IT's almost four in the morning. I couldn't sleep…I went to bed early thinking that after the hard day's work that I went through today, I would sleep like a log. But I couldn't. I kept thinking about when I will be finished with my studies, about how I won't be able to jam with my band day after tomorrow because I couldn't book the practice pad. I literally was going nuts thinking how I could make more money than I do now. I went to bed listening to my favourite tracks of Satriani and thought how I would have a band like he does. But still I couldn't sleep: I was frustrated. I don't know with what, but I was totally frustrated with something that I couldn't really point out. Maybe it's that girl I keep missing… it must be that girl I keep thinking about. I needed a smoke. It was 3.30 am and I'm out of cigarettes…how convenient! Oh well, if I need a smoke, I should get one. I put on my jeans and crept out of my place. I couldn't wake up my mom; I shouldn't wake up my mom. She's had a hard day too.
I strolled down the street, the chilly not-so-much-of-a-winter night felt great. I could see the flickering of the lanterns in the 'tong' shops which stayed open all night. I could also see two small kids rummaging in a pile of waste bags. Their mother was standing in front of a closed shop with one end of a mosquito net in her hand; the rest of the net formed an askew triangle over another kid who was snoring heavily under it. The string must have snapped while they were sleeping. It reminded me of the times when my brother and I used to go nuts when this happened. It happened a lot because I had the habit of rolling off the bed; the net held me like a hammock and it felt great, until one of the strings gave way. All hell would break loose around me, the hell being my brother. I would bring my share of hell a little later when my dad tried to dig me out of the tangled mess on the floor, waking me up in the process. He would fix everything as we went back to sleep again.
I felt bad for those two kids, trying to find bits and pieces of plastic which they could use to fix the string. They almost did not notice me as I passed them by, the way we pretend not to notice them. I felt bad for myself thinking how helpless we sometimes can be at helping them. I went ahead into the underpass as I had to cross the freeway. I could see about a dozen people sleeping on both sides under torn and dirty blankets, some in a pile of hay. Probably the hay keeps them warm because they didn't have anything else. Near the exit I saw a group of 'minti' smoking weed and discussing how the governments have repeatedly "brought down the house." They didn't even notice that I existed. I didn't make any effort for them to do so either.
I reached the small tea stall, got my cigarettes, lit one up and wondered whether I should take the long way or the short way home. And then I wondered some more. I thought about how these people, who we keep passing by everyday, almost unnoticed, remind us in their little ways of how fortunate we are. They remind us that we have a nice warm home to go back to, with our mothers waiting eagerly for us to have dinner with them. The comfortable bed to be slept in with warm woollen blankets for the chilly winter. Our friends' pictures on Facebook to be tagged and commented on. Our favourite music a click away to be listened to.
I could still see those two kids; they hadn't yet found anything that they could use. I could see the mother too, a little in the distance now but she was coming back. Probably she abandoned all hope of finding anything. I got back home and as I was writing this article I thought how fortunate I am to not have to rummage through waste bins. I can sleep like a log now.
I strolled down the street, the chilly not-so-much-of-a-winter night felt great. I could see the flickering of the lanterns in the 'tong' shops which stayed open all night. I could also see two small kids rummaging in a pile of waste bags. Their mother was standing in front of a closed shop with one end of a mosquito net in her hand; the rest of the net formed an askew triangle over another kid who was snoring heavily under it. The string must have snapped while they were sleeping. It reminded me of the times when my brother and I used to go nuts when this happened. It happened a lot because I had the habit of rolling off the bed; the net held me like a hammock and it felt great, until one of the strings gave way. All hell would break loose around me, the hell being my brother. I would bring my share of hell a little later when my dad tried to dig me out of the tangled mess on the floor, waking me up in the process. He would fix everything as we went back to sleep again.
I felt bad for those two kids, trying to find bits and pieces of plastic which they could use to fix the string. They almost did not notice me as I passed them by, the way we pretend not to notice them. I felt bad for myself thinking how helpless we sometimes can be at helping them. I went ahead into the underpass as I had to cross the freeway. I could see about a dozen people sleeping on both sides under torn and dirty blankets, some in a pile of hay. Probably the hay keeps them warm because they didn't have anything else. Near the exit I saw a group of 'minti' smoking weed and discussing how the governments have repeatedly "brought down the house." They didn't even notice that I existed. I didn't make any effort for them to do so either.
