On a casual note... LESSONS OF LIFE -Enjoy it's every Moment !!!

[Kanamen]

This is amazing...
Don't miss viewing it >>>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=518XP8prwZo
An artist with a sound message !

Yes ,Its really amazing.

Thanks Captain for such a nice thread

With Best Wishes

 

[SATDXB]

This is amazing...
Don't miss viewing it >>>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=518XP8prwZo
An artist with a sound message !

Very nice Captain .!!


Cheers..

 

[Kanamen]

SON GIVES FATHER KIDNEY FOR FATHER'S DAY


It's going to be near impossible for one Canadian man to top his Father's Day gift next year.

Dads around the world received colourfully wrapped ties, books and coffee mugs on Sunday, June 19, 2011. But Dana Cruickshank, 39, gave his father the ultimate Father's Day gift – the gift of life.

Diabetic and undergoing dialysis for years, Dana's 67-year-old father, Arthur, in Sussex, N.B., lost one of his kidneys three years ago and was on the waiting list for a cadaver kidney. "The dialysis was keeping him alive, but he didn't have any quality of life and he was dying," Dana told CBC News. So, Dana did the one thing he could to alleviate his father's suffering – he volunteered to give him a kidney.

The selfless decision shocked Dana's mother Doris. Even Arthur was initially reluctant to go along with his son's decision. Doris told CBC News: "Dana just said to me one day. 'Well, I guess Dad needs a kidney,' and I said, 'Well, yes I guess he does,' and he said, 'Well, I'm going to give him one.'"

Coincidentally, the surgery was scheduled for Friday, two days ahead of Father's Day at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, N.S. – a fact that wasn't lost on the medical team at the hospital who were touched by the gesture. "I said, yeah, the ties and shirts my brother and sister give dad are going to fade in comparison," added Dana.

But perhaps the best news was that Arthur immediately started experiencing the benefits of the kidney transplant. "As soon as the new kidney was put in to him it started producing urine right away so he started feeling better before he was even out of anaesthesia," Dana said. "He's doing pretty good."

This heart-warming story of Dana and Arthur is the second of its kind this month concerning altruistic parent-child organ donations. Just last week a British woman was deemed as being the first person to donate her uterus to her daughter, who doesn't have one due to a rare condition. If successful, the daughter will have the same uterus she grew up in herself.
http://lifestyle.sympatico.ca/living/contentposting/son_gives_father_kidney_for_fathers_day/41f9728f

 

[qorax]

SON GIVES FATHER KIDNEY FOR FATHER'S DAY
http://lifestyle.sympatico.ca/living/contentposting/son_gives_father_kidney_for_fathers_day/41f9728f

Tremendously inspiring Sir... thanx for sharing.
Qorax

 

[pittabread]

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2129186.ece


Six Indian sailors, who were part of the 22-member crew of m.v. Suez vessel that was recently freed by Somali pirates, on Thursday reached Karachi harbour and would be sent back to India soon.

Pakistan naval ship PNS Zulfiqar carrying the 22-member crew of m.v. Suez, including six Indians, reached at Karachi harbour amidst an emotional welcome.

Suhail Izaz Khan, Counsellor from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, received the sailors.

Somali pirates released the crew of the Egyptian-owned ship, who were held by the pirates for about 10 months, after huge ransom was paid to them.

“Our gesture is the message of love. I hope that India too will reciprocate with love because Indian sailors have been also saved. I use to hear their families through media, I even talked to some of them. They were really upset,” Sindh Governor Ishrat Ul Ebad Khan said.

In India, family members of the released sailors expressed their joy at hearing the reports of their dear ones reaching Karachi.

“I am very happy to hear the news. In the last one week, there had been problems with the ship. I last spoke to my husband when he was getting on to the Pakistani ship as m.v. Suez was sinking,” an overjoyed Madhu Sharma, wife of sailor N.K. Sharma, said.

Shamsher Singh, father of another sailor Satnam Singh said he had lost hope for the return of his son.

“I had lost hope completely. But After I spoke to Ansar Burney in April, my hope was rekindled,” he said.

Burney, Pakistani human rights activist and former federal minister, was instrumental in getting the hostages released.

Burney thanked all those who were involved in the operation to rescue the sailors.

The Pakistan Navy had launched the Operation Umeed-e-Nuh (New Hope) to rescue the crew after m.v. Suez captain Wasi Hasan requested the evacuation of his crew to save their lives.

The release of crew members was immediately mired in controversy, with both India and Pakistani accusing each other of indulging in risky and dangerous manoeuvres when the freed merchant vessel was being escorted.

