Archive for the ‘Education’


September 21st, 2008

Learning to be a knight - This is how one would become a Knight in the 15th century

Actually it was the women of the castle that taught virtue and honour to the boy, whom wished to be a knight.

Learning to be a knight  

This is how one would become a Knight in the 15th century.

June 20th, 2008

J Swaminathan And The Story Of Indian Modern Art Then And Now

Swaminathan’s contribution to Indian contemporary art is no doubt great. The man who started new debates in art and aesthetics in India has not yet received his dues. He was a critic who spoke and wrote what he thought had to be written. He wanted to lead Indian art in a different direction other then what the petty bourgeoisie section of the artists and art appreciators and galleries wanted. He rebelled against opportunistic mentality, he showed the host of artists and galleries that new art can be created on this soil; it’s not barren as they thought. He exposed many artists those who are now bigger then art. In his article “what are we seeking” published in his magazine ‘contra’ the question raised by him straight forwardly by rejecting the petty bourgeoisie artists approach is still relevant. Let us see what he said,” I remember the days- not far-off either-when most of Ram’s (Ramkumar) contemporaries used to paint landscapes or figurative works in water color or oils, academically passable, stylistically amorphous, works which can be said to be no more significance than what an average 3rd year student is able to accomplish today. Yet, as the first post-independent crop they had the field to themselves and the flush of patronage. Soon enough they evolved personal manners or styles if you will. They could talk with greater familiarity about Picasso and Braque and Klee and Nicholas de Steel than we who learned about them only through the works of our friends or through cheap paper-backs. This initiative they retain even now with recognition by the city upper- middle classes (the “oh’, what a lovely blue, just to go with the curtain too” crowd), the bureaucrats of the ministry of education and external affairs and foreign patrons who are never able to percolate beyond these strata. Their contacts with happenings in world art are even now, if not fruitful, at least first hand. The cherished goal of their lives seems to be to reach the godown of the museum of modern art, New York, through the efforts of certain charitable indophiles.” ………………….I think they are caught in the trap pf their own making having accepted the norms of western painting of a period as the basis for contemporaneity, they developed very much like parasite creepers. Their individuality is the individuality of the parasite. It may be of historical interest but is not involved in creative movement ( point to be noted) ………..what ever be their personal manner- and they lean heavily on not only the modes, but even styles of western painters- they fall broadly within the framework of expressionism, transmuting, perhaps., emotional-sentimental values into representation, but not transcending representing representation . For me Ramkumar could have been a contemporary of Modigliani, or Satish Gujral of Orozco, though in fairness it must be said that both have moved towards a kind of semi-abstract expression in halting image to later times. Many like Souza try to get away with patricide by denying the parentage of Picasso: others accuse each other of copying each other while both are descendant from Nicholas de Stael.”

June 8th, 2008

Learn French Online - Top 5 Reasons To Learn French!

If your already reading this then your here for the very reason the title Learn French Online states. To learn the Top 5 Reasons why people choose to learn French.

I hope you find these useful!

1) Help your English: If you don’t already know much English, (and you may be wondering where I’m going with this!), up to 50% of English words have at least some French component. Learning French can therefore help improve your English vocabulary

May 24th, 2008

Payday Cash Loan - Cash In Your Financial Crisis

The requirement of cash in the mid of the month is not absurd. But the need for the cash becomes a challenging task when you are not financially prepared for urgent ends. Such situations are quite normal in lives of people earning limited monthly income. This category intends to cater their personal demands following rational monthly budget. So, sudden befall of ends perplex them and also throw challenges to execute them. The easiest way to overcome such financial breach is by considering the payday cash loans. It is an unsecured form of loan. Instead of collateral, applicants have to fulfill the mentioned eligibility criteria. Applicants should be a regular employee of a firm or company; applicants should hold an active and valid bank account.

May 21st, 2008

Bricks Are More Interesting Than You Think

Bricks may seem dull and mundane, but they have a history and come in all shapes and sizes…read on.

The first known bricks have been dated to about 7,500 BC and were made from sun dried mud in the Upper Tigris area of south eastern Turkey. Archeological evidence shows the first fired bricks were probably produced in the third millennium BC in the middle east. Mud bricks don’t stand up to tough weather conditions, so the development of fired bricks meant permanent buildings could be constructed in areas with high rainfall or cold or very hot weather. Bricks have the added advantage of being good insulators and storing heat during the day and releasing it slowly when the sun goes down.

March 11th, 2008

Promote Yourself In A Marketing Career

Marketing professionals work in large corporations and small companies and advertising and public relation agencies, government and consulting.

What They Do:

Over the years, global competition has become strong. To compete in a global market, companies invest in their marketing campaigns to ensure that they continue to attract customers. It is the job of the marketing manager to detail the strategy for their companies marketing plan. Team members such as market research managers and product development specialists support the marketing manager. These team members help to calculate the approximate demand for products and services, and the marketing manager develops a strategy to get their share of the market. Marketing managers also observe trends to come up with new products and services.

March 8th, 2008

Mylot Magic

A few weeks ago I was browsing & was making some posts on MyLot.com. A discussion thread title & picture about a lady who committed suicide caught my attention. However, I did not want to read about it as I was not interested in the subject. It stayed on my mind as I was driving the car to the shops a bit later in the day.

March 8th, 2008

Getting The Scope Of Psychic Readings

A person with a psychic gift is no different than a normal human being. It is just that this person has developed or was naturally gifted to perceive information about the world through a different lens.

Many people put psychics up on a pedal stool thinking psychics must be all knowing or must be some higher form of spiritual being. While it is true they were blessed with innate ability to access information through other senses, it is not true that they are a higher spiritual form of a human being. They are humans just like a normal person and with that they can be affected by their own experiences in their own personal life.

March 8th, 2008

Education Loan Consolidation - A Primer

If you have become weighed down by having to scrape together the money to make payments on student loans several times a month, you may have an alternative which will not only simplify your life; it may save you a considerable amount in interest payments. An education loan consolidation will allow you to combine all your student loans into one, relieving you of the need to try and keep up with all of them. And you may be able to find a lender who offers better interest rates on a single education consolidation loan than the average interest rate for your multiple student loans.

March 3rd, 2008

Jeane Dixon- Psychic To The Stars

Jeane Dixon is one of America’s most famous psychics. Born in 1918, Ms. Dixon rose to national prominence as a psychic after President John F. Kennedy’s death in 1963 when it became known that she had predicted this event 11 years before. This seven-time author was the psychic advisor to many celebrities, including President Ronald and Nancy Reagan.

Controversy continues to surround her, even after her death in January of 1997, as many continue to question the truth of her Kennedy prediction. According to the story, Jeane Dixon predicted this back in 1952 when Kennedy was still a Senator. She had a vision while at a church near her home in Washington. She didn’t have a name, but she knew a young, blue-eyed man, whom she knew to be the President inaugurated in 1960, would be assassinated while in office.


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