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ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಕಲಿಕೆ ಹೇರುವುದು ಬೇಡ

ಸ್ವಾಮಿನಾಥನ್ ಐಯ್ಯರ್ ಅವರ ಅಂಕಣ ಅರ್ಥಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿದೆ.
ಮೊದಲ ಹಂತದಿಂದಲೇ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಶ್ ಕಲಿಸಲು ತೊಡಗುವುದು, ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಓದಿನ ತೊಂದರೆಯೊಡ್ಡಬಹುದು ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಸಂಶೋಧನೆ ಮೂಲಕ ತೋರ್ಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಮೊದಲ ಹಂತದಲ್ಲಿ ತಾಯ್ನುಡಿಯಲ್ಲೇ ಕಲಿಕೆ ನಡೆಸಿ, ನಂತರದ ಹಂತಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಶನ್ನು ಕಲಿಸಲು ತೊಡಗುವುದು, ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಕಲಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಬಹುದು ಎಂಬುದನ್ನೂ ತೋರಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

I Didn’t Think Samsung Could Top Its Anti-Apple Ads… Until I Saw These

Apple customers are willing to camp out for “the next big thing” — but thankfully no humor is lost. What’s interesting, however, is that Samsung seems to be taking the whole “fanboi” thing a step further by showing off Google’s voice transcription and touting 4G LTE status.

The question of whether or not Samsung can make us laugh is already answered, but can they make us buy their phone? That’s an entirely different question.

You can run, but you can’t hide. Facebook’s biggest user interface overhaul since the Wall, theFacebook Timeline, is now becoming mandatory for all users. According to the company, over the next few weeks, everyone will get the new Timeline. And here’s the important part: when you do, you’ll have just seven days to preview what’s there now, and hide anything you don’t want others to see.

In case you’re unfamiliar, the Facebook Timeline makes it far easier for you to travel back through your Facebook posts – posts which normally disappeared off your Wall and into oblivion. The posts from these previous months and years are now accessible through new navigational elements on the right-side of your screen that let you quickly travel back in time to the day you were born.

You can fill in data from your pre-Facebook years using the new status update box, which now includes support for adding a specific year and various “life events.” These events include things like marriages, births, deaths, new jobs, trips and vacations, new homes, and other things you might want to record in the scrapbook-like Timeline.

With Timeline’s added ability to find older posts, including those from the days before your boss, grandparents, mom and dad were on Facebook, users will need to do a rapid cleanup on their profiles when the Timeline goes live.

Facebook explains how to hide posts you don’t want to appear on your Timeline (click the pencil to hide, delete or edit a post). You can also use the privacy drop-down to change who can see posts (e.g. “Only Me”).

In addition, the company is releasing a new tool today called Activity Log, which is where you can review all your posts and activity, from today back to when you first started using Facebook. Fortunately, only you can see your activity log.

Previously, users had to go out and get Timeline for themselves. Facebook was specifically trying to not push it too hard. It wouldn’t show News Feed stories announcing your friends had migrated, for example, as the company wanted the Timeline to be an opt-in decision that allowed people enough time to moderate their profile posts. Giving users seven days to do the same is somewhat an extension of that thinking, although could prove troublesome for irregular Facebook users who don’t realize they’ve been migrated, leaving themselves exposed when the week is up.

If you want to be proactive and get the Timeline now, go to the Introducing Timeline page and click “Get Timeline.” Or you can wait until you see an announcement at the top of your profile.

Timeline will also be available on Android, m.facebook.com and iOS.

According to new speculation and insiders, Apple will keep with its iPhone 4S scheduling and release the iPhone 5 this fall. But will it really time the launch so close to a potential iTV debut?

The iPhone 4S isn’t quite as shiny and new as it was a mere month ago, and in the wake of its now-normalcy come new iPhone 5 rumors. Up until now we’ve been able to gather that the next-gen iPhone will sport a new design, larger display, and that it might be a 4G capable.

Now BGR says it has inside information that the iPhone 5 will be launched in the fall of 2012, and that the new phone will not only have a different look but a different feel. According to the site’s sources, the next iPhone will have “rubber or plastic” material built into its case as a new take on the device’s bezel. This will accompany a new aluminum back plate and new antenna system.

