ரொம்ப காலமாக செய்ய நினைத்து தள்ளி போட்டு கொண்டிருந்த விஷயம் இது, தள்ளி போடலின் முக்கிய காரணம் மிக சரியான அணுகுமுறை இதுவோ, இல்லை அதுவோ எங்கின்ற குழப்பம். So, கடைசியாக சரி முதலில் செய்வோம், பின்பு ஆராய்ந்து கொள்ளலாம் என்ற எண்ணத்தில் இறங்கி விட்டேன். இது ரத்தப் புற்று நோய் பற்றி நான் உருவாக்கும் ஒரு கையேடு. இந்த முயற்ச்சியின் intended objective என்று சொல்ல வேண்டுமானால் ஒருவருக்கோ இல்லை ஒருவரின் சுற்றத்தாருக்கோ ரத்த புற்று நோய் உள்ளது என்று அறியபட்டால் அதன் தொடர்ச்சியாய் வரும் நிகழ்வுகளை எதிர் கொள்வதற்கும், உடனடியாக எடுக்க வேண்டிய தீர்மானங்களை எடுப்பதற்க்கும் உதவும் ஒரு சிறு கருவியாக தான் நான் இந்த கையேட்டின் பயனை பார்கிறேன். முதல் முயற்சியாய் நான் American Cancer society உருவாக்கியுள்ள Handbook on Acute Myeloid Leukemia என்ற புத்தகத்தை தமிழாக்கம்(இதை தமிழாக்கம் என்று சொல்வது நியாயமான வார்த்தை அல்ல, for want of a better word, am using this என்று கொள்ளலாம்.) செய்ய முயல்கிறேன். இந்த முயற்சியில் நான் மருத்துவ சொற்களுக்கு உரிய தமிழ் வார்தைகளையெல்லாம் பயன் படுத்தவில்லை, பயன் படுத்த முயற்சி செய்யவும் இல்லை. இது ஒரு authentic medical materialம் இல்லை. முன் சொன்னதை போல வாழ்கையில் diagnosis of cancer for oneself or for a loved one, எங்கின்ற ஒரு தருணத்தை சந்திப்பவர்களுக்கு, அதை ஒரளவுக்கு சரியாக அணுக பயன் அளிக்கும் என்று நான் உணர்ந்த விஷயங்களின் தொகுப்பு தான் இந்த கையேடு.
இன்னும் தெளிவாக சொல்ல வேண்டும் என்றால், நான் என் வாழ்கையில் அத்தகைய ஒரு தருணத்தை சந்தித்த பொழுது, இந்த ஒரு information or a perspective, if it is available would be very nice என்று feel பண்ணி, that it was missing என்று உணர்ந்த சில விஷயங்களை, gapsஐ fill பண்ணும் ஒரு முயற்சி இது. அத்தகைய ஒரு முயற்சிக்கு இந்த ACS material ஒரு நல்ல frameworkஐ அளிக்கிறது என்பதால் அதை ஒரு அஸ்திவாரமாக வைத்து கொண்டு இதை ஆரம்பிக்கிறேன்.
முதலில் Cancer என்றால் என்ன என்று பார்போம். நம் உடலில் உள்ள ஏதாவது ஒரு பாகத்தில் உயிரணுக்கள் கட்டுக்கடங்காமல் வளர ஆரம்பித்தால் அதுவே புற்று நோய் வளர்ச்சியின் அறிகுறியாகிறது. புற்று நோயென்பது பல வகைகளாக இருக்கும் பொழுதிலும் இந்த உயிரணுக்களின் கட்டுக்கடங்காத வளர்ச்சியே புற்று நோயின் மூலமாக அமைகிறது.
உடலில் உள்ள சாதாரண உயிர் அணுக்கள் வளர்ந்து, பிரிந்து(process of Cell Division) ஒரு ஒழுங்கான முறையில் மறைந்து விடும். மனிதர்களின் குழந்தை பிராயத்தில் சாதாரண உயிர் அணுக்கள் மிக தீவிரமாக பிரிந்து நாம் இளம்பிறாயத்தை அடையும் வரை நம் உடலின் துரித வளர்சிக்கு வழி வகுக்கிறது. அதன் பிறகு ஒரு ஸ்திர நிலையை அடைந்து ஏதோ ஒரு தேவையின் பொருட்டு மட்டுமே பிரிகிறது. அந்த தேவை வேறொரு உயிரணுவின் மறைவை சரிப்படுத்துவதற்கோ, அதன் சிதைவை சரிப்படுத்துவதற்கோ ஏற்படுவதாக இருக்கும். ஆனால் இந்த புற்று நோயணுக்கள், அப்படி அல்லாமல் கட்டுக்கடங்காமல் பிரிந்தும், சாதாரண உயிரணுக்களை ஆயுட்காலத்தை தாண்டி வாழ்ந்தும் சாதாரண உயிரணுக்களில்ருந்து மாறுபடுகிறது.
