekadashi. Congress demands biriyani should be distributed on Ramzan.
January 19, 2009: An arrested dacoit reportedly confesses links with radical Hindu groups and admits to carrying out the Hubli district court bombing before the May assembly elections
January 25, 2009: Sri Rama Sene activists attack pub in Mangalore, Molest and beat up young helpless girls.TV Cameras were installed in pub before the attacks
January 25, 2009: in the Balmatta area of Mangalore, Sri Rama Sene activists attacked a house where women from non-Hindu communities were invited for a party.
January 28, 2009: Muzrai department orders temples to perform special puja to ward off "ill-effects" of the solar eclipse
January 29, 2009: a large group of students, led by Mr. Gobbalathadka, barged in demanding that Muslim girls stop wearing the burkha even on their way to and from the college. The demand created a furore dividing committee members, according to college principal, Balasubramaniam. Soon, hundreds of activists entered the venue and physically attacked Muslim committee members and Hindus who opposed their demands. Following the incident, Mr. Gobbalathadka and his followers were arrested and remanded in judicial custody.
January 30.2009: Rashtriya Hindu Sena chief Pramod Muthalik, now facing the heat for his support to the January 24 Mangalore pub attack, openly advocates militancy. On January 17, 2008, while addressing a rally in Udupi, Muthalik said: "It's time for blasts. Malegaon is just a trailer. Every house should have a person like Pragya Singh. Every housewife will carry bombs now.''
January 31, 2009: BJP MLA Sampangi arreseted by Lokayukta in bribe case.
Feb 6, 2009: Shruti a 2nd year Pre-University student of St Aloysius College, Mangalore (and daughter of C.K. Kunhambu, CPI(M) MLA from Kerala), along with a Muslim friend Shabeeb, were dragged out of a private bus at Pumpwell and forced into an auto rickshaw by Hindutva goons, who warned Shruti not to talk to non-Hindus as they are ‘inhuman’.
Feb 9,2009: The anti-terrorism campaign was initiated by the BJP government to spread awareness among students about the menace. According to the Congress, the ruling party, in the guise of the campaign, is actually trying to poison the minds of students against minority communities and saffronise the campuses
February 11,2009: 16-year-old Ashwini, daughter of Mr Jayamoolya Elinge of Mulky (near Mangalore) committed suicide following public humiliation by the Hindutva forces for walking on a street with a Muslim boy.
Feb 19,2009: Attack on Farmers in Bellary by police.
Feb 26,2009: 30 member group attack two muslim students aged 15 and 17 in Puttur, Mangalore causing serious injuries.
Feb 26,2009: a group of five persons harassed a girl and a boy while they were talking at a juice centre here yesterday.
Feb 26,2009: Women in Bangalore were attacked in Indranagar, Brigade Road, Koramangala and the Mount Carmel college area, women have been assaulted for being dressed in western attire. The first incident occurred on February 6 at the posh Brigade Road, where a group of girls were allegedly attacked by a gang of men, for wearing western clothes and smoking on the street.
The men allegedly abused the women and then beat them up. An e-mail highlighting the incident adds that when the women asked a nearby policeman for help, he advised them to wait for the arrival of the police van.
These girls later lodged a complaint at the local police station.
A similar attack was reported at Indranagar on February 17, when a girl traveling back home from her German class was attacked by a group of men. The men followed her on a bike and blocked her way. They abused her in Kannada, and when she retaliated by slapping one of them, he punched her in the face.
The third incident was reported at Koramangala, where a 28-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by a group of men, who thought she was part of the 'pink chaddi' campaign.
In another incident near the Mount Carmel College, a young filmmaker was attacked by a group of men, who told her that she deserved the assault for daring to wear jeans and a sleeveless kurta.
March 3, 2009: ABVP imposes ban on wearing burkhas in rural college in Karnataka. Once the ban was formalised by the college authorities, a groups of boys took it upon themselves to impose it. “Every day, the boys sit at the tea stall near the college gate. If we take even one step into the college gate with the burkha on, they start scolding us,” said a 16-year-old class 10 student.
March 9, 2009: Surathkal police assaulted woman, Zohra (35) and her daughter Busra (19) alleged that when they tried to prevent the police from arresting Mohammed, Zohra's husband at their house in Krishnapura on Sunday.
March 17, 2009: Unidentified miscreants damaged furniture, lights and fans of a Jumma Masjid at Madikal near Uppunda in Kundapur taluk on Sunday night. Madikal is nearly 60 km from Udupi.