Until this point, we’ve heard that the iPhone 5 would be released earlier than the iPhone 4S was, perhaps sticking to Apple’s original summer launch schedule. But if BGR is right, that means Apple might have an incredibly busy third quarter. We heard yesterday that the Apple iTV is supposed to debut in the second or third quarter of 2012, which makes us a bit dubious about this roadmap. The iTV and iPhone 5 launches will be huge, chaos-creating events that the media and consumers will revolve around for weeks. Lump these closely and Apple risks cannibalizing some of that attention.

Of course there will be some consumers that have to choose between an iTV and iPhone 5 – although we’d predict favor would heavily fall to the handset. We don’t expect these two products to launch side-by-side or share the spotlight, and maybe that means we’ll see the iPhone 5 a little earlier than predicted.

As far as the design news goes, the iPhone 5’s form factor has been all over the place since day one. The tear-drop shape rumors persist, and now we can add rubberized bezel and aluminum back plate to the list. It would be a pretty large jump from the current design Apple has follow, and one we can already imagine hearing complaints about.

Ten Brain and Body Management facts

Did you know these ten amazing facts about brain and body?
1. The Brain. The average human brain has about 100 billion nerve cells. This is ten-fold the estimate of twenty years ago. I guess statistical techniques have improved–or we are getting brainier. And nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as over 270 km per hour.
2. Sneezing. Have you ever tried sneezing with your eyes open? It’s supposed to be impossible. When you sneeze, apparently all your bodily functions stop, even your heart. Wow.
3. The Eyes. Look at your left eye in the mirror. Now switch your gaze to the right eye. Did you see you eyes move? The brain’s video circuitry must suppress the blur like that you see when you leave your video camera on and film a blur of sky and shoes. If you go blind in one eye you only lose about one fifth of your vision but all your sense of depth.
4. The Tongue and Speech. It takes the interaction of 72 different muscles to produce human speech. Relative to size, the strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
5. Hair. An average human scalp has 100,000 hairs. OK, I’m below average.
6. Spinal Nerves. The most sensitive cluster of nerves is at the base of the spine. I guess that’s why injuries to the base of the spine are so problematic.
Find the rest of these fascinating irrelevant facts here. And now for some great first-aid tips – the full story is here
7. Painless Injections. Ask to be shown exactly where the needle is going to go. Then squeeze near the spot and you’ll feel it less. Just make a circle with your thumb and forefinger and push down a few seconds before the shot. Apparently, this movement fools nearby nerves, making the injection feel more like a gentle prod. Wow. I can’t wait for my next injection!
8. Relief from Hiccups. Hiccups can be literally a pain. Try this: Take a very deep breath and hold it for about 10 seconds. And then, without exhaling, breathe in more air and hold for another 5 seconds. Then, one more time, breathe in as much air as you can, hold for 5 seconds, and breath out—hopefully no more hiccups.
9. Throat Tickles and sore throats Cure. Tickle something else…your ear to relieve a tickle in the back of your throat. Touching the area around your ear creates a reflex in the throat that eases the annoyance. Terrible Tea made from a little ginger powder, cinnamon and cloves, in the proportion 5-2-1 is an old Ayurveda remedy that gives serious relief. And if you have a sore throat, try gargling with a tea made of hot water and a teaspoon of turmeric.
10. Stuffy Nose Cleared. Your body has a natural mechanism to unclog your nose. Just push your tongue against the roof of your mouth, then press between your eyebrows with a finger. Keep it up for about 20 seconds and your sinuses could start to drain. I’d like to hear your feedback on this. Failing relief, try your local Ayurveda Products (Pretoria) – or Google for the New Zealand supplier if you are in Australia – for an inexpensive herbal preparation called MA 251. It’s an absolutely astounding remedy from Maharishi Ayurveda, and no side-effects.

The website has been developed by a Bangalore-based techie
A novel effort by a Bangalore-based techie has led to Kannada crosswords going online. Launched on Kannada Rajyotsava, earlier this year, the website has become popular on the internet among Kannada crossword lovers.
It has already received 11,000 page views in the last two months. The future plan includes setting crossword websites for various regional languages.

