Medical research funding in Someland

The graph compares the number of deaths caused by six diseases in Someland in 1990 with the amount of research funding allocated to each of these diseases. It can be seen that the amount of research funding in many cases did not correlate with the seriousness of the diseases in terms of numbers of death.

In 1990 there were around 0.02 million deaths from AIDS, 0.1 million deaths from leprosy, 0.3 million deaths from tropical diseases, 0.5 million deaths from diarrhea, 0.4 million deaths from malaria and 1.8 deaths from TB.

These figures can be contrasted with the amount of funding allocated to each disease. In 1990, AIDS received 180 million dollars in research funding, leprosy 80 million dollars, tropical diseases 79 million, diarrhea 60 million, malaria 50 million and TB 20 million dollars.

In conclusion, it is clear that funding allocation for disease researches and the corresponding deaths due to the diseases show that higher is the allocation fewer is the number of deaths.

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An artwork you liked
What
When
Who you liked itWell, it is really interesting to appreciate artworks.
Recently, I happened to visit an art exhibition
Hosted by a group of local artists in my place.

There were a lot of paintings, drawings, applied art forms and so on
Among them I got hooked to an artwork done by one Mr. Warrior
I do not know much of his whereabouts.

What I liked most is the way he presents his thought
Actually it was a modern art form in which he was trying to
Highlight some social issues like child abuse, female feuticide
Aggression against women and children.

It was oil on canvass, and the work was so attractive in the sense that
Ordinary folk themselves could understand the message
It was an blend of thought, creativity and imagination

And the colour combination he used looked really interesting
That he was selecting hard colours and strong strokes to represent
Ideas that are really hard pressing and that need immediate attention
In the bottom of the canvas, there was a message
Running into only four words.

“The real is not”
what I understood is this,
things we see around us
are not actual, and we do not see now much of
what is happening around.

Frankly, speaking this artwork made me think
I knew that there are so many evils working around us.
And, yes, I liked it very much.

That is all about the artwork l liked.







A machine that was developed lately
What it is
When it was developed
How it works and helps

Well, our times have a seen a lot developments
And I would like talk about a new medical machine
Developed recently, and it is going to be great help to man.

The machine is called ultra sound signal chain
Which, the developers say, would help doctors and patients alike.
It’s the latest development in medical care, and
The developers Frost and Sullivan says that this machine
Can be commercially developed within a few months

It is said that when produced commercially,
this machine will be small enough to be portable,
and it is designed to fit in ICUs, ambulances
and similar mobile triage situations.

When it comes to its medial application
It works much more efficiently than any other ultra sound based
Diagnosing device. It is very simple, and almost sound proof and
It works on a new microchip which functions like a chain does
Identifying ultrasounds one after the other and ending up with the
Last possible detection, that is and most indecipherable sound beats
This is best suited for people
who are suffering from age related ailments.

I think this chip-supported machine will revolutionize
The way geriatric care works now these days.

As our century is bound to look after greater number of
Aged people than it was before, this is medical machine
Will give the aged population a bit relief.

Yes, this is a great development, sir.


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It is a fact that carbon menace looms large over the planet, and both developed and developing nations put in their best efforts to save it. However, everything is not right with our Planet though.

• What do you think are the factors that contribute to this disparity?
• How best can YOU support the planet in striking a balance?

The carbon threat our planet faces is serious enough to make the international community initiate collective efforts to save the planet. All these efforts notwithstanding, the threat is looming larger. Many factors lead to this difference, and there are ways to strike a balance.

At the fact of it, I think the rich-poor divide that exists between nations is the major factor that puts a block in front of a carbon-balanced ecosystem. Rich nations are extremely carbon intensive, whereas poor economies are unable to be less carbon intensive these days. The latter group has huge population to be taken care of and the former highly industrialized. Obviously, there is disparity between the carbon remedial measures these nations take and the size of carbon threat they pose. Besides this, great proportion of population across the world is not that bothered of their individual contributions to carbon menace.

What the most an individual can do to be eco-friendly in one’s lifestyle practices? Being an informed individual, I can follow three principles. They are responsible shopping, need-based life and ecological housekeeping. These practices will help cut down on consumerism, optimum resource utilization and reduced consumption. All these practices, if individually taken up, are powerful enough to make substantial reduction in carbon related complaints. It is a duty of one and all for the well being of all, including our Planet Earth.