March 23, 2009: Three time MP Mr. Ananth Kumar Hegde said that he would prevent a minority community from taking out processions in Uttara Kannada district. He is reported to have said that he had 63 criminal cases against him and he was not afraid of one more being slapped on him. Mr. Hegde is also reported to having that he did not need a single minority vote to win the elections.
This is a report that shows the systematic communalization of the State of Karnataka (India), It also highlights the grave Human Rights Violations and Injustices carried out against common citizens on the basis of religion, caste, class, language and culture by Extremist Hindu Outfits.
THE INCIDENTS MENTIONED HERE HAVE BEEN COLLECTED FROM NATIONAL AND DOMESTIC NEWS PAPER SOURCES…
June 9, 2008: Temple affairs minister Krishnaiah Shetty issues circular to 34,000 temples to perform special puja for newly sworn-in CM. Order later modified after protests.
June 10, 2008: Firing on farmers in Haveri
June 14, 2008: Padmapriya Karnataka legislator K. Raghupathi Bhat's wife killed
July 12, 2008: a group of hindu men place pig carcass at mosques in JC Nagar area of the city triggering communal violence.
August 10, 2008: Karnataka Rakshana Vedike takes law into there hands attacks a group of 35 people allegedly holding a 'rave party' at Manchanabele Dam.
August 14, 2008: State-owned Mahabaleshwara Temple in Gokarna transferred to Ramachandrapur Math, known for its save-the-cow campaigns.
August 29, 2008: The Public Instruction Department issues notices to all Christian institutions in the state to shut down to protest the violence against Christians in Orissa. Notice precursor to statewide attacks on churches.
24 August, 2008: A bus was intercepted at a prominent junction in Mangalore; a Hindu girl and her Muslim fiancée were dragged off the bus and assaulted.
8 August, 2008: Bajrang Dal activists stopped a bus in the city, and assaulted Syed, Zulfikar and Ameen, because these young boys helped a few girls with their bags,
September 14, 2008: With Mangalore as the epicentre, Sangh parivar activists attack Christian prayer halls and churches across the state. More churches attacked three days later.
October 16, 2008: The largest-selling Kannada newspaper claims on its front page that conversions have gone up alarmingly after Sonia Gandhi-Congress came to power. Debates the issue on its Op-Ed page for over a month.
October 30, 2008: Bajrang Dal activists attack two undertrials in Mangalore district sub jail; sixth such attack after its chief Mahendra Kumar's arrest on September 20.
December 12, 2008: Aggressive posturing at Baba Budangiri by parivar leaders and Hindu pontiffs, an attempt to create communal tension.
December 27, 2008: Hoysala Sene takes law into their own hands, attacks Fuga bar in Bangalore and alleges illegal activities.
December 28, 2008: Bajrang Dal activists attack a bus ferrying students on a study tour to Mysore, saying girls and boys from different religions can't travel together.
January 6, 2009: B.V. Seetharam, editor of Mangalore-based newspaper Karavali Ale, who followed a strong anti-parivar editorial line, handcuffed and arrested in alleged extortion case. Prior to his arrest, parivar elements vandalise paper's office.
January 7, 2009: Laddoos distributed in some schools across the state on Vaikunta Ekadashi. Congress demands biriyani should be distributed on Ramzan.
January 19, 2009: An arrested dacoit reportedly confesses links with radical Hindu groups and admits to carrying out the Hubli district court bombing before the May assembly elections
January 25, 2009: Sri Rama Sene activists attack pub in Mangalore, Molest and beat up young helpless girls.TV Cameras were installed in pub before the attacks
January 25, 2009: in the Balmatta area of Mangalore, Sri Rama Sene activists attacked a house where women from non-Hindu communities were invited for a party.
January 28, 2009: Muzrai department orders temples to perform special puja to ward off "ill-effects" of the solar eclipse
January 29, 2009: a large group of students, led by Mr. Gobbalathadka, barged in demanding that Muslim girls stop wearing the burkha even on their way to and from the college. The demand created a furore dividing committee members, according to college principal, Balasubramaniam. Soon, hundreds of activists entered the venue and physically attacked Muslim committee members and Hindus who opposed their demands. Following the incident, Mr. Gobbalathadka and his followers were arrested and remanded in judicial custody.
January 30.2009: Rashtriya Hindu Sena chief Pramod Muthalik, now facing the heat for his support to the January 24 Mangalore pub attack, openly advocates militancy. On January 17, 2008, while addressing a rally in Udupi, Muthalik said: "It's time for blasts. Malegaon is just a trailer. Every house should have a person like Pragya Singh. Every housewife will carry bombs now.''