The crew, including 11 Egyptians, four Pakistanis and one Sri Lankan, were shifted to Pakistani warship PNS Babar after the m.v. Suez ran out of fuel and started sinking.

The crew was then transferred to another warship, PNS Zulfiqar, for the voyage to Pakistan.

The m.v. Suez, owned by an Egyptian company, had been first boarded by Somali pirates in August last year

 

[omm]

BOSTON: The prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has named Indian academician Anant Agarwal as director of its Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), the institute's largest interdisciplinary lab.

An IIT Chennai and Stanford University alumnus, Agarwal will assume his new role on July 1.

A professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Agarwal succeeds Victor Zue, who served four years as CSAIL's director.

The key appointment comes days after MIT named another Indian-origin professor Anantha Chandrakasan to lead the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the largest academic department in the institute.

Chandrakasan is Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT and will also be assuming his new role on July 1.

School of Engineering Dean Ian Waitz said he looked forward to Agarwal's "vision and enthusiasm as he takes on this important leadership role."

Agarwal is currently the leader of the Carbon Research Group at CSAIL, which is dedicated to researching and developing operating systems and architectures for multicore and cloud computing.

Currently, he leads Project Angstrom, a multidisciplinary research endeavour uniting scientists from top universities and industry collaborators in an effort to develop a new multicore system.

Agarwal is a founder and chief technology officer of Tilera Corporation, where the Tile multicore processor was created.

CSAIL is MIT's largest interdepartmental laboratory, with 900 members and more than 100 principal investigators coming from eight departments.

It includes approximately 50 research groups organised into three focus areas of artificial intelligence, systems and theory.

The research groups are supported by grants from US government agencies such as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, NASA, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation among others.

OMM

 

[qorax]

Thanks for the nice infoshares - Pitta & OMM.

 

[pittabread]

Thanks for the nice infoshares - Pitta & OMM.

Thank you dear qorax

 

[qorax]

Remembering our Dubai days...

Baba Fen ? - Arabic
The Free Babies feat...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34pg19u2Tvw
____________________________________________________________________________________

Here's the lyrics in English...

Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Where's your dad?
Dad is here, here he his, who should I tell him is calling?
Tell him his uncle
Uncle who, who do I tell him is calling?
Where's your dad?
Dad is here, here he his, who should I tell him is calling?
Tell him his uncle
Uncle who, who do I tell him is calling?


Uncle, Uncle, Uncle
Yes?
Did you see what I got?
What?
Uncle, Uncle, Uncle
Did you see what happened to me?
What?
Uncle, Uncle, Uncle
Did you see what happened to the pencil sharpener?
Yes?
I had it with me
I gave it to my friend
Your friend?
He said "I'll return it"
Yes...
He took it and lost it
Lost it?
And I told Dad
Where is he?
Dad's here, here he is, who should I tell him is calling?
Tell him his Uncle
Uncle who, who do I tell him is calling?
I'm his Uncle!

Hello
Hello
Hello
Hello
Who's the beauty?
I'm Tuta
Who's Tuta?
Sister of Butta
Butta?
Son of Dad
I want Dad
Dad is here, here he his, who should I tell him is calling?
I'm his Uncle
Uncle who? Who do I tell him is calling?


Uncle, Uncle, Uncle
Yes?
Did you see how pretty I am?
Yes
Uncle, Uncle, Uncle
Did you see how sweet I am?
Yes, yes, yes
I ate cake
Cake?
I ate chocolate
Chocolate?
I broke off a piece and left it for later
Butta stole it
The cat ate it
And I told Dad
Where's Dad?
Dad is here, here he his, who should I tell him is calling?
Tell him his Uncle
Uncle who?
Look...
Who do I tell him is calling?

Hello
Hello
Hello
Hello
And who are you?
I'm their friend
Their friend who?
Lulu their relative
Lulu who?
Where is Dad?
Dad is here, here he his, who should I tell him is calling?
Tell him his Uncle
Uncle who? Who do I tell him is calling?

Uncle, Uncle, Uncle
What?
Look what I'm gonna tell you
Yes.....
Uncle, Uncle, Uncle
Are you getting mad?
Listen to a riddle
A cute little one
Went out of the house
And got lost
I know the solution
Wow
Lemme give you to Dad
Fine where is he?
Dad is here, here he his, who should I tell him is calling?
Tell him His Uncle
Uncle who?
ME!! ME!!
Who do I tell him is calling?

