PREJUDICES

STORY OF HANDICAPE

                    Sekhar is the son of a famous eye specialist in Chennai. He used to give alms to Muthu, a blind beggar, everyday on his way home from school. Though he gave alms to him, he knew very well that Muthu's sufferings would not be removed by his sight.

He wanted to tell his father about Muthu and ask him to help Muthu to regain his sight. One day he went near Muthu and called him softly, "Muthu." When Muthu heard Sekhar's voice he turned to him and said, "Sekhar, you give me alms every day. As long as people like you live in this world, it will never come to ruin. Some school children fool me, others ill treat me.You are also a school boy but you are different from others. If your parents come to know about your kindness, they will be very happy."

"Muthu, I don't give you a big amount. I spend a lot daily. But I feel quite happy and satisfied whenever I give you some alms. "Listen, I've come here to tell you something very important. My father is a famous eye-specialist. I'll make arrangements with him to help you regain your sight. Tomorrow itself your eyes can be tested. Come to our clinic tomorrow evening with your son. It is on the nest street, Door no. 23." so saying he dropped a 50 paise coin in Muthu's bowl.

Story will continue tomorrow...................

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STUDY ABROAD WITH SCHOLARSHIP

WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (WUT) IN WROCLAW POLAND

Wroclaw University of Technology (WUT) in Wroclaw, Poland is a public University. Founded in 1945, it has 32,000 students today. Its mission is to shape creative and critical personalities of the students and to chart development directions of science and technology. The university fulfills its mission through high standard of teaching and scientific research ensuring its prominent place among the universities in Europe and the whole world.

The university offers a two-year Masters In Information Technology (IT) programme in association with three other universities in Europe.

This programme will provide the experience of studying and living in at least two different European countries and working in an international enviroment. The programme is held in English.

Students can choose between Halmstad University in Sweden and Wroclaw University of Technology in Poland for the first semester. The second semester offers the choice between Halmstad University and Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences in Lemgo, Germany. The third semester offers a choice between Aalborg University Esbjerg in Denmark, Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences, and Wroclaw University of Technology. In hte fourth semester, students can choose any of the involved four universities.

The University also offers Master programmes in Energy Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Management, Mining, Bio-technology, Nano-engineering and Civil Engineering. for more information log on to 

http://www.portal.pwr.wroc.pl

Admission is based on the performance in the bachelor programmes in India. GRE and TOEFL scores are not require. Students are offered scholarships depending on their academic background and other achievements. The students can also work part time to meet their living expenses.

The total cost of the programme for two years is four lakh Indian Rupees for two years. Living expenses including accommodation work out to five lakh Indian Rupees for two years. University representative from WUT, Poland will conduct a seminar in Chennai on February 16 at Chinmaya Heritage Centre, 13th Avenue, Harrington Road, Chetpet, Near Shoppers Stop from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm to give more details about the programmes, studies in Europe and scholarship opportunities. resumes to ashish.sachde@gmail.com

Entry to the seminar is free. However, prior registration is compulsory. Students can submit the application and academic documents at the seminar for admission to the programmes.

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WEIGHT LOSS

Tip-s for losing fat

Here's something you need to know if you want to lose weight. When on a fat loss diet, you should lose only about two pounds a week. A pound of fat contains 3,500 calories. So, decrease your daily caloric intake by 500 calories and incorporate more aerobic training into your overall exercise programme. If you do so, you can comfortably lose two pounds each week. Also, divide your meals in the following ratio: 75 percent vegetables, grains and fruits and 25 percent low-fat dairy products.

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FRIENDS FOREVER: SHAH RUKH, KARAN ABHISHEK

HAVING A BLAST !

Guess who's coming on National Bingo Night ? It's none other than shah Rukh Khan ! and along with Karan Johar and host Abhishek Bachchan, SRK had a blast.

abhishik is known to be a perfectionist and here's an example of that. While shooting, shah RTukh hugged the Bingo Bombshell Rashmi and invariably ended up getting some of her makeup on his jacket. abhishek, the man with an eye for detail, stopped the shooting, picked up a brush and dusted the makeup off Shah Rukh's jacket himself.

Watch the dostana blossom on the sets of National Bingo Night between SRK, Abhishek and Karan tonight at 9 pm on Colors.

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MATURE ENOUGH: SOHA ALI KHAN

Ex-Press Approval

Soha Ali Khan and Siddharth may have parted ways, but they still remain good friends. The actress, who is currently dating Kunal Khemu, sent an SMS to her ex-beau Siddharth about how she likes his look in his latest film, Striker.

a source reveals, "Soha is in touch with her ex-boyfriend, Siddharth. although they don't talk to each other on a regular basis, they do greet each other occasionally. Recently, the actress sent him an SMS for his film, Striker. She really likes his look in the film and complimented him for the same."