To wind it up, it is right to add that nations would keep on doing whatever is possible to save the planet. But it does not mean that individuals do not have a role. Since change is possible only if individuals change, it is high time we changed our attitude to our Planet.


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Responsible shopping, need-based life and ecological housekeeping are the tree major things that would keep the planet free from environmental threats.

• Comment on this concept.

Our planet is threatened. Human action is the culprit. Only humans can save it. What is the way out? Responsible shopping, need based life and ecological housekeeping, if taken up by you and me and all, can work wonders environmentally.

By definition responsible shopping means buying products and services which are very much needed for our basic life and make sure that we buy green products if possible. In this respect, it is right to say if shopping is controlled, demand can be cut down. Reduced demand means fall in production. Fall in production reduces pressure on the environment for raw material, transportation, production, consumption and so goes the list.

Closely associated with this is need based life. This is a kind of shunning luxuries and extravaganzas. We all know than man consumes and amasses much more than what he needs. This is against ecology, and it leads to ecological overshoot. So, need-based life is a right move towards saving the planet from the perils of human action.

Let me see how ecological housekeeping is going to save our planet. This concept is actually a combination of the other two. Keeping our house eco-friendly is something great. It involves several things. A simply enough action like switching off a fan when not in use, segregating domestic waste into degradable and non-degradable or recycling water or doing a little rain water harvesting etc. are part of ecological housekeeping.

Concluding it, I find it right to add that these three major eco-friendly lifestyle practices are not seriously taken by many. What I feel is that every one us has a role in making our Planet this miserable. So, we all have the duty to follow these three simple enough lifestyle practices.

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Ten ways to approach a question

Better teacher-student understanding, student-friendly curriculum and teaching will be able to remove corporal punishment from schools for ever.

How far do you agree or disagree with this?

1. Punishing children for correction is a topic of discussion, and the majority does not want it. So there are suggestions as to how we can do it. A student-friendly atmosphere at school will surely make it possible. That is what I believe.
2. Punishment hardly makes any correction in children. That is what I feel. So, I think, if schools could be student-friendly, we can say good bye to corporal punishment. I have no problem fully endorsing this view.
3. What makes teachers punish children? Or, what makes children misbehave or fail to comply. Reasons galore. However, if schools are student-friendly, corporal punishment as a correction tool will die out.
4. Corporal punishment and schooling have remained twined for ages. If want to separate them and say good bye to one, there needs great efforts. Student-friendly school is a right move towards such a goal.
5. Many studies have shown that a punished child is a disturbed soul. Teaching or a teacher should not be instrumental to it. Therefore, the need for removing corporal punishment is much higher. A student-friendly school is a right move by all means.
6. Though there is saying: “spare the rod and spoil the child”, studies show that sparing the rod may save a child instead. So punishing children at academic ambiance is unfair. I believe that a student-friendly school will help a lot in sparing the rod for ever.
7. Punishing children for correction does not have many takers today. In such a context, how can we remove punishment from schools and make children fair well at the same time? I strongly feel that a student friendly atmosphere will do the job.
8. Managing students is a tough task. Still managing them by punishing is a tougher task. That is what I feel. So a student friendly atmosphere at school is a much better option than anything else.
9. School children, it is said, believe and trust their teachers more than their parents. That belief and trust can be instrumental to removing corporal punishment from schools. I stand for such an idea.
10. There are innumerable reasons for a student to by not complying. Is it possible for a teacher to address all these issues? No. But the best a teacher can do is to keep a classroom extremely student-friendly. Corporate punishment as a correction instrument will go out for ever.

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Flexibility versus challenging working environments

Flexi-time in the working environment is being perceived as a better option to pool in the otherwise productive talents of mothers, housewives and retirees that go waste because of industry-specific times for profession.
• Do you think flexi-time is an idea worth pursuing?
• How, in your opinion, will the growing challenges of profession react to it?