I reached the small tea stall, got my cigarettes, lit one up and wondered whether I should take the long way or the short way home. And then I wondered some more. I thought about how these people, who we keep passing by everyday, almost unnoticed, remind us in their little ways of how fortunate we are. They remind us that we have a nice warm home to go back to, with our mothers waiting eagerly for us to have dinner with them. The comfortable bed to be slept in with warm woollen blankets for the chilly winter. Our friends' pictures on Facebook to be tagged and commented on. Our favourite music a click away to be listened to.
I could still see those two kids; they hadn't yet found anything that they could use. I could see the mother too, a little in the distance now but she was coming back. Probably she abandoned all hope of finding anything. I got back home and as I was writing this article I thought how fortunate I am to not have to rummage through waste bins. I can sleep like a log now.
THE University of California, Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is one of the best public research universities in USA and the fact that I receives an annual endowment of over $ 2.3 billion shows the amount of research that is happening around the place. As the name would suggest, the university is located in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1919 and the name was changed in 1927 to the University of California at Los Angeles. UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college) as well as undergraduate colleges Arts and Architecture, Herb Alpert School of Music, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Scienceý, Nursing, and Theater, Film, and Television, seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students annually, and that number is steadily rising.
UCLA's undergraduate program is ranked 25th among "America's Best Colleges 2009: National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report, third among public universities in the United States. The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked UCLA 13th internationally. UCLA is a Public Ivy, and one of the 25 New Ivies, a list of universities ranked by Kaplan. UCLA also ranks among the top 10 schools in USA with the most faculty awards.
UCLA has more applicants than any other university in the United States. Out of 55,401 undergraduate applicants for Fall 2008, only 12,755 (22.7%) were admitted. Students come to UCLA from all 50 states of USA and more than 100 countries.
When UCLA opened its new campus in 1929, it had four buildings. Today, the campus includes 163 buildings across 419 acres (1.7 km²) in the western part of Los Angeles. The Romanesque Revival style of these first four structures remained the predominant building style on campus until the 1950s, when architect Welton Becket was hired to supervise the expansion of the campus over the next two decades. In order to accommodate UCLA's rapidly growing student population, multiple construction and renovation projects are in progress, including expansions of the life sciences and engineering research complexes. This continuous construction gives UCLA the interesting on-campus nickname of Under Construction Like Always.
The campus includes sculpture gardens, fountains, museums, and a mix of architectural styles. The campus is informally divided into North Campus and South Campus, which are both on the eastern half of the university's land. North Campus is the original campus core; its buildings are more old-fashioned in appearance and clad in imported Italian brick. North Campus is home to the arts, humanities, social sciences, law, and business programs and is centered around oak tree-lined Dickson Court. South Campus is home to the physical sciences, life sciences, engineering, psychology, mathematical sciences, all health-related fields, and the UCLA Medical Center.
The tallest building on campus is named after Ralph Bunche, an African-American alumnus, who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating an armistice agreement between the Jews and Arabs in Palestine. A bust of him, on the entrance to Bunche Hall, overlooks the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. He was the first individual of non-European background and the first UCLA alumnus to be honoured with the Prize. With a location near Hollywood and a world-famous film and television school, the UCLA campus has attracted filming for decades. Much of the 1985 film Gotcha! was shot at UCLA, as well as John Singleton's Higher Learning (1995). Legally Blonde, "Old School", "The Nutty Professor", Erin Brockovich, and American Pie 2 all were mainly shot at the university campus or locale. In January 2009, the Bollywood movie My Name is Khan was shot at UCLA.
UCLA was ranked 12th in Newsweek's annual ranking of the Top 100 Global universities. In 2007, UCLA was ranked 13th in the world (11th in North America) by Top 500 World Universities, an annual list published by the Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. UCLA was ranked 18th in the country and 41st in the world by The Times Higher Education Supplement's list of the top 200 universities in the world.
UCLA is ranked 25th among "America's Best Colleges 2009: National Universities" by U.S. News and World Report, third best public university in the United States. In the August 2128, 2006 issue of Newsweek (also released as the 2007 issue of the Kaplan Guide to Colleges), UCLA was listed as one of "25 New Ivies". The Washington Monthly ranks UCLA 2nd nationally with criteria based on research, community service, and social mobility. UCLA's School of Law, Anderson School of Management, School of Public Affairs, and School of Medicine consistently rank among the top ten to twenty in the United States.
UCLA's library system has over eight million books and 70,000 serials spread over twelve libraries and eleven other archives, reading rooms, and research centers.
