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A teacher teaching Math's to seven-year-old Kazim asked him, "If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?" Within a few seconds Kazim replied confidently, "Four!" The dismayed teacher was expecting an effortless correct answer (three). She was disappointed. "Maybe the child did not listen properly," she thought. She repeated, "Kazim, listen carefully. If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?" Kazim had seen the disappointment on his teacher's face. He calculated again on his fingers. But within him he was also searching for the answer that will make the teacher happy. His search for the answer was not for the correct one, but the one that will make his teacher happy. This time hesitatingly he replied, "Four..." The disappointment stayed on the teacher's face. She remembered that Kazim liked strawberries. She thought maybe he doesn't like a...

A teacher teaching Math's to seven-year-old Kazim asked him, "If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?" Within a few seconds Kazim replied confidently, "Four!" The dismayed teacher was expecting an effortless correct answer (three). She was disappointed. "Maybe the child did not listen properly," she thought. She repeated, "Kazim, listen carefully. If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?" Kazim had seen the disappointment on his teacher's face. He calculated again on his fingers. But within him he was also searching for the answer that will make the teacher happy. His search for the answer was not for the correct one, but the one that will make his teacher happy. This time hesitatingly he replied, "Four..." The disappointment stayed on the teacher's face. She remembered that Kazim liked strawberries. She thought maybe he doesn't like a...

Oscar Winners 2010 Best Picture • The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro Actor in a Leading Role • Jeff Bridges Crazy Heart Actor in a Supporting Role • Christoph Waltz Inglourious Basterds Actress in a Leading Role • Sandra Bullock The Blind Side Actress in a Supporting Role • Mo'Nique Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire Animated Feature Film • Up Pete Docter Art Direction • Avatar Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg (Art Direction); Kim Sinclair (Set Decoration) Cinematography • Avatar Mauro Fiore Costume Design • The Young Victoria Sandy Powell Directing • The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow Documentary Feature • The Cove Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens Documentary Short • Music by Prudence Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett Film Editing • The Hurt Locker Bob Murawski and Chris Innis Foreign Language Film • The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos) Argentina Directed by Juan José Campanella Makeup •...

Life is a journey filled with lessons, hardships, heartaches, joys, celebrations and special moments that will ultimately lead us to our destination, our purpose in life. The road will not always be smooth; in fact, throughout our travels, we will encounter many challenges. Some of these challenges will test our courage, strengths, weaknesses, and faith. Along the way, we may stumble upon obstacles that will come between the paths that we are destined to take. In order to follow the right path, we must overcome these obstacles. Sometimes these obstacles are really blessings in disguise, only we don't realize that at the time. Along our journey we will be confronted with many situations, some will be filled with joy, and some will be filled with heartache. How we react to what we are faced with determines what kind of outcome the rest of our journey through life will be like. When things don't always go our way, we have two choices in dealing with the situations. We can fo...

There came a big flood, and the water around Bhola's house was rising steadily.. Bhola was standing on the porch, watching water rising all around him, when a man in a boat came along and called to Bhola, "Get in the boat and I'll get you out of here. Bhola replied, "No thanks, God will save me." Bhola went into the house, and the water was starting to pour in. So, he went up to the second floor. As he looked out, another man in a boat came along, and he called to Bhola, "Get in the boat and I'll get you out of here." Again, Bhola replied, "No thanks. God will save me." The water kept rising. So, Bhola got out onto the roof. A helicopter flew over, and the pilot called down to Bhola, "I'll drop you a rope,grab onto it, and I'll get you out of here." Again Bhola replied, "No thanks. God will save me." The water rose and rose, and soon nearly covered the whole house. Bhola fell in, and drowned. When he arrived in ...

As I write this post two months of 2010 have passed . Looking back for a moment it seems like the months are passing by in flash. It has been really a Frustrating month for me personally. Nothing much has happened. Hope the fortune changes in the Coming months. Last week I was able to make to two trip. One Trip was to 115th Maramon convention held at banks of Pamba Rivers near Maramon in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. I was lucky to hear a good Gospel from the preacher about the Need for Unity among Christians. That trip was a pretty good one except the fact that I have lost a Song CD which I have purchased from there. The Summer Season has just started and temperature has started to shot up. 41 deg C was recorded in TVM few days Back. With no rain for last one month it is going to bit tough. I am wondering what will be the situation during the coming month when it is peak of the Summer. Last week the Govt of India have Presented the Rail Budget and Union Budget. Rail Budget was...

FM prunes tax rates: Income up to Rs 1.6 lakh - nil Income above Rs 1.6 lakh and up to Rs 5 lakh - 10 per cent Income above Rs 5 lakh and up to Rs 8 lakh - 20 per cent Income above Rs 8 lakh - 30 per cent. Income Tax department ready with two-page Saral-2 return forms for individual salaried assesses. New tax rates would offer relief to 60 per cent of tax-payers. Government's net borrowing to be Rs 3,45,010 crore for 2010-11. Additional deduction of Rs 20,000 allowed on long term infrastructure bonds for income tax payers; this is above Rs one lakh on saving instruments allowed already. A unique identity symbol would be provided to the Indian Rupee in line with US Dollar, British Pound Sterling, Euro and Japanese Yen. Fiscal deficit seen at 4.8 per cent and 4.1 per cent in 2011-12 and 2012-13 respectively. Total expenditure pegged at Rs 11.8 lakh crore, an increase of 8.6 per cent. Gross tax receipts pegged at Rs 7,46,656 crore for 2010-11, non-tax revenues at Rs 1,48,118 crore. FM...

Rail Budget was of satisfy all type of budget. There was no Fare Hike. Lot of New Projects are Declared. But doubts how it is going to be implemented with less income expected with more expenses. For Kerala the Budget was pretty Good one with 5 new train and lot of new projects be declared. The popularity of the Rail budget was lost on same day itself because of the Double Century of the Sachin in ODI Series.

No increase in passenger fares Free travel for cancer patients in 3rd AC classes Matribhoomi special trains to be introduced for women New Janmabhoomi train between Ahmedabad and Udhampur Funding for metro rail projects to be increased by 5% Special train ' Bharat Tirth' to connect Himachal to Kanyakumari. Karmabhoomi trains to be introduced for migrant labour FY 11 dividend liability at Rs. 6,600 cr Work under Mumbai suburban area under MUTP phase 1 to be completed this year, and under phase 2 to be completed by March 2014 Kolkata Metro to be extended inside the city, 5 stations to be renamed. Railways to have master plan for N-E region Railway line to be extended from Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh to Leh in Jammu and Kashmir Andaman and Nicobar Islands to get railway line from Port Blair to Diglipur Sikkim capital Gangtok to be connected by rail from Rangpo 2011 being 150th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, special train to be run from West Bengal to Bangladesh Impact of Six...