Not many relationships end on such an amicable note, The source continues, "soha is a mature adult and has no ego issues when it comes to appreciating anyone's work, even if it is her ex," when contacted, siddharth did not deny the story. He simply said, "I don't like revealing the contents of my personal phone to the public."

Soha Ali Khan remained unavailable for comment.

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SIMBU, ANAND AND KO !

"I will not be a part of K V Anand's film as there were far                 too many differences of opinion between us"

 Simbu's out and Jiiva is in....there's a lot happening with K V Anand's upcoming Ko

                                        

The fact that simbu has opter out of kirector K V Anand's Ko, just three days before the shoot was to start in northern China, has created tremors in Kollywood. And, Anand's daring decision to replace Simbu with 

Jiiva at the last moment and start shooting on the same day has made him a hero in the eyes of industry vererans.Most leading directors in Tamil cinema have called him up and congratulated him for his bold decision.

K V Anand became a hot director in Kollywood after his Suriya - Tamannaah starrer Ayan turned out to be the lone blockbuster of 2009. The best of the stars wanted to work with him, but he took nearly six months writing the script of his next film-along with his writer Subu-and gave it a working title (Ko), After completing the bound script, he lead role and zeroed in on Simbu.

Simbu, who was going for a total image change with Gautham Menon's Vinnaithandi Varunaaya, was bowled over by the script and gave bulk dates to Anand. On the surface, everything seemed to be hunky-dory, as the director was looking for a saleable hero in his mid 20's in keeping with the story while the young star wanted to work with a director who made "hits that were appreciated by the masses as well as the classes". However, problems soon arose between the director and hero over certain scenes in the film and the casting.

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GLOBETROTTING: FARHAN AKHTAR

Don-2 Calling

 Karthik Calling Karthik might be moving closer to its release date, but the lead actor of the film, Farhan Akhtar, is busy with other things, Globetrotting, for example, is one. Well, he's not really on a world tour to calm his nerves before the release. Instead, Farhan is already working on his next big venture - Don 2. Along with his business partner, Ritesh Sidhwani, he is apparently doing a recce around Germany, Turkey, The Philippines and Poland to scout for locations. The mega-scale movie will supposedly be shot across two continents, and the producer dosts are all set to make this one a helluva grand movie. Okay, enough of globetrotting dude, Karthik's calling now.

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CASUAL TOUCH: GENELIA

"Simply" Best

Wonder what the chirpy Genelia's style mantra is ? 

Well, this bubbly actress likes to keep it simple.

"I'm someone who is always known as a tomboy.

To me, comfort comes first and fashion secondary.

I like to weat clothes that I am comfortable in and 

I just love my jeans and tees, "she says.

the actress is currently shooting with Dhanush for

the Tamil remake of Ready.

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MASTER SURGEON LIVER TRANSPIANTATION

MASTER SURGEON

Dr. Mohamed Rela As A World-renowned Liver Transplant Surgeon

INTRODUCTION:
Dr. Mohamed Rela, a world-renowned liver transplant sugeion, and a Consultant Liver Transplant Surgeon at global Hospitals (Chennai and Hyderabad), who recently performed the country's first ever Auxiliary Liver Transplantation, in a conversation with SUDHIR SRINIVASAN, talks about his life, plans for the city, and of course, about liver transplantation.


As we waite to meet doctor Mohamed Rela at Global Hospitals, Sholinganallur, it's evident that we are about to meet somebody special. The man who recently performed the country's first-ever Auxiliary Liver Transplantation at Global Hospital, is quite sought-after. There are quite a few queuing outside to meet him. In the words of an employee at the hospital, "He is passionate about his job, and is probably one of the few doctors in the city who like to spend significant time with the patients. "and being a world-renowned expert liver surgeon, the cases that he handles are almost always very serious. When we eventually walk in to meet him, his British accent reminds us of his permanent job at Kinds College Hospital, London; a place where he worked in the largest liver transplant programme in Europe, and where, presently, he is the lead clinician for hepatobilary and pancreatic surgery, apart from heading the paediatric liver transplant programme.


Rela is now in the city, and is out t9o, in his words, "give back something to my country". In no time, he gets to the point and addresses the problem, that according to him, is rampant in not only the country, but in the world. "Less than 5% of the patients who qualify to have an Auxiliary Liver.

Transplantation, undergo the surgery,"he says. an auxiliary Liver Transplantation is the procedure by which a hemiliver is implanted into the abdomen of a person suffering from a liver disease. The fundamental difference between this procedure and a usual liver transplantation (Orthotopic Liver Transplantation) is fact while this procedure allows the native liver to recuperate (because of the regenerative ability of a liver), the latter requires that the entire liver be substituted with a new one. "The advantages of this procedure cannot be stressed enough, "says Dr Rela, "By following this procedure, the patient does not have to depend on immunosuppression drugs for life, as would happen if the Orthotopic Live. 

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