A Great Science Magazine for children!

      I want to tell you about "The Young Scientists" excellent science magazine

 http://www.theyoungscientists.in/

     I firmly believe that the interest for book reading interest should be kindled at an early age. Books must get their attention and keep them focused. These books do just that and my children are big fans and they love reading these colorful and informative mags. This opens up new frontiers to their minds and unlocks their imagination......

This children's magazine science comic series has these features:

• 60 Pages Of Colourful, Conversational And Comic Style Content Plus Free 15 Page Collectible Booklet With Every Issue
• Promotes Reading And Learning through Fun
  
• Content Customised to Different Age Groups; Levels 1,2 and 3
• Delivered In Small Digestable Installments
• Contextual Help On English Vocabulary ,Brain Teasers, Mathematics And Reasoning
  
• Interesting Science Experiments And Activities
  
• Published From Singapore With Excellent Print Quality
• Programme Enjoyed By Over 100,000 children in Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Hong Kong, Qatar, Dubai, Oman, USA, UK, UAE And Indonesia..now also in INDIA!!!

FULL COLORED illustrations, comic -cum-story telling approach to explain science. Young Scientists Level 1 ( ages 6 to 8 ) primary 1 & 2  Introduction series developing scientific curiosity   Young Scientists Level 2 ( ages 8 to 10 ) The contents are of primary 3 & 4 science syllabus.    Young Scientists Level 3 ( ages 9 to 12 ) The contents are of primary 5 & 6 science syllabus            Level 1                                         Level 2                                       Level 3      Children really adore these books!! They are good value for money!

Fuel prices!! Rise and Fall! Myth?

We are facing another fuel price reduction ( which is a rarity)...but the customer does not get the immediate benefit as the fuel is being sold only at the earlier prices till the so-called stock gets finished. But the irony as you all know is the harsh fact that  you see an immediate correction in the price if it is hiked or the fuel bunks run dry suddenly. You find it impossible to bring these culprits to the book. There is absolutely no relation between the global fuel price and the domestic price. The price fixation is to the whims and fancies of the oil companies which need to rake in profits at the cost of the public who pay through their nose - the unreasonable fuel price.  That the diesel price rise has a snow balling effect on the entire commodity prices is a well known fact; yet this is overlooked just to give the oil companies the profits. What an economic shortsight! Now having an eye on the elections the much delayed price correction is made not for the suffering public but for the votes...What are we going to? God help our nation and our resilient??!! economy??!!

Cirque de Soleil - rewriting Circus Entertainment!

Hi! I want to share with you about one of the recent shows I had downloaded from the net. It is about  Cirque de Soleil [French for "Circus of the Sun," in English pronounced /sɜrk duː soʊˈleɪ/] is an entertainment company http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/. Based in Montréal, Québec, Canada and located in the inner-city area  of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy Laliberté and Daniel Gauthier who decided to create a new venue for their passion.Under the guidance of Guy Laliberté, Cirque du Soleil has used its passion for creativity and innovation to redefine the entertainment landscape, and thrill audiences all around the world. 

 

Each show is a synthesis of circus styles from around the world, with its own central theme and storyline. They draw the audience into the performance through continuous live music, with performers rather than stagehands changing the props, and by having no curtains.No ring and no animals helped make Cirque du Soleil the modern circus ("Cirque Nouveau"/New Circus) that it is today Cirque du Soleil began when a group of street performers in Quebec (Canada).  

.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirque_du_Soleil

There are so many shows on different themes and each one is a treat to watch..I enjoyed the few I saw and looking forward to seeing more. This spectacular entertainment of music, dance, acrobatics, colors, antics, jugglery and more neatly packed into a spectacle of fun and enjoyment to the audience. Hope you too try to see and enjoy!

I will be posting some different topics which I had experienced and want to share with you...

Mundane Experiences!

       Hi! I wish to share a little tidbit which brings to the fore the small things we do in life inadvertently, yet it has a big effect on the others...I was going to my office which is Strategic restricted access R&D facility and it has security personnel manning the main gates. All personnel going on their own vehicles are expected to display their vehicle permits and also their identity cards for scrutiny before entry is allowed.

      I usually have the habit of clearly displaying (as soon I start from home) the entry permit kept on a separate flap over my shirt pocket and the ID card prominently clipped beside it offering a clear view of both on the front side. The security personnels' job is made so easier to view both side by side and he happily clears me to in without wasting much time! I've seen others fiddling inside their pockets/ bags for the permit after coming to the gate only. This delays others waiting on their vehicle behind them besides frustrating the security.

      I've been commended by the security men many times about the clear and ready manner of displaying my entry permit & the ID card! It felt good that I had made their life easier and also in turn had the privilege of a quick yet secure entry! Such win-win situations lifts one's spirits however small they are! Thought I'd share this with you; hope you too have something like this to share! I'm waiting to hear!!!

Welcome OBAMA!!!

History has been made! Martin Luther King's dream has been realised. Barack Hussein Obama II, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama, an Afro (Kenyan) American is the 44th president of USA. Humble beginnings, a student at Harvard and later as a law professor at the University of Chicago and with a passion for his blackberry mobile makes him a very well equipped person to face the challenge!

But he inherits a weak US economy, a country caught up in costly wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, recession, huge unemployment and many hostilities due to bush's horrible policies. World is watching how he steers his nation? what stand he will take on various issues? His inaugural speech was different from the usual style adopted by earlier presidents.

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Barack_Obama%27s_Inaugural_Address

What have we here? Watching the teeming millions who came infrom all over the US for the inauguration brings up great expectations!

Obamas fascination with how Abe Lincoln faced War, division and Economic Catastrophe is something to watch out for!

The coming months would unravel his approach and clear up the air on many fronts! Till then We have to wait, observe and hope!!! All the best O"BAMA"!!! You have a uphill task! May god be with you and guide you on the right path!

Wow to the Oscars!

Way to go ARR http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.R._Rahman!

At last an Indian gate crashing into the Oscar nights.....

First kudos to ARR

for winning the Golden Globe award for the Best original music score!

Three nominations beyond anyones wildest dreams! My heart goes out to congratulate the entire team of the Slumdog Millionaire! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010048/

Every true music lover would love to see Rahman the "Mozart of Chennai" hold up the Oscar along with many other artistes from this movie! I wish the SDM sweeps the oscars! Hip hip hooray!!! A good inter ethnic collaboration can take many more Indians to greater heights in various fields!!! ARR too voiced this opinion! With recognition comes more fame and her is wishing ARR http://www.arrahman.com/more success in his tryst with Hollywood! Greater glory awaits him and we can enjoy many more albums/ creations from his musical genius!!! This event has triggerred me to my first post of 2009 hope more will follow!!!