எல்லா உயிரணுக்களிலும் DNA என்ற ஒரு சமாச்சாரம், அந்த உயிரணுவின் செயல்பாட்டை நிர்ணயிக்கின்றது. இந்த DNAவுக்கு சிதைவு ஏற்படும் தருணங்களில் இந்த Cancer cells உயிர்பிக்கிறது. பல நேரங்களில் இந்த சிதைவை அணுக்கள் தானே சரி செய்து கொண்டு விடுகின்றது, அப்படி இயலாத தருணங்களில் அவை Cancer cellஆக மாறுகின்றன. இந்த சிதைந்த DNAக்களை நம் வம்சாவளியாகவோ, நம் சுற்றுபுறத்தில் ஏற்படும் ஏதோ ஒன்றோ உண்டாக்குகிறது. புகை பிடித்தல், மற்றும் தொழிற்சாலைகள் உமிழும் சில விஷபுகைகளை சுவாசிப்பதும் சில உதாரண காரணங்கள்.
பெரும்பாலும் கேன்சர் ஒரு கட்டி வடிவத்தில் தான் உருவாகிறது. ரத்த புற்று நோய் போன்ற சில கேன்சர்கள் இதற்கு விலக்கு. அதே போல உருவாகும் எல்லா கட்டிகளும் கேன்சர் அல்ல. அத்தகைய கட்டிகளை beningn tumor என்றும் கேன்சர் கட்டிகளை malignant tumor என்றும் சொல்வர்.
இந்த கேன்சரின் இன்னொரு முக்கிய பிரச்ச்னை அவை தான் தோன்றிய இடத்திலிருந்து கிளம்பி உடலின் பல பாகங்களுக்கும் பரவ ஆரம்பிக்கும். மேல் சொன்ன சில சிறு குறிப்புகள் மட்டுமே Cancer பற்றி பொத்தாம் பொதுவாக சொல்ல கூடிய கருத்துக்கள். மற்றபடி Cancer குறித்து எழும் பல கேள்விகள், அதை குணப்படுத்த முடியுமா, அது உயிர் கொல்லியா, அதனால் நோயாளியின் வாழ்க்கை எப்படி எல்லாம் பாதிக்கப்படும் போன்ற பல கேள்விகளுக்கு அவை எந்த வகை கேன்சர், அந்த கேன்சரின் நிலை என்ன போன்ற பல factorsஐ ஒத்தே பதில் அமையும். அத்தகைய இந்த பல வகை கேன்சர்களில் ஒன்று தான் இந்த Leukemia எங்கின்ற ரத்த புற்று நோய்.
இந்த கையேட்டில் நாம் Acute Myeloid Leukemia(more specifically Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML) என்ற கேன்சர் பற்றிய சில விஷயங்களை முதலில் அறிந்து கொள்வோம
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
குசேலா குசேலா
குசேலன் படத்தில் ரசிகர்களின் மனம் புண்படும் படி உணர்வதால் ஒரு வசனம் நீக்கபடுகிரதாம்.. அது நான் எப்போ வருவேன் எப்படி வருவேன் என்று தெரியாது என்ற வசனம் ஏதோ படத்தில் ஏதோ ஒரு வசனகர்த்தா எழுதிய dialogue என்று சொல்லும் காட்சியாம். ஒரு வலைப்பதிவில் அது பற்றி இந்த கமெண்ட் படித்தேன். ரொம்ப ரொம்ப நியாயமான ஒரு வார்த்தை.
அட... இதுவும் தன்னோட பதிலில்லை, அதுல வர்ற அசோக் குமார் என்கிற கேரக்டரோட பதில்னு இன்னொரு ஷாக் கொடுத்து எல்லாரையும் அலற வைப்பாரா, அத விட்டுட்டு காட்சியைத் தூக்கறாங்களாம்! படத்துல உருப்படியான ஒரு காட்சி அதுதான். இதுல ரசிகர்களோட உணர்வுகளுக்கு மதிப்பளிச்சிட்டா வெளங்கிடும்.
அட... இதுவும் தன்னோட பதிலில்லை, அதுல வர்ற அசோக் குமார் என்கிற கேரக்டரோட பதில்னு இன்னொரு ஷாக் கொடுத்து எல்லாரையும் அலற வைப்பாரா, அத விட்டுட்டு காட்சியைத் தூக்கறாங்களாம்! படத்துல உருப்படியான ஒரு காட்சி அதுதான். இதுல ரசிகர்களோட உணர்வுகளுக்கு மதிப்பளிச்சிட்டா வெளங்கிடும்.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Charuhaasan- Koffe with Anu
Charuhaasan came in this weeks edition of my favourite program. He came across as a very interesting person.
பரமக்குடில practice பண்ணிண்டுருந்த பொழுது சீனிவாசன் பய்யன் அப்படினா
High court வந்தவுடன் கமல் அண்ணா அப்படினா ..
சினிமால நடிக்க ஆரம்பிச்ச பொழுது சுஹாசினி அப்பா அப்படின்னா..
பொண்ண கல்யாணம் பண்ணிகொடுத்த அப்புறம் மணிரத்தினம் மாமனார் அப்படின்னா..
இப்ப நந்தன் தாத்தா அப்படிங்கற
பரமக்குடில practice பண்ணிண்டுருந்த பொழுது சீனிவாசன் பய்யன் அப்படினா
High court வந்தவுடன் கமல் அண்ணா அப்படினா ..