January 31, 2009: BJP MLA Sampangi arreseted by Lokayukta in bribe case.
Feb 6, 2009: Shruti a 2nd year Pre-University student of St Aloysius College, Mangalore (and daughter of C.K. Kunhambu, CPI(M) MLA from Kerala), along with a Muslim friend Shabeeb, were dragged out of a private bus at Pumpwell and forced into an auto rickshaw by Hindutva goons, who warned Shruti not to talk to non-Hindus as they are ‘inhuman’.
Feb 9,2009: The anti-terrorism campaign was initiated by the BJP government to spread awareness among students about the menace. According to the Congress, the ruling party, in the guise of the campaign, is actually trying to poison the minds of students against minority communities and saffronise the campuses
February 11,2009: 16-year-old Ashwini, daughter of Mr Jayamoolya Elinge of Mulky (near Mangalore) committed suicide following public humiliation by the Hindutva forces for walking on a street with a Muslim boy.
Feb 19,2009: Attack on Farmers in Bellary by police.
Feb 26,2009: 30 member group attack two muslim students aged 15 and 17 in Puttur, Mangalore causing serious injuries.
Feb 26,2009: a group of five persons harassed a girl and a boy while they were talking at a juice centre here yesterday.
Feb 26,2009: Women in Bangalore were attacked in Indranagar, Brigade Road, Koramangala and the Mount Carmel college area, women have been assaulted for being dressed in western attire. The first incident occurred on February 6 at the posh Brigade Road, where a group of girls were allegedly attacked by a gang of men, for wearing western clothes and smoking on the street.
The men allegedly abused the women and then beat them up. An e-mail highlighting the incident adds that when the women asked a nearby policeman for help, he advised them to wait for the arrival of the police van.
These girls later lodged a complaint at the local police station.
A similar attack was reported at Indranagar on February 17, when a girl traveling back home from her German class was attacked by a group of men. The men followed her on a bike and blocked her way. They abused her in Kannada, and when she retaliated by slapping one of them, he punched her in the face.
The third incident was reported at Koramangala, where a 28-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by a group of men, who thought she was part of the 'pink chaddi' campaign.
In another incident near the Mount Carmel College, a young filmmaker was attacked by a group of men, who told her that she deserved the assault for daring to wear jeans and a sleeveless kurta.
March 3, 2009: ABVP imposes ban on wearing burkhas in rural college in Karnataka. Once the ban was formalised by the college authorities, a groups of boys took it upon themselves to impose it. “Every day, the boys sit at the tea stall near the college gate. If we take even one step into the college gate with the burkha on, they start scolding us,” said a 16-year-old class 10 student.
March 9, 2009: Surathkal police assaulted woman, Zohra (35) and her daughter Busra (19) alleged that when they tried to prevent the police from arresting Mohammed, Zohra's husband at their house in Krishnapura on Sunday.
March 17, 2009: Unidentified miscreants damaged furniture, lights and fans of a Jumma Masjid at Madikal near Uppunda in Kundapur taluk on Sunday night. Madikal is nearly 60 km from Udupi.
March 23, 2009: Three time MP Mr. Ananth Kumar Hegde said that he would prevent a minority community from taking out processions in Uttara Kannada district. He is reported to have said that he had 63 criminal cases against him and he was not afraid of one more being slapped on him. Mr. Hegde is also reported to having that he did not need a single minority vote to win the elections.
“Societies are not destroyed by the action of bad people but by the inaction of good people.”
Mastering the Iteration: An Agile White Paper from Rally
Rally is the #1 partner for Agile success through products, coaching and community support
The heartbeat of Agile development is the iteration – the ability of the team to create working, tested, value-delivered code in a short time box – with the goal of producing an increment of potentially shippable code at the end of each iteration. This is a significant challenge for the team, and mastering this skill takes guidance and practice.
In this whitepaper, Dean Leffingwell describes the basic iteration pattern and the activities that a team engages in to meet this key challenge. This paper is an excerpt from Dean’s latest book, Scaling Software Agility: Best Practices for Large Enterprises.
The heartbeat of Agile development is the iteration – the ability of the team to create working, tested, value-delivered code in a short time box – with the goal of producing an increment of potentially shippable code at the end of each iteration. This is a significant challenge for the team, and mastering this skill takes guidance and practice.
In this whitepaper, Dean Leffingwell describes the basic iteration pattern and the activities that a team engages in to meet this key challenge. This paper is an excerpt from Dean’s latest book, Scaling Software Agility: Best Practices for Large Enterprises.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Bosnia Is a Balkan Hurdle
The country's factions aren't moving toward the EU - WSJ.com: BY: Borut Grgic | The Wall Street Journal
The saying went something like this: After we sort out Kosovo's independence, the rest of the Balkans' transition and accession to the European Union will be routine procedure. But now there is a new hurdle in the road, and it's a high one: Bosnia.