I want Dad
Dad is here, here he his, who should I tell him is calling?
Tell him His Uncle
Uncle who? Who do I tell him is calling?

Where is Dad??
____________________________________________________________________________________

Qorax

 

[omm]

[color=redEnglish in India: No longer a colonizer's tongue?[/color]

Among the list of demands made by yoga guru Baba Ramdev, at the center of a sensational political maelstrom in India, is the necessity for instruction in vernacular languages, a topic of debate with a long history in India. He first created waves when he came out in strong support of regional language instruction back in March, stating: "In no other country is a videshi [foreign] language the medium of instruction in schools, except in India. By trying to introduce English as a medium of instruction in schools there is a deliberate attempt by a few to destroy our culture, language and heritage." Through a particular kind of discursive posturing that taps into nationalistic sentiment, he aligns himself clearly in the vernacular camp in the debate.

First, he crafts the problem in the rhetoric of exceptionalism, as if it were unique to Indians. Even the most cursory review of the field of international education will reveal that this is a patently false claim (English, Spanish, and French, for example, find favor as media of instruction in many contexts where they may be considered "videshi," from Baba Ramdev's perspective). Second, conceptualizing English as "videshi" is problematic, given that it is Constitutionally recognized as the secondary official language; enjoys a considerable linguistic circulation as a second or third language; and has quite a bit of history within this land. However, none of this has the effect of rendering its colonial ("foreign"?) antecedents invisible: the term "videshi" clearly acts as a colonial marker. Third, by linking the two statements, he sets up English as a "foreign" agent posing a tangible threat to "our culture, language and heritage" - a pretty powerful, if not unusual, claim to lay at the feet of the language.

A remarkably different narrative emerges at the educational policy making levels. I headed over to National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) campus earlier this year to pick up some policy texts, as a part of my dissertation work as an Indian researcher (from the University of California, Berkeley), exploring language and literacy socialization of boys at an orphanage in a New Delhi suburb. I grew up within a mile of the sprawling campus, and was raised on a steady diet of NCERT textbooks, like millions of other students in India, all the way through class 12. As the seat of influential educational policymaking, NCERT makes decisions that impact schooling at both Central and local levels.

In its bookstore, which had a largely empty storefront, I found a couple of bookshelves stocked with children's illustrated books and "National Focus Group Position Papers," which are: "expected to produce a research-based position paper, providing a comprehensive review of existing knowledge, representing an awareness of the field reality, especially in rural schools. The main objective of these position papers [is] to provide an accessible resource to curriculum designers and writers of textbooks and other material, including teacher handbooks."

My eyes immediately fixed on the position paper "On Teaching of English." As I thumbed through the first few pages, I felt a frisson of excitement upon noticing that one of the focus group authors was my 8th grade English teacher. I started to read the introduction, which began: "English is in India today a symbol of people's aspirations for quality in education and a fuller participation in national and international life. Its colonial origins now forgotten or irrelevant, its initial role in independent India, tailored to higher education (as a 'library language,' a 'window on the world'), now felt to be insufficiently inclusive socially and linguistically, the current status of English stems from its overwhelming presence on the world stage and the reflection of this in the national arena."

The second sentence made me stop in my tracks. The claim- in a national position paper by the most influential educational research body in India - that the "colonial origins" of India are "now forgotten or irrelevant" is surprising, to say the least. I cannot deny that English is wedded to the fabric of Indian society in too many ways to enumerate. Millions of parents - from across socio-economic classes - think English is critical for providing better opportunities: in the words of a Delhi-based government school teacher I interviewed, there is a "craze" for English-medium instruction, even among parents who cannot speak one word of it. However, I have found that its colonial association is neither "forgotten" nor "irrelevant."

Baba Ramdev's comments reveal specific anxieties about English bubbling just below the surface of the Indian linguistic landscape, as well as concerns for students disadvantaged by the privileging of hegemonic languages in schools. He is not alone in his concerns ( Mulayam Singh Yadav, e.g., last made a similar call in 2005), and their expression reflects real residual discomfort with how and from whom we came to acquire the language. This kind of thinking, however, stands at odds with the "globalizing" India narrative, which represents English as a driving force in the rapid development.

The proponents of this vision either do not hear or choose to ignore voices such as Baba Ramdev's. Polarized as these camps are, however, language policy makers need to acknowledge different sides to these debates. It is undeniable that English skills are coveted and highly valued in many Indian contexts. But to deny our ambivalence towards English is to fundamentally misunderstand a crucial aspect of the politics of language in this country.