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A recent survey done on 10,000 company head by Regus, a workplace solutions provider, said that 56 percent Indian companies have plans to recruit mothers as part-time workers this year. Many businesses are already using flexible work arrangement to integrate these assets, providing a family friendly and at the same time more productive work environment simply by allowing employees to work alternative hours or closer to home. But many a times, people are seen wrestling with a puzzling question - Will flexibility hurt the challenging nature in work?

According to another survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, "flex-time is the most popular alternative work schedule offered by the responding companies, with two-thirds of the companies offering such a benefit." In case of employees, most of them enjoy having flexible work schedules. Many employers have discovered that providing flexible work schedules helps increase productivity, and attract and retain employees. But how far the productivity could be retained?

In most cases, we have seen that employees opt for flexibility at the cost of their professional edge. Sometimes, they are offered job which doesn't match their qualification, and in such cases, they decide to sacrifice flexibility for the sake of a stimulating job. But that isn’t always necessary.

A surprising survey result was that few managers in high-stress jobs take advantage of flex jobs, while less than one-third of interested men and only one-half of interested women have ever used flex. Across all age groups, the number of individuals who have used or currently use flex is significantly low. Among various reasons, the most interesting one was that flex options signal a career dead end. Why? Well, somewhere or the other there is a feeling in people's mind that flexibility does hurt the challenging nature in work, which is very important to learn and grow in career.

Here, two suggestions from the global management consulting firm Bain & Company for effective flex job implementation can be key ones. Firstly, the companies must tailor flexible programs to meet specific employee needs. As individual employees do look for many different things, one size does not necessarily fit all. They need to segment employees by their varying needs and then develop a meaningful set of flex work options from which employees can pick and choose.

From those employees who are considering stepping down in their career to gain flexibility, how much productivity and commitment can we expect? Or what would be the solution for those who very often wrestle with career vs. flexibility puzzle? These are the few questions that make the puzzle even more puzzling. Perhaps a good flex work model with carefully tailoring job requirements to the various age and career-goal segments of a company's talent pool may provide the suitable answer.

Customer satisfaction index of major car brands

Bar graph and pie chart put in data on customer satisfaction index ranking based on a study conducted by JD Power Asia Pacific 2007 on major car brands in India. Rating is out of 1000 point scale.

Maruti is the only brand that recorded a satisfaction index far above industry average of 777. It had 838 points out of 1000. Very close to Maruthi stood Honda with 765 points, followed by Hyundai, 745 points.

The indices of all other brands liked Toyota, Ford, Skoda Mahindra and Chevrolet remained between 740 and 730 in descending order: 740, 737, 736, 733, 731 respectively. Tata recorded the least ranking of 690.

The pie graph presents data on factors contributing of overall satisfaction. Problems Experienced was the most important factor that determined the over all satisfaction. It is 27% followed by Service Quality which claimed 18%. When User-friendly Service constituted 14% to it, Service initiation and Service Advisor claimed equal percentage, 11%.

And finally, Service Delivery and In-service Experience constituted 10 and nine percent to over all satisfaction.

In developed countries governments encourage farming and do everything possible to satisfy the interests of farmers. This attitude to farming and farmers, however, is not so common in poor countries where there is great scope and need for farming.

• What reasons do you attribute to these two differing attitude towards farming in rich and poor nations?
• How does it affect poor nations?


When it comes to farming, there should have been equal priority both in rich and poor nations. Unfortunately, it does not happen in poor nations. There are reasons for this differing attitude, and the effects of which are dangerous.

What are the major reasons? First world economies are financially well off to support farming. For example, they invest hugely in technology to produce high yielding crops and ensure great returns to farmers. This is not so in poor nations where the economy is poor and they have several other pressing priorities.

Secondly, poor nations are hugely populated, and they think that industrialization is the only way out to become rich. In fact, many nations try to get industrial at the cost of farming, whereas in rich economies, farming itself is highly industrialized. They understand that it is food security that leads to growth. If we juxtapose this with poor nations, all the needs and scope for farming notwithstanding, they still stay conventional in farming practices.

Coming to the effects, life will be very difficult. Prices will go through the roof, the nominal farming community will get exploited by market forces, and finally, the rich will be able to enjoy higher buying power at the expenses of the poor. Apart from all these, food insecurity will lead to social disharmony and there will be rich poor divide, ill-health, malnutrition and falling health indices, to mention a few.