The saying went something like this: After we sort out Kosovo's independence, the rest of the Balkans' transition and accession to the European Union will be routine procedure. But now there is a new hurdle in the road, and it's a high one: Bosnia.
Obama: the right man at the wrong time
FT.com / Columnists / Gideon Rachman - Financial Times:
On his European tour, Mr Obama cemented the impression that he is an unusually gifted and intelligent politician. But that does not mean he will succeed.
On his European tour, Mr Obama cemented the impression that he is an unusually gifted and intelligent politician. But that does not mean he will succeed.
Poet Sukumaran's Prose: Uyirmmai Book Review by JeMo
jeyamohan.in » Kavinjar Sugumaran » கவிஞனின் கட்டுரைகள்: "இழந்தபின்னும் இருக்கும் உலகம், சுகுமாரன். உயிர்மைபதிப்பகம்"
Sundara Ramasamy: JJ Sila Kurippugal - Is it an Inspiration or Adaptation?
jeyamohan.in » Blog Archive » ஜே.ஜே.சிலகுறிப்புகள் தழுவ�: "ஜே ஜே somerset இன் moon and.. நாவலின் ஜெராக்ஸ்"
Subramania Sami: Sonia Gandhi & Foreign Conspiracy Theory
Indian Election: Hindus can Change the Landscape: The Congress Party Ms.Sonia Gandhi seeing the imminent collapse of the UPA has set up a seven member 'crisis management'team of foreigners based in a five star hotel in Delhi.This is a serious threat to India's national security.
While the names of all seven members are available with me, I am gathering the details antecedents of these dirty seven. The first member identified for me is an obscure UK-based journalist called Mr.David Green who has written for London tabloids on "snack foods".He was easy to identify because he is often seen by SPG at the residence of Ms.Sonia Gandhi reading secret files being made available to her by some Ministers and bureaucrats.Indian intelligence is being blocked by the Home Minister P.Chidambaram from investigating whether Mr.Green is an operative for British Intelligence,the MI-6.
One of the tasks assigned to this nefarious team is how to doctor the electronic voting machines in about 50 constituencies by using dual passwords technique and by hacking via cyber techniques.
While the names of all seven members are available with me, I am gathering the details antecedents of these dirty seven. The first member identified for me is an obscure UK-based journalist called Mr.David Green who has written for London tabloids on "snack foods".He was easy to identify because he is often seen by SPG at the residence of Ms.Sonia Gandhi reading secret files being made available to her by some Ministers and bureaucrats.Indian intelligence is being blocked by the Home Minister P.Chidambaram from investigating whether Mr.Green is an operative for British Intelligence,the MI-6.
One of the tasks assigned to this nefarious team is how to doctor the electronic voting machines in about 50 constituencies by using dual passwords technique and by hacking via cyber techniques.
YSR's evangelist son-in-law surrenders to police
YSR's evangelist son-in-law surrenders to police in poll case, Politics News - By samachaar.in: "Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's son-in-law and evangelist Anil Kumar Monday surrendered to police following accusations that he campaigned for the ruling Congress at a religious meeting.
The police had registered a case against Anil Kumar for allegedly campaigning for the Congress during a meeting of pastors in Khammam town."
The police had registered a case against Anil Kumar for allegedly campaigning for the Congress during a meeting of pastors in Khammam town."
EC should charge Rahul Gandhi with perjury
SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY « Janamejayan’s Weblog: "The revelation in New Indian Express, Chennai today of the false claim of Mr.Rahul Gandhi made in his sworn affidavit that he holds a M Phil in Development Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge University calls from an immediate Notice for perjury to be sent to him by the Election Commission. Otherwis e, I shall move the Courts for action.
The revelation confirms the disclosure I made after a visit to the Department of Development Studies, University of Cambridge in 2005. I was informed by the Department’s library and revealed in its computer, that Mr.Gandhi did not complete his M Phil degree because he had failed the National Economic Planning and Policy exam"
The revelation confirms the disclosure I made after a visit to the Department of Development Studies, University of Cambridge in 2005. I was informed by the Department’s library and revealed in its computer, that Mr.Gandhi did not complete his M Phil degree because he had failed the National Economic Planning and Policy exam"
Sonia Gandhi: Rae Bareli nomination papers should be rejected
SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY « Janamejayan’s Weblog: "The nomination of Ms.Sonia Gandhi as a candidate for Lok Sabha from Rae Bareli is liable to be rejected because her name does not appear in the Home Ministry records of all registered citizens of India. There is a name of one Ms.Antonia Maino, born in Luciana, Italy, who has been granted citizenship of India in 1983. But Ms.Sonia Gandhi claims, according to Lok Sabha records, as having being born in Orbassano, Italy. Moreover there is no G.O or official notification which is required, that Sonia Gandhi is the changed name of Ms.Antonia Maino.