OMM

 

[omm]

How many countries purely speak english as own language?
1) England (not complete UK, so the use of english here is not 100% use as language), still England and USA fight about this language , somany words are different in UK and US english.
2) USA (here in the USA 7 out of 10 speak perfect english, so the use of english here is not 100% use as language, rest of speaks bi-lingual spanish and english) I observed lots of people dont understand english those migrate from latin america or another region, like ASIA (china, korea , Filipino etc) , Africans , EU countries migrant. visit Texas, California , Arizona , nevada, new maxico etc states area all mexican and arround your home area they are shouting only in own language , even US government and stores have sign in bi-linguag english and spanish. (then how we can say that this country is purely english speaking country).

3) Canada (again this country people dont speak english as language purely , look Quebec, Alberta french speaking area , BC, NS etc region of canada).

4) European union have own language , even some countries educational systems still not introduce english as a subject in the EU countries (Italy france germany etc EU countries dont have english as subject in school for kids). my personal experience 5years stay in italy and another region of EU, here one example : if you ask any person in these coutnries that where is the XYZ place in english than you will get reply that dont speak english if you want to speak english go to UK or USA but not here. NO english channels in these countries, no sign or grocery name in english, no sign on road in english, in bank very few people understand you if you speak english very hard to make transaction if you new, no news paper or magazine in english , if you lost hardly find single person who guide you how to reach your destination, no menu in english in restaurants, train bus tickets in own languages, when I went on cultural exchange programe after 4motnhs my speak press release I want to print in english but news paper person told us nobody will understand that part of news in TV or news paper, so please speak in Italian whatever you know speak slowly we will help you but dont speak in english, by grace of god that time I was good in italian language and speak well, but no use of english here , even at work my employer told me learn italian within 1month to work with us when I joined them after getting visa, they arranged teacher and I learn within 45days with good R W S L .

Same here arabian countries people have own language , same as chinese korean japanese doing good business with USA but still they dont use english as language , even go to chinese restaurants, menu is in chinese first than english , shop or restaurant name in chinese, grocery name in own language.
My mean is not that dont accept english as language but respect our language in our country, lots of americans start leanr chinese but not hindi or other language why?
Discussin may be endless but start respect our language that is the way that our enxt generation will understand us and our religious.

OMM

 

[edmonta]

A Polish man moved to the USA and married an American girl. Although his English was far from perfect, they got along very well..





One day he rushed into a lawyers office and asked him if he could arrange a divorce for him.
The lawyer said that getting a divorce would depend on the circumstances, and asked him the following questions;



Have you any grounds?
Yes, an acre and a half and a nice little home.
No, I mean what is the foundation of this case?
It made of concrete.
I don't think you understand. Does either of you have a real grudge?
No we have a carport, and not need one.
I mean, What are your relations like?
All my relations still in Poland .
Is there any infidelity in your marriage?
We have hi-fidelity stereo and good DVD player.
Does your wife beat you up?
No, I always up before her.
Is your wife a nagger?
No, she white.
Why do you want this divorce?
She going to kill me.
What makes you think that?
I got proof.
What kind of proof?
She going to poison me. She buy a bottle at drugstore
and put it on shelf in bathroom. I can read, and it say:
Polish Remover!!!

 

[edmonta]

In three words I can sum up everything that I learned about life: "It goes
on."

When the going gets tough, make yourself realize that no matter what your
problem is, someone is and always will be fighting a harder battle.

Tears don't help problems, and whining won't make things better. Have faith
but understand that faith makes things possible, not easier. Have hope but
understand without doing anything nothing gets done.

Be there when people need you, because in order to have friends you must
first be one. Make the impossible, possible. Never give up! You only fail
when you fail to try.

Keep an open mind; you never know what you may learn. Never compromise your
standards for anyone, do it for you. Remember that laughter makes the world
go round. Beware of the person who has nothing to lose, see through the
problem to find the solution. Don't make promises you can't keep.

Keep in mind, those who gossip to you will gossip about you. Say only what
you mean, and don't believe everything you hear because some day the story
will be about you.

Everyday is a gift, even if it sucks. Count your blessings, not your
troubles. Never waste an opportunity to tell someone that you love them,
because you never know what tomorrow has in store for you.

Give people a second chance, because no one is perfect. Love all that you
can, give all that you have, smile away your days, and dream away your
nights.

Life, what a wonderful thing!

 

[qorax]

@Nevil
Both r nice ones... thanx for sharing.

Qorax

 

[omm]

Hahahaha polish remover : polaska people are good in english than russian and irish...!!as I know the polaski people,even french italian german are very bad english killer...

OMM