Six professors (two of whom are current faculty) and four alumni have been awarded the Nobel Prize for achievements in science and peace. 90 professors are members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 52 have been awarded Guggenheim Fellowships, and nine are MacArthur Foundation Fellows. In 2006,54 faculty members were listed as "Highly Cited" by the Institute for Scientific Information.
UCLA's undergraduate program is ranked 25th among "America's Best Colleges 2009: National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report, third among public universities in the United States. The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked UCLA 13th internationally. UCLA is a Public Ivy, and one of the 25 New Ivies, a list of universities ranked by Kaplan. UCLA also ranks among the top 10 schools in USA with the most faculty awards.
UCLA has more applicants than any other university in the United States. Out of 55,401 undergraduate applicants for Fall 2008, only 12,755 (22.7%) were admitted. Students come to UCLA from all 50 states of USA and more than 100 countries.
When UCLA opened its new campus in 1929, it had four buildings. Today, the campus includes 163 buildings across 419 acres (1.7 km²) in the western part of Los Angeles. The Romanesque Revival style of these first four structures remained the predominant building style on campus until the 1950s, when architect Welton Becket was hired to supervise the expansion of the campus over the next two decades. In order to accommodate UCLA's rapidly growing student population, multiple construction and renovation projects are in progress, including expansions of the life sciences and engineering research complexes. This continuous construction gives UCLA the interesting on-campus nickname of Under Construction Like Always.
The campus includes sculpture gardens, fountains, museums, and a mix of architectural styles. The campus is informally divided into North Campus and South Campus, which are both on the eastern half of the university's land. North Campus is the original campus core; its buildings are more old-fashioned in appearance and clad in imported Italian brick. North Campus is home to the arts, humanities, social sciences, law, and business programs and is centered around oak tree-lined Dickson Court. South Campus is home to the physical sciences, life sciences, engineering, psychology, mathematical sciences, all health-related fields, and the UCLA Medical Center.
The tallest building on campus is named after Ralph Bunche, an African-American alumnus, who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating an armistice agreement between the Jews and Arabs in Palestine. A bust of him, on the entrance to Bunche Hall, overlooks the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. He was the first individual of non-European background and the first UCLA alumnus to be honoured with the Prize. With a location near Hollywood and a world-famous film and television school, the UCLA campus has attracted filming for decades. Much of the 1985 film Gotcha! was shot at UCLA, as well as John Singleton's Higher Learning (1995). Legally Blonde, "Old School", "The Nutty Professor", Erin Brockovich, and American Pie 2 all were mainly shot at the university campus or locale. In January 2009, the Bollywood movie My Name is Khan was shot at UCLA.
UCLA was ranked 12th in Newsweek's annual ranking of the Top 100 Global universities. In 2007, UCLA was ranked 13th in the world (11th in North America) by Top 500 World Universities, an annual list published by the Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. UCLA was ranked 18th in the country and 41st in the world by The Times Higher Education Supplement's list of the top 200 universities in the world.
UCLA is ranked 25th among "America's Best Colleges 2009: National Universities" by U.S. News and World Report, third best public university in the United States. In the August 2128, 2006 issue of Newsweek (also released as the 2007 issue of the Kaplan Guide to Colleges), UCLA was listed as one of "25 New Ivies". The Washington Monthly ranks UCLA 2nd nationally with criteria based on research, community service, and social mobility. UCLA's School of Law, Anderson School of Management, School of Public Affairs, and School of Medicine consistently rank among the top ten to twenty in the United States.
UCLA's library system has over eight million books and 70,000 serials spread over twelve libraries and eleven other archives, reading rooms, and research centers.
Six professors (two of whom are current faculty) and four alumni have been awarded the Nobel Prize for achievements in science and peace. 90 professors are members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 52 have been awarded Guggenheim Fellowships, and nine are MacArthur Foundation Fellows. In 2006,54 faculty members were listed as "Highly Cited" by the Institute for Scientific Information.
Fashion a word that is often used to theorize a society's most talked about generation. Forgotten are the days of socialist revolutionary heat pumping through the veins of the young and the restless or the poetic drive of Rabindranath that used to define this generation. Kids nowadays are more into the whole cell phone/straight-hair poodle styles. Even if it was pretty hard to imagine just a decade ago what this generation has turned into its fun now when we track it back to the times when cable TV waltzed into the city. And now each group has its own style in the varsity campus. Starting from of course, what brand of cell phones they use, what type of hair spikes they prefer, what brand of watch they show off and the pair of jeans they wear.
And girls going out of their ways to match their flipflops with their blouse, bag, the pouch inside their bag, earrings, cell phones, contact lens…and the infinite list goes on!