For Rudresh Shetty, who works for an IT company in Bangalore, developing the website — www.indicross.com — started as a hobby. Once Rudresh started working on developing the site, he realised that the already existing Kannada crosswords available online failed to allow users to interact with the crossword (or ‘Padabandha’).

Realising this, Rudresh developed a software which allows users to enter their choice of Kannada words directly onto the website using the existing keyboard and without the use of any additional softwares.

He used the transliteration tool provided by Google to translate each letter typed in English into its Kannada equivalent. For those stuck on a clue, a click on the empty box in the crossword reveals the letter. Then you can get back to cracking the crossword. Until now about 60 crosswords have been uploaded and Rudresh is trying to tie up with more newspapers so that their crosswords can be read online.

Rudresh said, “The advantage for the newspapers is that under each crossword the name of the publication with a link to their website would be displayed. This is a way of encouraging people to read newspapers and popularise Kannada.”

The next stage is to ask people to create crosswords and make them build it and share them with their friends. It is being tested as of now and would go live within two-three weeks, he added. Rudresh said he is in discussions with Kannada Sahitya Parishat, so that the software he has developed can be integrated with the rest of the Kannada blogs.

With development of a database of crosswords underway, the time isn’t far when people can choose crosswords from their favourite newspaper and start solving it online. “In future, we hope that newspapers will give indicross.com their crosswords one day after it is published. Then a large number of people living across the world can use this website to solve their favourite crosswords,” he added.

‘Padabandha Brahma’ A N Prahlad Rao, PRO with the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board who holds a Guiness record in devising Kannada crosswords and provides crosswords to various newspapers, said developing such an online application would definitely be useful for readers spread across the world. “Until now it was available only in newspapers and magazines, but now even if you leave the country, you can get to solve Kannada crosswords online,” he added.

A software that speaks their language

BANGALORE: For the visually-impaired students of Bangalore University, lessons will become a tad easier as soon thanks to Shreedhar TS. The 23-year-old visually impaired lad from Karnataka has come up with an innovative idea which will benefit visually-impaired students whose mother tongue is Kannada.

Shreedhar, a second year degree student of Karnataka State Open University has incorporated Kannada script in 'Text to Speech' software, used by the visually-impaired.

The outcome: they can now convert their lessons from English to Kannada without any hassle.

"Text to Speech is a software that converts the text on computer into voice. Although the software was available since the past two decades, visually-impaired students with Kannada as their mother tongue had many limitations as the language was not a part of the software. We had only Hindi and Tamil incorporated, as far as Indian languages are concerned," said Shreedhar.
Shreedhar came up with the idea after he himself faced difficulty. "It was the need of the hour. It has and will benefit many visually impaired. I know people who have started writing blogs after they used the revised software. I am happy that the software will now be used at the Louie Braille Centre coming up at the Central College campus," he said.

Vice Chancellor N Prabhu Dev announced that the software will be used at the new centre for visually impaired that will come up at the Central College Campus in next one month.
But Shreedhar also feels that a lot more advancement is needed to make the lives of the visually impaired more comfortable. "The Optical Character Recognition Software is a vital technology that is not yet available in India. I am also working on mobile phone software that will act as Kannada reader for android phones and phones that support software," said Shreedhar.
203rd birth anniversary of Louie Braille
It is the magic of six dots and six bumps that has transformed the world of blinds into a better one. What are they? A jumble of words, numbers, alphabets or a revolutionary script? Braille has transfigured the world of thousands of visually challenged to a great extent. Celebrating the contribution of the great soul, the National Federation of the Blind observed the 203{+r}{+d} birth anniversary of Louie Braille on Wednesday at the Central College Campus.

The event was marked by the recognition of visually impaired students across Karnataka, who scored more than 80 % in SSLC and PUC examinations. The federation also announced its national scholarship for Karnataka. The scholarship is provided to most needed and meritorious visually challenged students of graduation and post graduation across the country.
In light of a judgment passed by the high court, the federation also pronounced that all visually impaired persons with more than 75 % disability will now be eligible for regular BEd courses, unlike till the last academic session.

