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2011-06-27T14:03:00.000+05:30

Meet “Ida”- The new fossil that links Humans with Lemurs

2009-05-23T17:07:00.000+05:30

"Ida," the small "missing link" found in Germany has created a big media splash and is likely to continue to make waves among those who study human origins.

Ida is a critical missing-link species in primate evolution.

(Primates is the mammalian order to which humans belong. They are also called Placental Mammals. Primates are generally arboreal mammals with a geographic distribution largely restricted to the Tropics.)

The fossil bridges the evolutionary split between higher primates such as monkeys, apes, and humans and their more distant relatives such as lemurs.( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur)
Ida, properly known as Darwinius masillae, has a unique anatomy. The lemur-like skeleton features primate-like characteristics, including grasping hands, opposable thumbs, clawless digits with nails, and relatively short limbs.
From this time period there are very few fossils, and they tend to be an isolated tooth here or maybe a tailbone there. But in Ida's case, scientists were able to examine fossil evidence of fur and soft tissue and even picked through the remains of her last vegetarian meal: fruits, seeds, and leaves.
To watch the video about this discovery click on the link below:
IDA-the fossil

The Balance Sheet of Life

2008-12-29T18:55:00.000+05:30

The E-PIL Approach

2008-12-10T10:09:00.003+05:30

Teaching children has never been more challenging. This generation of children have different needs, interest and values. That means our methods and our commitment to understand this generation must be a priority. Inspiration and creativity is vital to keep you on track.
The E-PIL approach makes the Teaching effective and Enjoyble for both students and teacher.
It means - Enjoyment by Participation and Involvement that brings about learning.
Here is a group of students who were asked to write slogans/ inspiring lines about food and food production in India. The photographs depict what they did...... and they enjoyed it. I later realised that this was probably the best way to introduce this chapter. But I am still not satisfied with these ideas.......... I am looking for and thinking of better ones!

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Science and Technology

2008-10-02T21:58:00.003+05:30

Celebrating Diwali -The Right Way

2008-09-21T22:44:00.001+05:30

2008-05-21T10:25:00.005+05:30

As you sow, so shall you reap………

This ancient proverb is full of wisdom and it has been giving a message to humans since times immemorial. It also reinforces the “Law of Karma” from ‘Gita’.

We are here to talk about the environment. So how is this proverb related to Environment?

The answer is simple….

All the pesticides and other harmful non biodegradable that are being used by humans to kill the so called pests are accumulating on earth and entering our bodies through food, water and air that too is being contaminated.

Consider this---- when you buy fruits and vegetables from the vendor, you never give a second thought to how many chemical fertilizers and pesticides are being used to grow them. These harmful chemicals are non biodegradable and continue to accumulate on earth. Now their quantities have reached dangerously high proportions. What was poisonous for pests would be poisonous for us also when accumulated in lager quantities.

‘The apple that you washed and ate, too, was coated with chemical pesticides’. You may have been pleased with the thought that you washed it, scrubbed it and then ate it…. But where did the chemicals go… in the drain and then to a water body from where it will come back to you as drinking water or through plants that are irrigated with this water.

Go for organic products that are prepared without using harmful chemicals and fertilizers.

Adopt an environment friendly lifestyle….. There is no other sustainable path to a healthy way of living……

It is strange how the Human Mind Works...

2008-05-08T14:17:00.003+05:30

Isn't it strange

how a Rs. 100 note seems like such a large amount when you donate it to an orphanage, but such a small amount when you go shopping?

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Isn't it strange

how 2 hours seem so long when you're to the Temple, and how short they seem when you're watching a good movie?

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Isn't it strange

how everyone wants front-row-tickets to concerts or games, but they do whatever is possible to sit at the back of the Temple ?

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Isn't it strange

how we believe everything that magazines and newspapers say, but we question the

words in the Religious scriptures?

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Isn't it strange

how we tell jokes right away, but when we are going to talk about messages about GOD, we think about it twice before we share it with others?

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IT'S STRANGE ISN'T IT?

Now that you've read this message,

Go, tell it to a friend.

2008-05-08T14:09:00.000+05:30

Don't Quit

2008-05-08T14:05:00.002+05:30

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you are trudging seems all uphill

When the funds are low and the debts are high

When you want to smile but you have to sigh

When cave is pressing you down

a bitRest if you must…

But don’t you quit!

Life is queer with its twists and turns

As everyone of us sometimes learns

And many a failure turns about

What he might have won but he struck it out;

Don’t give up though the pace seems slow

You may succeed with another blow

Success is failure turned inside out

The silver tint of clouds of doubt

And you never can tell how close you are

It may be near when it seems so far

So stick to the fight when you are hardest hit

It’s when things seem worse

That you must not quit………

Read Each One Carefully and Think About It for a Second or Two

2008-05-07T19:19:00.002+05:30

Read Each One Carefully and Think About It for a second or Two

I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.

No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.

Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.

The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them.

Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.

To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who isn't willing to waste their time on you.

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.

Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.

There's always going to be people that hurt you so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you trust next time around.
Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and

know someone else and expect them to know you.

Don't try so hard; the best things come when you least expect them to

REMEMBER: WHATEVER HAPPENS HAPPENS FOR A REASON.

If i knew....

2008-05-05T23:29:00.002+05:30

Life is too short and there are so many things that we plan to do. At times it seems that we plan for about 500 years and live for only 50. If we are able to realise this, we will never fall short of time, because then we will plan , do and enjoy.................

Shiny Plastic Packing Paper

2008-05-05T22:58:00.000+05:30

We should care for our Environment.

You may ask, “Why”? “Isn’t the government doing enough about it?”

Let me give you one reason……

Environment is something that we all share 365 days a year. We are all affected by all the changes- good or bad, which are taking place around us.

So conservation and preservation of the environment becomes important.

Let us share the information about what we can do to stop any further damage to the environment.

When my son came back from a birthday party today, he showed me the ‘return gift’ that he had received. He tore off the gift wrapping paper and threw it on the floor and started playing the game he had received. What struck me was the sheer wastage of the paper that was now on the floor and would soon find way to the dustbin and then to the municipal bins and then…………

The shiny plastic gift wrapping papers may be convenient to use but are very harmful to the environment.

They are coated with harmful chemicals to give it a shine/colour that eventually damage the environment. How?

Consider this….. The packing paper goes from the municipal bins to landfills and there the harmful chemicals of these papers leach down to lower levels of ground water. This water may be used for drinking or irrigation and will then be harmful to the consumers of that water and to the consumers of the agricultural products obtained from fields where this water is used for irrigation. So what ever we are putting into the environment will come back to us in some form or the other.

Now are you convinced?

Think of how much plastic gift wrapping paper would be ‘misused’ during the festival season.

There are eco friendly options available- Gift wrapping paper that is made of biodegradable paper, newspapers and ribbons………or simply a smile.

Spread the word around.

Enjoy Life

2008-05-05T22:46:00.001+05:30

Many a times we think it is enough to survive.....that is not true, it is important to live life to its fullest.

Some Inspiring Thoughts

2008-05-05T22:24:00.001+05:30

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