Extremities aside, the campus fashion nowadays swings both ways for men and women craving for that urban look while holding their own roots. They go for the raw trend that shops like Jatra, Deshal, or Piran subsists to set.
For women the obsession for straight hair still persists with full force. Short kurtas worn with embroidered jeans became fairly popular in the last few years. Metal bangles and clay ornaments from Shadakalo, Aarong, and other designer boutiques compliments such attire. Interestingly enough, the most popular stilettos that used to be the in thing just a few years ago has been drastically replaced by the almost flat sandal/strap on shoes similar to those of the ancient Greek mythical characters used to wear. Silver toe rings seems to go nicely with these strappy sandals while nose rings and other accessories harmonizes with the raw beauty that the girls go after.
Guys on the other hand are becoming more metro these days. Headgears are what comprises most of what they call fashion. Bandana is most common among the men in the campus that would obviously go with the “hot bike owner” look (even if the bike is missing from the picture). But in a typical day with scheduled classes back to back, guys are mostly seen to wear quarter sleeved t-shirts with a contrasting shirt on top. Body piercing nowadays took a steep turn towards metro urban looks the guys go after. Even though tattoos are considered taboo, one can still take a little peak at the most unimaginable part of the body and find one!
Incidentally, the campus trend says more than just what people wear or carry these days. The name they go by says a lot about their fashion sense as well. For instance, a few days ago I heard someone yell out “Kasper!” whose real name turned out to be Kashem uddin. Go figure!
Call them annoying, or superficial, or simply “beyadopp”, they are the new generation who brings most of the colors, diversity and sometimes a breath of fresh air with them and their diverse fashion.
And girls going out of their ways to match their flipflops with their blouse, bag, the pouch inside their bag, earrings, cell phones, contact lens…and the infinite list goes on!
Extremities aside, the campus fashion nowadays swings both ways for men and women craving for that urban look while holding their own roots. They go for the raw trend that shops like Jatra, Deshal, or Piran subsists to set.
For women the obsession for straight hair still persists with full force. Short kurtas worn with embroidered jeans became fairly popular in the last few years. Metal bangles and clay ornaments from Shadakalo, Aarong, and other designer boutiques compliments such attire. Interestingly enough, the most popular stilettos that used to be the in thing just a few years ago has been drastically replaced by the almost flat sandal/strap on shoes similar to those of the ancient Greek mythical characters used to wear. Silver toe rings seems to go nicely with these strappy sandals while nose rings and other accessories harmonizes with the raw beauty that the girls go after.
Guys on the other hand are becoming more metro these days. Headgears are what comprises most of what they call fashion. Bandana is most common among the men in the campus that would obviously go with the “hot bike owner” look (even if the bike is missing from the picture). But in a typical day with scheduled classes back to back, guys are mostly seen to wear quarter sleeved t-shirts with a contrasting shirt on top. Body piercing nowadays took a steep turn towards metro urban looks the guys go after. Even though tattoos are considered taboo, one can still take a little peak at the most unimaginable part of the body and find one!
Incidentally, the campus trend says more than just what people wear or carry these days. The name they go by says a lot about their fashion sense as well. For instance, a few days ago I heard someone yell out “Kasper!” whose real name turned out to be Kashem uddin. Go figure!
Call them annoying, or superficial, or simply “beyadopp”, they are the new generation who brings most of the colors, diversity and sometimes a breath of fresh air with them and their diverse fashion.
Cancer is a generic term for a group of more than 100 diseases that can affect any part of the body. Other terms used are malignant tumours and neoplasms. One defining feature of cancer is the rapid creation of abnormal cells which grow beyond their usual boundaries and which can invade adjoining parts of the body and spread to other organs, a process referred to as metastasis. Metastases are the major cause of death from cancer.
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Love stories have this unidentified power of tearing up one's eyes, and no matter what the language is people get drawn towards it. It is very hard to find a romantic Bengali movie that you would love to see, and 'Monpura' is one of those hard to find movies. The movie was made by Gias Uddin Selim and depicted by Kamrul Hasan Khoshru. It was premiered in Balaka Cinema Hall on the 13th of February. The movie has already become a hit, along with the soundtrack, which can be pretty much heard on every radio station. The movie has a story of the real Bangladesh blended with a touch of a great love story!