Palitana Temple in Bhavnagar

Palitana is the greatest and biggest pilgrimage center and sacred place of Jains. The Shwetambar Jain community believes that the hill of Palitana (Siddhachal) is eternal. Rshabhadev (Adinath), the first Jain Tirthankara, came here several times and preached. Billions of monks and nuns have attained Nirvana (Salvation) from this hill from times immemorial.
It is also believed that hundred millions monks leaded by Dravida andVarikhilla attained here Nirvana on the auspicious day of Kartika Purnima (Full moon day in the month of Kartika according to Indian lunar calendar) and fifty millions leaded by Nami and Vinami on Chaitri Purnima (Full moon day in the month of Chaitra according to Indian lunar calendar).
Palitana is a city in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. It is located 50 km southwest of Bhavnagar city .
The Palitana temples are considered the most sacred pilgrimage place (tirtha) by the Jain community, and is the world's largest Temple Complex. There are more than 3000 temples located on the Shatrunjaya hills, exquisitely carved in marble. The main temple on top of the hill, is dedicated to 1st tirthankar lord Adinath (Rishabdeva).
On the top the Shatrunjai Hill is a cluster of Jain temples, built by generations of Jains over a period of 900 years, from the 11th century onwards. The temples are managed by the Anandji Kalyanji Trust of the Kasturbai Lalbhai group.
From the foot of the hill to the top there are 3,800 and odd stone steps cut to facilitate climbing.The steps were hewn out of the rock in the 13th century CE during the time of Jain minister Vastupal.
The temples are exquisitely carved in marble, veritable prayers in stone. To an observer, these appear to be ivory miniatures when seen from a distance. Created by master craftsmen, the most important temple is that of the first teerthankara, Shri Adishwar. It has ornate architectural motifs, though in its overall plan it is simpler than the Choumukh.
Other notable temples are those of Kumarpal, Vimalshah and Sampriti Raja. Kumarpal Solanki, a great Jain patron, probably built the earliest temple. The temple has a fabulous collection of jewels, and these can be seen with special permission.
The temples date from 11th to the 20th century
On one special day (Fagun Sud 13), which usually falls in February/March of every year (According to Hindu Calender, it is 13th Day of Sud Cycle in the month of Falgun) there is a huge crowd of thousands of people visiting its place as it is said that on this particular day, millions of Jain followers attained salvation from this Hill. Also the pilgrim on that day is almost 3 times as compared to any other day which is also called as "6 Gaon" which is approximately 15-18 Kilometers of walk and climbing of Hilly terrain.
Every devout Jain aspires to climb to the top of the mountain at least once in his lifetime, because of its sanctity. The journey is arduous. The walk up the stone stairway hewn into the mountain face takes about an hour and a half. For those unable or unaccustomed to the strain, sling-chairs are available at a bargain.The code for the climbers is stringent, in keeping with the rigours of the Jain faith. Food must neither be eaten nor carried on the way.They can, however, drink water and water posts are provided all along the route
Moti Shah Toonk (Temple) at the top of Siddhachal hills
The descent must begin before it is evening, for no soul can remain atop the sacred mountain during the night. Such is the mystique of Palitana, the summit of Shatrunjaya. While atop one can also visit a Muslim shrine of Angar Pir. The childless women seek the Pir's blessings to be blessed with children. They offer miniature cradles to the Pir and the shrine is strewn with such cradles.
Facts about Palitana :
Shetrunjay Temples: Steps: 3364
Height: 2000 ft; 7.5 miles
Pratima (Idols): 27007 Jinmandir: 3507
A recently concluded count reveals that there are a total of more than 27,000 idols of jain god on this mountain alone
No one is allowed to sleep overnight including the priest, because the temple city has been built as an abode for the Gods
There are 900 temples big and small on the two summits. The sculptures that adorn the marble temples present a feast to the eyes. You need not be a Jain to admire the spectacle. Generations of Jain all over the country have contributed their mite to make Shatrunjay Hill what it is today.
Samavasharana temple in Palitana valley
It is said all the Jain Tirthankars, excepting Neminath, had attained nirvan on Shatrunjay Hill. This fact adds to the veneration the devout have for the place. The place is therefore called Siddhakshetra where one attains moksh.The mountain is associated with Rishabhdev, the first Tirthankar who is also known as Adinath.
Carving in lime in Neminath Temple, Shatrunjay Hills, Palitana
The main temple at the top contains his idol in padmasan. He belonged to the Ikshvaku Dynasty of Ayodhya. So Rama was his ancestor. Adinath visited the Shatrunjay Hill 93 times.
Every shrine has idols of Tirthankars adorned with jeweled eyes.
Jain sacred symbol Hrimkara with 24 Tirthankaras
Jain sacred symbol Omkara with Pancha Parameshthi
Tirthankar Sumatinath, Mulanayaka, Sancha Sumatinath Temple, Talheti, Palitana.
Sri Adinath Rshabh Deva, Mulanayak, Agam mandir, Palitana Talheti
May Lord Rishabhadeva in Palitana make our lives as blissful as this temple. My humble pranams to all the sacred Gods and Goddesses at this holy abode of the first Tirthankar who is also known as Adinath.