Looking at the causes and effects, it is right to conclude that ignoring farm sector is suicidal, and poor economies need to take cues from the rich and ensure food seucurity. This is for the good and welfare of both the rich and poor.

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Summer vacation is exclusively for children's multi-faceted development and, therefore, there should not be any academic exercises during this period.


• How far do you agree or disagree with this view?
Of late some parents force their children to do academic activities during summer vacation. This, in my opinion, is really unfair. There are many arguments to prove that summer vacation is not for academics but for students’ holistic development.

Firstly, students who go through ten-month-long academics eagerly wait for their vacation to come by. They have great expectations and there are great many things to be done during this carefree life. Secondly, academics alone cannot make a student successful. All students have personal interests. Summer vacation gives them a chance to pursue such interests. Thirdly, socializing, taking part in physically and intellectually involving sports and games, visiting homes of friends’ and relatives and the like are possible during vacation.

Above all, vacation gives them opportunities to learn life skills like swimming, climbing trees, trekking and the list goes endless. When children have all these things in their agenda during vacation, is it fair to impose any academics, let it be of some future implication too, on them? It is unfair in many more counts. So it is better let them from doing any academic activities.

However, if students themselves are prepared enough to pursue some academic activities so that they could be much confident when then get graduated to a higher level, it is welcome and worth encouraging too. But there should not be any coercion of any kind. Concentration should be more on their many sided development than mere academics.

The above arguments are enough to support the view expressed. But there is room for academics only if children desire so. Here also I think it is better if parents encourage their children to engage themselves in non-academic pursuits.

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Bar chart on expenditure on fast food in the UK pence per person per week

The chart shows that high income earners consumed considerably more fast foods than the other income groups, spending more than twice as much on hamburgers (43 pence per person per week) than on fish and chips or pizza (both under 20 pence). Average income earners also favoured hamburgers, spending 33 pence per person per week, followed by fish and chips at 24 pence, then pizza at 11 pence. Low income earners appear to spend less than other income groups on fast foods, though fish and chips remains their most popular fast food, followed by hamburgers and then pizza.

From the graph we can see that in 1970, fish and chips were twice as popular as burgers, pizza being at that time the least popular fast food. The consumption of hamburgers and pizza has risen steadily over the 20 year period to 1990 while the consumption of fish and chips has been in decline over that same period with a slight increase in popularity since 1985.

Process chart on oil production Oil is one of the most important commodities in the modern world. In this
Lecture I will outline the main steps in the production of oil.
The process begins in the oil field.

First the oil has to be located. This is a very expensive and time consuming process. Once the oil has been found, pipelines are built to pump the oil to storage tanks.

The next step is the most important one - refining. The crude oil is refined to produce different products such as petrol, aviation fuel, diesel, and tar. Sulfur and water have to be removed, and sometimes other chemicals added to improve the quality of the petrol.

After the petrol is refined it is stored in huge tanks. It is then shipped to countries all around the world in massive supertankers, and transported to petrol stations in tankers. At the stations, the petrol is stored underground in tanks and then finally it is ready to be pumped into your car.

While conventional games were physically, socially and intellectually charging, new generation games are found to be the other way round; making participants passive and enervating.
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• To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?

Games of olden times had many dimensions; social, physical and so on. Such games, naturally, fostered many faculties in several different ways. However, what we have today in the name of games, to a greater extent, are not so involving as to make the participants any better.

The roles games play in the mind and body of children are decisive. A game can either foster or spoil their faculties depending on the nature of the games. Fortunately, children of the past had several such physically, socially and intellectually involving games. For example, in our culture, there used to be many country games like throw ball, hide and seek, treasure hunt, chase and catch etc. These games involved group of children and they had been able to pick up better physical health, intellectual acumen and socializing skills by playing such games.

On the other hand, the games children play today are less involving and more isolating? Primarily, most of such games are individual games or maximum for pairs. Secondly, today, it is all supported by technology and children happen to use many gadget and devices which are more programmed than intellectually charging. For example, there are video games of all types, snake and ladder and the like. However, there are a few games like scrabble, jigsaw and crossword puzzles which are some way able to benefit children.