Moreover, Ms.Sonia Gandhi, even if she is Ms.Antonia Maino, has not submitted an official certificate from Italy Internal Affairs Department that she has formally renounced her Italian citizenship. This is a mandatory requirement for grant of Indian citizenship. Hence on these two counts Ms.Sonia Gandhi must produce proof of Indian citizenship at the time of scrutiny of her nomination forms. Otherwise her nomination papers must be rejected."
Moreover, Ms.Sonia Gandhi, even if she is Ms.Antonia Maino, has not submitted an official certificate from Italy Internal Affairs Department that she has formally renounced her Italian citizenship. This is a mandatory requirement for grant of Indian citizenship. Hence on these two counts Ms.Sonia Gandhi must produce proof of Indian citizenship at the time of scrutiny of her nomination forms. Otherwise her nomination papers must be rejected."
Women pick up body odour better
BBC NEWS | Health | Women pick up body odour better: "Women may be better at sniffing out biologically relevant information from underarm sweat, a US study suggests."
Where there is smoke…
The Hindu : Magazine / Land & People : DESI DIARIES : "Indians in the U.S. have shown a remarkable adaptability to the challenges thrown up in a strange land. But there is a small little gadget that continues to defy them…"
Monday, April 06, 2009
List of Govt schemes, projects named after Nehru-Gandhis
IdlyVadai - இட்லிவடை: இந்த லிஸ்ட் போதுமா, �: "Following is the list of Government schemes and projects; universities and educational institutions; ports and airports; National parks and sanctuaries; sports tournaments, trophies and stadia; hospitals and medical institutions; national scientific and research institutions; University chairs, scholarships and fellowships; festivals; roads and buildings named after three members of the Nehru Gandhi family, Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, which has been submitted to the Election Commission by A.Surya Prakash as an Annexure to his complaint. This list includes most of the projects, schemes and institutions funded by the Union Government and the Governments in the States."
More Seats at the Table
Op-Ed Contributor - Asia is happy that the crisis has pushed the West to acknowledge its key role in the world economy - NYTimes.com: "President Barack Obama had South Korea’s president, Lee Myung-bak, on one side and India’s prime minister, Manmohan Singh, opposite. This was indeed a new world order — with Asia in the forefront."
BY: Philip Bowring
BY: Philip Bowring
Aid Keeps Latin America Poor
Mary O'Grady Says Latin America Needs Economic Liberalization and Property Rights, Not Foreign Aid - WSJ.com: "For real progress, they need the means to accumulate wealth."
Drawing on the wisdom of Orwell, this is a good time to repeat what is already manifest: Latin America remains poor and backward not despite multilateral "assistance" but, in a large part, because of it.
Drawing on the wisdom of Orwell, this is a good time to repeat what is already manifest: Latin America remains poor and backward not despite multilateral "assistance" but, in a large part, because of it.
An obscure by-election in a sleepy East Malaysia town is a harbinger
Asia Sentinel - Malaysia by-elections: Opposition Victory Call?: BY: Lee Poh Onn
A by-election tomorrow in the sleepy constituency of Batang Ai could mark the beginning of a political tsunami for the state of Sarawak and may well have effects beyond to peninsular Malaysia itself, where the Barisan Nasional is in a stiff battle for two other by-elections. All three are regarded as a test of newly installed Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's political power. Najib just last Friday took over from Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
A by-election tomorrow in the sleepy constituency of Batang Ai could mark the beginning of a political tsunami for the state of Sarawak and may well have effects beyond to peninsular Malaysia itself, where the Barisan Nasional is in a stiff battle for two other by-elections. All three are regarded as a test of newly installed Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's political power. Najib just last Friday took over from Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Charges against Zuma set to be dropped
FT.com / UK - Charges against Zuma set to be dropped: BY: Tom Burgis and Richard Lapper | Financial Times
South African prosecutors are on Monday expected to drop corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, handing a major victory to the man who is almost certain to be elected the country’s next president later this month.
South African prosecutors are on Monday expected to drop corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, handing a major victory to the man who is almost certain to be elected the country’s next president later this month.