Kingfisher crisis: 'Is it our duty to fly on loss-making routes,' tweets Vijay Mallya

New Delhi: Hours after the government made it clear that a debt recast like was done for Air India was not possible for Kingfisher, the airline's owner and liquor baron Vijay Mallya tweeted, "Every government has gone out of the way to support airlines and connectivity. In India, airlines are over-taxed and over-charged. Wonder why?"

In another post that came in minutes after the first one, Mr Mallya said, "Is it Kingfisher's duty to fly on loss-making routes when state governments tax heavily? Or should we be financially prudent and fly profitably?"

Mr Mallya's cash-strapped Airlines has been in the news for numerous flight cancellations in the past few days. Over the last four days, it has grounded more than 120 flights. On Friday, at least 40 flights were cancelled and scores of pilots and other ground-staff called-in sick.

Kingfisher says flights had to be cancelled because of route rationalisation and due to the airline's efforts at improving productivity. In a statement, the airlines said, "As per the revised schedule, it will offer 300 daily flights connecting 54 cities as compared to its previous schedule of 340 flights."

"Kingfisher has been in business for six years and it will continue to be around. There is no doubt in our mind as a management team or Dr Mallya as a promoter of the airline about the credibility or the future of the airline," Kingfisher's CEO Sanjay Aggarwal said.

Sources say the airline has sought Finance Ministry's help on its loans. But the airline maintains it hasn't asked for a government bailout; it says it has asked banks to increase limits in order to meet escalating operations costs.

Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi said on Friday that "There is no package and government of India has no plans for a package. He (Vijay Mallya) did not ask for a package. But this is one of the major airlines and the government did not want to see it close down. I hope the banks will come forward. We will talk to them." He said he might speak to banks for the airlines and added that he had spoken to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Oil Minister Jaipal Reddy after Mr Mallya spoke to him seeking help.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a notice under Rule 140(A) of the Aircraft Rules, 1937, asking Kingfisher why it had not taken the regulator's prior approval to curtail its flight schedules as required by this rule. It has also sought to know whether the airline had taken any step to facilitate the passengers inconvenienced by the cancellations.

Mr Mallya is said to have spoken to the DGCA on Thursday. He reportedly assured the DGCA that the airline is working out a contingency plan to minimise passenger inconvenience in the coming months. The airline says passengers are being informed via mails about recent developments and changes. It, however, stresses that "reports about flights being cancelled owing to the supposed exodus of pilots appears to be falsified."

Meanwhile, all the oil marketing companies - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Indian Oil Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited - have denied extending credit line to the airline and asked it to pay for lifting jet fuel on a daily basis.

Sources have said that the Delhi International Airport (DIAL) and the Airports Authority of India have threatened to impose cash-and-carry on the airlines, which means the company will not get any more credit and will have to pay for use on a daily basis. Kingfisher owes about Rs. 220 crore to Airports Authority of India alone.

Shares of Kingfisher Airlines touched an all-time low on Friday before settling sharply down by over 9 per cent as the cash-strapped company continued to face serious financial turbulence. Kingfisher shares settled at Rs. 19.65, down 9.45 per cent.

