June 30, 2005
Anything extraordinary here?
She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's lunches.
Rinsed out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the freezer for supper the following evening, checked the cereal box levels, filled the sugar container, put spoons and bowls on the table and started the coffee pot for rewing the next morning.
She then put some wet clothes in the dryer, put a load of clothes into the washer, ironed a shirt and secured a loose button. She picked up the game pieces left on the table, put the phone back on the charger and put the telephone book into the drawer. She watered the plants, emptied a wastebasket and hung up a towel to dry. She yawned and stretched and headed for the bedroom.
She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher, counted out some
cash for the excursion and pulled a text book out from hiding under the chair.
She signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed and stamped the envelope and wrote a quick note for the grocery store. She put both near her bag .
Mum then washed her face with 3 in 1 cleanser, put on her Night Solution & age fighting moisturizer, brushed and flossed her teeth and filed her nails.
Dad called out, "I thought you were going to bed." "I'm on my way," she said.
She put some water into the dog's dish and put the cat outside, then made sure the doors were locked and the patio light was on. She looked in on each of the kids and turned out their bedside lamps and radios, hung up a shirt, threw some dirty socks into the hamper, and had a brief conversation with the one up still doing homework.
In her own room, she set the alarm; laid out clothing for the next day, straightened up the shoe rack. She added three things to her 6 most important things to do list. She said her prayers, and visualized the accomplishment of her goals.
About that time, Dad turned off the TV and announced to no one in particular. "I'm going to bed." And he did...without another thought.
Anything extraordinary here?
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June 27, 2005
Enhancing Relationships.............
broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to
suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity
may result in separation.
A telephone operator told me that one day she received a phone call.
She answered, "Public Utilities Board." There was silence. She
repeated, "PUB." There was still no answer. When she was going to
cut off the line, she Heard a lady's voice, "Oh, so this is PUB.
Sorry, I got the number from my Husband's pocket but I do not know whose
number it is."
Without mutual trust, just imagine what will happen to the couple if
the telephone operator answered with just "hello" instead of "PUB
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NO POINTING FINGERS
A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for a
successful marriage. Could you please share with me our secret?" The
father-in-law
answered in a smile, "Never criticise your wife for her shortcomings or
when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her
shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than
you."
We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are
afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he
would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is
the start of a war. We should always remember that when we point one
finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves.
If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too
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A person visited the government matchmaker for marriage, SDU, and
requested "I am looking for a spouse. Please help me to find a suitable
one." The SDU officer said, "Your requirements, please." "Oh, good
looking, polite, humorous , sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing
and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my
leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when
I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want to
rest." The officer listened carefully and replied, "I understand you
need television."
There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a
blind wife and a deaf husband ,because the blind wife cannot see the
faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of
the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and
dream of perpetual perfect relationship. Unfortunately, when the
excitement of love wears off, they wake up and discover that
marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins..
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NO OVERPOWERING
Many relationships fail because one party tries to overpower another,
or demands too much. People in love tend to think that love will conquer
all and their spouses will change the bad habits after marriage.
Actually, this is not the case. There is a Chinese saying which carries
the meaning that "It is easier to reshape a mountain or a river than
a person's character."
It is not easy to change. Thus, having high expectation on changing the
spouse character will cause disappointment and unpleasantness.
It would be less painful to change ourselves and lower our
expectations
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RIGHT SPEECH
There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "A speech will
either prosper or ruin a nation." Many relationships break off
because of wrong speech. When a couple is too close with each other,
we always forget mutual respect and courtesy. We may say anything without
considering if it would hurt the other party.
A friend and her millionaire husband visited their construction
site. A worker who wore a helmet saw her and shouted,"Hi, Emily!
Remember me? We used to date in the secondary school." On the way
home, her millionaire husband teased her, "Luckily you married me.
Otherwise you will be the wife of a construction worker." She
answered ,"You should appreciate that you married me. Otherwise, he
will be the millionaire and not you."
Frequently exchanging these remarks plants the seed for a bad
relationship. It's like a broken egg - cannot be reversed
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PERSONAL PERCEPTION
Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be
another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On
the way home,a boy commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of them ride
on the donkey?"Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on
the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and
commented, "The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride
on the donkey while the husband is on foot?" Hearing this, the wife
quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey.
Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, "How
can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no
gentleman."
The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey.
Then, they met a young man. He commented, "Poor donkey, how can you
hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you." Hearing
that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey
and carried it on their shoulders.
It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a narrow bridge, the
donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell
into the river. You can never have everyone praise you, nor will
everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will
be in the future.
Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is
clear..
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BE PATIENT
This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of
his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old
son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck.
The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands
into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son
to the hospital.
Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he
finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the
boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently
said, " Daddy,I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are
my fingers going to grow back?" The father went home & committed
suicide.
Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or u
wish to take revenge. Think first before u lose your patience with
someone u love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones & hurt feelings
often can't. Too often we fail to recognise the difference between
the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is
greater than revenge.
People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the
actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever
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June 07, 2005
AICTE cuts 4,127 seats in 51 engineering colleges
Tamil Nadu's engineering seat matrix for the coming academic year has changed. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has notified a reduction of 4,127 seats in 51 engineering colleges in the State.
The AICTE has decided to cut 1,446 seats in the B.Tech (IT) branch in colleges, 813 in electronics and communication engineering, 679 in computer science and 415 in electrical and electronics engineering, 245 in electronics and instrumentation and 200 in civil engineering.
At the same time, the Board has approved an additional intake of 240 seats in about a dozen colleges. So the total reduction of seats in engineering this year is 3,887 seats.
Tamil Nadu had about 70,000 seats but with the reduction, the seat matrix would come down to about 66,000 plus. In 32 colleges, the intake into B.Tech (IT) courses has been reduced and, in 22, the entire IT intake has been cancelled.
In two institutions, the complete intake for 2005-06 has been cancelled. Even established colleges such as Thiagarajar College (Madurai) and Velammal Engineering (Chennai), have suffered in this exercise.
A notification issued by AICTE on its website (www.aicte.ernet.in) said as part of its mandate to ensure quality, it had prescribed a set of norms for colleges to fulfil while imparting engineering programmes.
This year, the council did a comprehensive inspection of the colleges to appraise the quality of delivery of education. It noted that the inspections/appraisals indicated areas of concern such as faculty shortage, both in terms of quantity and quality; lack of qualified principals; poor pay to teachers or teachers; inadequacy of full-time teachers, laboratories, workshops or library, hostels, internet connectivity; and even basic facilities like drinking water or toilets.
While giving colleges an opportunity to make up for all other deficiencies, the Council this year focussed on the shortage of faculty for the extension of approval for 2005-06.
For 2005-06, new courses or increase in intake has been allowed for institutions which are running existing courses satisfactorily.
There has been no reduction in the sanctioned intake in colleges, which have 75 per cent or more of the required faculty — student ration as per norms (1:15). But a proportionate reduction has been made for colleges that have a faculty strength between 50 and 75 per cent of the required norm. If the faculty strength is less than 50 per cent of the norms, no admission can be made for the course this year.
The notification says institutions can seek to restore their intake if they make up for the deficiency in faculty and intimate the council by July 7 in a prescribed format.
In cases where there are complaints reported at the time of inspection or/and by the State Government, the decision on extension of approval will be separately communicated by June 15.
Tamil Nadu abolishes common entrance test
*Practice of improvement exams discontinued
*Single window counselling system to continue as scheduled
*Simple, straightforward, transparent system, says Jayalalithaa
*New system will give rural students a fair chance
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The Tamil Nadu Government has abolished the Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to medical and engineering courses from this year. According to a new policy announced by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday, admissions to professional courses will, hereafter, be made solely on the basis of marks obtained in the Plus Two examination and the rule of reservation.
The new policy covers admissions to B.E, B.Tech, B.Arch and allied courses, M.B.B.S, B.D.S, B.Pharm and allied courses, B.Sc (Agriculture) and allied courses, B.VSc, B.L and all other professional courses for which entrance examinations were hitherto held. There will be no addition of entrance examination marks for entering professional courses. Also, the practice of allowing students to take improvement examinations has been discontinued.
However, the single window system of counselling for professional courses will continue and counselling sessions will start as per the earlier schedule in July.
`Simple, transparent'
Terming the policy as a "simple, straightforward and transparent system," Ms. Jayalalithaa said, in a press release, that the need for the policy arose as "the CET has now become a traumatic experience for parents and children as it appears to determine at one stroke the future of the child. ... In particular, students from rural areas are affected as the entrance examination operates against their chances to gain admission. If the Plus Two marks alone are relied upon, rural students would stand to get their due share in admissions."
Further, "the entrance examination system has encouraged a pernicious system of `teaching shops' oriented towards urban areas merely to capture high marks in the entrance test. Even the effort to provide a reservation for rural students has not been upheld by the High Court," Ms. Jayalalithaa said.
Having to attend special classes for entrance examinations immediately after the Plus Two course resulted in the students "having to carry an impossible load leading to great anguish and frustration."
Taking into consideration the "requirements of all parents and children [particularly] those from rural areas," the Government found that the "change of system cannot brook any further delay." The new system would make education "meaningful and a platform for real growth and development," she said.
Fresh prospectus
A fresh prospectus would be issued stating that the Plus Two examination was the entrance examination and those who had applied earlier would be treated as applicants under the new system. New applicants can also file their applications and a revised time schedule would be issued separately.
The improvement examination system had been done away with as it had "led to a problematic situation in admissions where a large percentage of seats are cornered by a small number of students who are in a position to take such improvement examination," the Chief Minister said.
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