Monpura ia a story of Sonai and Pori who fall in love at the first sight. Sonai (acted by Chanchal Chowdhury) is the housekeeper of the Gazi family, and he was there since he was a child. He was sent to an island to cover up the blame of a murder by Gazi's son (Monir Hossain Khan Shimul) who is mentally ill. After a long time of solitude and isolation, a fisherman comes to the island to catch fish, along with his daughter Pori (acted by Farhana Mili). Their love affair was soon to be held back by obstacles as Pori got caught sneaking off to meet Sonai by her father. Misfortune fuelled the situation as Gazi went to Pori's father to ask for her hand for his son, as the 'pir baba' said it would heal his mental condition.
The story goes along as the lovers fight for their love, and meet a heartbreaking end. The movie was a success towards making the audience tearful. The songs have been successful in making the movie more engaging and lively, and managed to make the crowd get into the movie deeply. Shayan Chowdhury Arnob is of one the music directors in the movie so it is not a surprise the songs show such promise in the movie.
The shooting of the movie started on June 2007, and went through a lot of problems as it was the rainy season. The movie had to be made, and so the director decided to take the risk and go on.
The camera work and the characterization was another enticing part of the movie. The location was successful in showing the real Bangla country in all its beauty and the amazing scenery of the lakes and islands of our country. After a very long time a Bangla movie has shown extraordinary promise which can bring a revolution to the ways things have going on in Dhalywood!
Monpura ia a story of Sonai and Pori who fall in love at the first sight. Sonai (acted by Chanchal Chowdhury) is the housekeeper of the Gazi family, and he was there since he was a child. He was sent to an island to cover up the blame of a murder by Gazi's son (Monir Hossain Khan Shimul) who is mentally ill. After a long time of solitude and isolation, a fisherman comes to the island to catch fish, along with his daughter Pori (acted by Farhana Mili). Their love affair was soon to be held back by obstacles as Pori got caught sneaking off to meet Sonai by her father. Misfortune fuelled the situation as Gazi went to Pori's father to ask for her hand for his son, as the 'pir baba' said it would heal his mental condition.
The story goes along as the lovers fight for their love, and meet a heartbreaking end. The movie was a success towards making the audience tearful. The songs have been successful in making the movie more engaging and lively, and managed to make the crowd get into the movie deeply. Shayan Chowdhury Arnob is of one the music directors in the movie so it is not a surprise the songs show such promise in the movie.
The shooting of the movie started on June 2007, and went through a lot of problems as it was the rainy season. The movie had to be made, and so the director decided to take the risk and go on.
The camera work and the characterization was another enticing part of the movie. The location was successful in showing the real Bangla country in all its beauty and the amazing scenery of the lakes and islands of our country. After a very long time a Bangla movie has shown extraordinary promise which can bring a revolution to the ways things have going on in Dhalywood!
The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies are the two largest in our cosmic neighbourhood, with the former 100,000 light years across, which is still only half the width of the latter.
According to the most detailed measurements yet, scientists have discovered that our solar system, the Milky Way, is moving at 600,000mph, 100,000mph faster than originally thought. The speedier rotation also means its mass must be similar to that of Andromeda, around 270 billion times the mass of the sun.
It means that the gravitational pull the Milky Way exerts on its neighbouring galaxies is stronger, meaning a collision would happen sooner than expected.
Our solar system is around 28,000 light years from the centre of the Milky Way; Andromeda is around two million light years away.
The research, presented at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Long Beach, California, argues that the collision will happen around the same time our sun is due to burn up the last of its nuclear fuel, within the next seven billion years.
It is thought rather than planets and stars colliding, the two galaxies will merge to form a new, large galaxy.
Experts say the galaxies will stick together and eventually all the stars will die out, and it will become one huge, dead galaxy. Of course, those who are reading this need not worry. It won't happen in this lifetime. Possibly.
According to the most detailed measurements yet, scientists have discovered that our solar system, the Milky Way, is moving at 600,000mph, 100,000mph faster than originally thought. The speedier rotation also means its mass must be similar to that of Andromeda, around 270 billion times the mass of the sun.
It means that the gravitational pull the Milky Way exerts on its neighbouring galaxies is stronger, meaning a collision would happen sooner than expected.
Our solar system is around 28,000 light years from the centre of the Milky Way; Andromeda is around two million light years away.
The research, presented at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Long Beach, California, argues that the collision will happen around the same time our sun is due to burn up the last of its nuclear fuel, within the next seven billion years.
It is thought rather than planets and stars colliding, the two galaxies will merge to form a new, large galaxy.
Experts say the galaxies will stick together and eventually all the stars will die out, and it will become one huge, dead galaxy. Of course, those who are reading this need not worry. It won't happen in this lifetime. Possibly.