In short, I don’t think there is much disagreement on the view that older games were more involving and encouraging, and children picked up many skills and faculties. But today, barring a few games, most of the activities children do in the name of play are less involving and rarely fostering.

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Some people believe that four-day-week with longer working hours would make employees enjoy life and, as a result, perform better when they are at work. But there are people who think that fewer working days would do more harm than good.
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• Look at both the views and express your opinion on them.


Does four-day week make people put in more? Opinions differ of course. But not many would oppose the idea that more free time lets employees enjoy a lot of family time. What I feel is that humans, being basically lazy, may take it as an opportunity to be complacent.

First of all, let me see how employees are going to take four-day week concept. Four working days and three holidays a week would look really great because there is enough room for family time, professional, personal and social times. This makes employees enjoy greater work life balance. This will of course pay them great dividends. This improved working environment may make some employees put in more and contribute better in terms of service. This extra energy may take the production graph scale new highs.

But, from an employer’s point of view, there is a little concern because paying for seven days and getting three days’ service back may not make great business sense. However rejuvenated an employee may return to work after three days’ break, he or she may take a day to get over the holiday blues. This would leave the employer with only three days a week, with the third day being a weekender. Coupled with this is humans’ inherent nature of being lazy. So, four-day week may not do much good. Fewer working days make people lazier.

The above findings on four-day week make it clear that fewer number of working days is likely to do more harm than good. So, it is right to say keeping employees engaged is much better than letting them free for longer days.

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Some people say that right schooling is enough to make a child grow into a good human being whereas there is another view that it is right parenting that makes it possible.

Discuss both the views and put in your opinion?

Raising child into a good human being involves a lot many things. Among them right parenting is one and school is another. Though right parenting is of some significance, I feel that it is right schooling that holds the sway a little more.

Let me find out what schooling can do in this respect. Firstly, school is a system with so many possibilities for a child to grow into what he or she actually is. For example, teachers are able to mould children by identifying their hidden strengths, and the same strength may later make the child what s/he actually is in this world for.

Secondly, since children spend a sizeable amount of their time with teachers and a community of boys and girls from different faiths, statuses and family values - there is great possibility for a child to undergo a transformation into a good human being. Teachers are a great force to reckon with.

All the influence of right schooling notwithstanding, if parents are good human beings with right attitude towards their children and their life, parents can work wonders in this connection. For example, if parents are virtuous and of great values, their children are bound to become good human beings. However, the fact remains that it is right schooling that helps parents materialize their efforts. It is a process organized by parents and rightly executed by schooling.

“It takes a village to raise a child” so goes the adage. That means raising children into real human beings involves several factors. Among them, the prominent ones are right schooling and parenting. Parents and schooling are just two parts of any village.

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The nature of crimes committed by women is much less dangerous than what men do and, as a result, there is huge difference in the number of women who get convicted and eventually jailed.

Therefore some people argue that there needs a separate justice system for cases involving women.

• How far can support this view?
• Try to identify certain factors that make women less dangerous than men when it comes to crimes.

Crimes and their corresponding punishments are part of any society, and there is great disparity in the number of female criminals. However, a separate justice system for women is unfair though the things that make women turn to crimes vary.

The first argument that opposes the view is that every nation takes its citizens equals. There is no one who is more or less equal than any other. Secondly, in a world of increasing gender parity and participation, it is not fair to take women more considerately than men. However, the fact remains that women commit much less number of crimes, and the severity of such crimes is much less as well. This does not make them any superior to the opposite gender. Criminal justice is just for all, though the factors that make women less dangerous differ from that of men’s.

Let me look at some of the factors that keep women from being as dangerous as men. First of all, women are much less aggressive genetically. For example, women are physically less exerting than men, and they are much worried about the consequences of their actions. Secondly, in all societies, it is women who take care of child rearing and family upkeep. Naturally, they are much more conscious of the after effects of crimes. Thirdly, almost all criminal deeds affect women and children.

In short, no society can do without crimes and punishments. So is the case with a uniform justice system. Therefore, it is right to conclude that separate justice for women is discriminatory. However, it is really encouraging that women are less inclined to crimes.

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