In the process, the company's market capitalisation eroded by Rs. 102 crore to Rs. 978 crore from Rs. 1,080 crore as on Wednesday. The airline has suffered a loss of Rs. 1,027 crore in 2010-11 and has a mounting debt of Rs. 7,057.08 crore.

Meanwhile, flying back to India after the SAARC summit in the Maldives, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said: ''Private sector companies have to be managed efficiently but if they get into difficulties we have to find a ways and means to get them out of the process. I have not applied my mind to Kingfisher's problems. When I get back I will talk to Mr. Valayar Ravi. He will explore ways and means in which airlines can be helped.''

ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣವನ್ನು ಹಣ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿ ಲಾಭ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಉದ್ಯಮವೆಂದೇ ಭಾವಿಸಿರುವುದು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿದೆ

ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಹಾಜರಾತಿ ಕೊರತೆಯ ನೆಪ ಒಡ್ಡಿ ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಕನ್ನಡ ಶಾಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಚ್ಚಲು ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರ, ಅದಕ್ಕಿಂತಲೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಉತ್ಸಾಹದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಶಾಲೆಗಳ ಆರಂಭಕ್ಕೆ ಅರ್ಜಿಗಳನ್ನು ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸಿದೆ. ಇದು ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರವೇ ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸಿದ ಭಾಷಾ ನೀತಿಯ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಉಲ್ಲಂಘನೆ.

ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಹಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ನೀಡಿ ಅದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ವಿಶೇಷ ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲವನ್ನು ನಿಗದಿಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದರೆ, ಅದನ್ನು ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನಗೊಳಿಸುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ನಿರಾಸಕ್ತಿ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಅನ್ಯಾಯ.

ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ನೀಡುವ ಸಾಂವಿಧಾನಿಕ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯವನ್ನು ಮರೆತಿರುವ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಅದನ್ನು ವ್ಯಾವಹಾರಿಕ ಲಾಭ ತಂದುಕೊಡುವ ಉದ್ಯಮವೆಂದು ಭಾವಿಸಿರುವುದು ಈ ಕ್ರಮದಿಂದ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ. ಉದ್ಯಮ ಆರಂಭಿಸುವವರಿಗೆ ನೀಡುವ ಸೂಚನೆಯನ್ನು ನೆನಪಿಸುವಂತೆ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಅನುಮತಿ ನೀಡುವ ಸಂಬಂಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುತ್ತೋಲೆ ಹೊರಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.

ಇದನ್ನು ಗಮನಿಸಿದರೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣವನ್ನು ಹಣ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿ ಲಾಭ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಉದ್ಯಮವೆಂದೇ ಭಾವಿಸಿರುವುದು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿದೆ. ಜನತೆ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಸ್ವಂತಕ್ಕೆ ಕೋಟ್ಯಂತರ ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಆಸ್ತಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಪರವಾನಗಿ ಎಂದು ಅಧಿಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದ ಮೂರೂವರೆ ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳಕಿಗೆ ಬಂದ ಹತ್ತಾರು ಹಗರಣಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ತೋರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರ, ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರವನ್ನೂ ಖಾಸಗಿಯವರಿಗೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಸುವ ಹುನ್ನಾರ ನಡೆಸಿ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಂದಿನ ಪೀಳಿಗೆಯ ಭವಿಷ್ಯದ ಜೊತೆ ಚೆಲ್ಲಾಟವಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ.

ಬಾಲ್ಯದ ಹಂತದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಷಯಗ್ರಹಿಕೆಗೆ ಮಾತೃಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ನೀಡುವುದು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿ ಎಂಬುದು ಜಗತ್ತಿನಾದ್ಯಂತ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ತಜ್ಞರು, ಮನೋವಿಜ್ಞಾನಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಭಾಷಾತಜ್ಞರು ಕಂಡುಕೊಂಡ ಸತ್ಯ. ಪರಿಸರಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಭಿನ್ನವಾದ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಲಿಯುವುದರಿಂದ ವಿಷಯದ ಗ್ರಹಿಕೆ ಭಾಷೆಯ ತೊಡಕಿನಿಂದ ಕ್ಲಿಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಕಲಿಕೆ ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಹೊರೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದೇ ತಜ್ಞರು ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಆದರೆ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಕೊಡಿಸುವುದರಿಂದ ಉದ್ಯೋಗ ಮತ್ತು ಭವಿಷ್ಯ ಎಂಬ ತಪ್ಪು ಭಾವನೆ ಪೋಷಕವರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಮನೆ ಮಾಡಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಬೇಡಿಕೆ ಇದೆ.

ಈ ತಪ್ಪುಗ್ರಹಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ನಿವಾರಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಸರ್ಕಾರದಿಂದ ಆಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷನ್ನು ಸಂವಹನ ಭಾಷೆಯಾಗಿ ಕಲಿಯುವುದಕ್ಕೂ, ಅದರ ಮೂಲಕವೇ ಅವಶ್ಯಕ ಜ್ಞಾನ ಶಿಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಕಲಿಯುವುದಕ್ಕೂ ಇರುವ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸವನ್ನು ಪೋಷಕವರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ಮನವರಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಶಾಲೆಗಳ ಕುರಿತ ಮೋಹ ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗಬಹುದು.

ಮಾತೃಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ವಿಷಯ ಗ್ರಹಿಕೆಯ ಭದ್ರ ಬುನಾದಿಯನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸುತ್ತದೆ; ಅದರ ಮೇಲೆ ಮುಂದಿನ ಭವಿಷ್ಯ ರೂಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ಸಾಧ್ಯ ಎಂಬ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದತ್ತ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಗಮನ ಹರಿಸಬೇಕು. ಸಂವಹನಕ್ಕೆ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷನ್ನು ಭಾಷೆಯಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಹಂತದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಸಮರ್ಪಕವಾಗಿ ಕಲಿಸುವ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಮಾಡುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಮುಂದಾಗಬೇಕು.

ಆಗ ಕನ್ನಡಶಾಲೆಗಳಿಗೆ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳ ಕೊರತೆ ಬರಲಾರದು. ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ನೀಡಲಾಗದ ವೈಫಲ್ಯವನ್ನು ಮುಚ್ಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಶಾಲೆಗಳನ್ನೇ ಮುಚ್ಚುವ ಹಾಗೂ ಖಾಸಗಿಯವರು ಹಣ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರವನ್ನು ಮುಡಿಪಾಗಿಡುವ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಈ ಧೋರಣೆ ಖಂಡನಾರ್ಹ.

KSRTC

K.S.R.T.C ಯವರ ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿರೋದಿ ತನವನ್ನ ಒಂದು ವರ್ಶದ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಇದೇ ಸಂಸ್ತೆಯವರು ಕನ್ನಡದ ವೆಬ್ ಸೈಟ್ ಅನ್ನು ಒಂದು ತಿಂಗಳ ಒಳಗೆ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡ್ತಿವಿ ಅಂತ ಹೇಳಿದ್ರು ಅವರ ಪೇಸ್ ಬುಕ್ಕಿನ ಪುಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಲವಾರು ಜನರ ಒತ್ತಡದಿಂದಾಗಿ, ಹಾಗೂ ಹೀಗೂ ಮಾಡಿ ಒಂದು ತಿಂಗಳು ಅಲ್ಲ, ಒಂದು ವರ್ಶ ಆದಮೇಲೆ ಕಾಟಾಚಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಒಂದು ವೆಬ್ ಸೈಟ್ ಮಾಡಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿರೋದಿತನವನ್ನ ಮೆರೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇದು ಹೆಸರಿಗೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಕನ್ನಡ ವೆಬ್ ಸೈಟ್ ಮೇಲೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ಒಳಗೆ ಹೋದಂತೆಲ್ಲ ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಶ್ ವೆಬ್ ಸೈಟ್ ಗೆ ಕೊಂಡಿ ನೀಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಇದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಒಂದು ಆತಂಕ ಕಾರಿ ವಿಶಯ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ಕನ್ನಡದ ವೆಬ್ ಸೈಟ್ default ಆಗೋಗು ಹೋಗಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ವೆಬ್ ಸೈಟ್ ನ ಲಿಂಕ್ ಮುಕ್ಯ ಪುಟದಲ್ಲಿ ದುರ್ಬಿನ್ ಹಾಕಿ ಹುಡುಕಿದ್ರು ಸಿಗಲ್ಲ. ಕನ್ನಡದ ವೆಬ್ ಸೈಟ್ ಅನ್ನು ಈ ಸಂಸ್ತೆಯವರು ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿಯೇ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಸಿಗದ ಹಾಗೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ತಂತ್ರಜ್ನಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮುಂದುವರೆದಿದ್ದು ಕನ್ನಡದ ವೆಬ್ ಸೈಟ್ ಮಾಡಿ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗೆ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಸೇವೆ ಒದಗಿಸುವುದನ್ನ ಈ ಅದಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಕಲಿಯಬೇಕಿದೆ ಅಲ್ವ.

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಸರಿಯಾದ ವೆಬ್ ಸೈಟ್ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿ ಅದನ್ನೆ default ಬಾಶೆಯನ್ನಾಗಿ ರೂಪಿಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ಅವರ ಪೇಸ್ ಬುಕ್ ಪುಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸೋಣ-

https://www.facebook.com/KSRTC.Karnataka

GMail New Look

For those who haven't logged in to their GMail account, please do so now and you will see another change of look by GMail designers. It's actually been leaked to public since last week when one of the video that is used as the advertisement was uploaded to YouTube. Since then, people have wondered when will the updates being rolled out and their wish is now come true. Google has released this new look on most users.

What's the big change actually? Well, there are some big changes described on GMail's New Look page such as :

Cleaner and more modern design with more themes being included
Improved conversation view
Customization in display densities
More control on the sidebar (you can now drag to your desired size)
Improved search filter (and also filter creation from this box)
Easy switch to contact, task, and mail
New toolbar design

Overall, i'm not too impressed with these changes, mostly with the control on the sidebar. I know it's useful to be able to resize the height, but the idea of automatic display of the labels in the sidebar is not a good thing for me. It gives surprises and why would you hide it anyway? If i wanted to see the messages that has certain labels, i would have to point out my cursor into the label area and wait for a second to load the rest of it.

Indians are poor but INDIA is not a poor country". Says one of the swiss bank directors.

Spectrum Raja's House ....in Tamil Nadu

He says that "280 Lacs crore" of Indian money is deposited in swiss banks which can be used for 'taxless' budget for 30 yrs. Can give 60 0000000 jobs to all Indians. From any village to Delhi 4 lane roads. Forever free power supply to more than 500 social projects. Every citizen can get monthly Rs. 2000/- for 60 yrs. No need of World Bank & IMF loan. Think how rich politicians block our money. We have full right against corrupt politicians.

iPhone 5 Concept Shows Laser Keyboard and Holographic Display

When it comes to the iPhone 5, there are a number of potential leaks that add to the excitement and anticipation of waiting for Apple to share their vision for the next iPhone.

While we have a rough idea of what to expect, including a slimmer body and better camera, we still have to wait for Apple to show off the goods.

Until then, I invite you to drool over the features that San Francisco design shop Aatma envisions on a future iPhone. For the record, I doubt we will see a laser keyboard or holographic display on the next iPhone, but if Apple were able to deliver such a feature packed device, it would be enough to make me say goodbye to Android.

The killer feature for me is the laser keyboard. If Apple were able to put such a feature in the iPhone 5, we wouldn’t need bluetooth iPhone keyboards, and could jump into productivity mode anywhere there was a flat surface. You have to admit the swipe out gesture to turn the laser keyboard on is pretty sweet.

While a holographic display would be amazing, I’d prefer a built-in projector that can display an HD video on whatever wall is closest. You can already purchase pico projectors that do this, and Apple has filed patents showing that the company is investigating integrated projectors. We saw pico projectors in smartphones at CES 2010, so it is possible, but not in such a slim package — yet.

If you could pick one way out there feature to add to the next iPhone, what would it be?