சினிமால நடிக்க ஆரம்பிச்ச பொழுது சுஹாசினி அப்பா அப்படின்னா..
பொண்ண கல்யாணம் பண்ணிகொடுத்த அப்புறம் மணிரத்தினம் மாமனார் அப்படின்னா..
இப்ப நந்தன் தாத்தா அப்படிங்கற
ஒரு தெய்வம் தந்த பூவே
இன்றோடு பத்து மாதங்கள் முடிகிறது.. நேற்று ஒலிம்பிக்ஸ் விளையாட்டை எட்டாம் தேதி எட்டாம் மாசம் எட்டு மணி என்று தொடங்கி அந்த நிகழ்வுக்கு இன்னும் சுவாரஸ்யம் ஏற்படுத்தினர். அது போல இந்த பத்திற்கு எங்களுக்கு ஒரு ஆழ்ந்த அர்த்தம் உள்ளது.
இன்று நாங்கள் ஒரு ரோஜா செடி எங்கள் தோட்டத்தில் பயிரிட்டோம்.
இன்று நாங்கள் ஒரு ரோஜா செடி எங்கள் தோட்டத்தில் பயிரிட்டோம்.
Mehta's Appeal
சென்ற வாரம் நடந்த நிகழ்ச்சிகளில் மனதையும் சிந்தனையையும் அதிகம் பாதித்த ஒரு சம்பவம் Mehta தம்பதியினரின் வழக்கு. 26 வாரமாக வயிற்றில் இருக்குசென்ற வாரம் நடந்த நிகழ்ச்சிகளில் மனதையும் சிந்தனையையும் அதிகம் பாதித்த ஒரு சம்பவம் Mehta தம்பதியினரின் வழக்கு. 26 வாரமாக வயிற்றில் இருக்கும் அந்த சிசு, அது பிறந்தால் ஒரு தீவிர இருதய நோயுடன் பிறக்கும் என்று pre-natal diagnosis முடிவுகள் மூலம் அறிவதால், அது நோயுடன் பிறந்து உடல் வருந்துவதும், அது வருந்துவதை பார்த்து அதன் சுற்றங்கல் வருந்துவது, இதை எல்லாவற்றையும் விட அந்த சிசுவின் உயிரை (to call the unborn foetus as life itself is being debated, hence to equate abort to killing the life is even more contentious) இன்றே அழித்து விடுவது உத்தமம் என்று அதன் தாயும் தந்தையும் எடுத்த முடிவும் அந்த முடிவுக்கு உள்ள சட்ட சிக்கல்களை எதிர் கொள்ள தொடுக்க பட்ட ஒரு வழக்கு அது.
இந்த வழக்கு பற்றி மீடியாவில் அதனோடு தொடர்பென உணரப்பட்ட பல விஷயங்கள் அலசி ஆராயப்பட்டன. அவைகளில் சில குறித்த என் எண்ணங்களை இங்கே பகிர்ந்து கொள்கிறேன். Pre-natal diagnostic techniques என் கின்ற ஒரு விஷயம் a peek into the life of the unborn என் கின்ற அளவிலும் வயிற்றில் வளரும் குழந்தை ஆரோக்கியத்துடன் வளர்கிறதா என்ற அறிதலின் curiosity காரணமாகவும் it has been given a kind of importance that is probably more than what it is worth என்ற ஒரு சாராரின் கருத்து உள்ளது. Pre-natal diagnosis is a complex process and some of the initial tests which most pregnant women are made to undergo these days can be grossly inaccurate. On most instances requires a series of follow up examinations and rounds of expert opinions to confirm a possible abnormality. Unfortunately interventional therapies at that stage to remedy an abnormality suspected/confirmed is not very evolved at this point in time. In such a scenario it must be admitted that the fundamental aim of pre-natal diagnosis is to prevent the birth of an abnormal child. Ofcourse no one can contest that the parents who have choosen to bring the life to this world has their best interest in it and must have the fullest right to do whatever they want to do in a situation when a possible abnormality gets suspected. But for that decision they should also keep this perspective that a child with an abnormality should be as welcome to this world as a normal child.
Am not trying to romanticise it, ஒரு குறைபாடுள்ள குழந்தையை வளர்பதில் உள்ள அத்தனை சிரமங்களையும், அதன் வலிகளையும் உணர்ந்து சொல்லப்படும் ஒரு வார்த்தை. I write this post to register my strong disagreement with the actions of the Mehta's in seeking to abort the child.
இந்த வழக்கு பற்றி மீடியாவில் அதனோடு தொடர்பென உணரப்பட்ட பல விஷயங்கள் அலசி ஆராயப்பட்டன. அவைகளில் சில குறித்த என் எண்ணங்களை இங்கே பகிர்ந்து கொள்கிறேன். Pre-natal diagnostic techniques என் கின்ற ஒரு விஷயம் a peek into the life of the unborn என் கின்ற அளவிலும் வயிற்றில் வளரும் குழந்தை ஆரோக்கியத்துடன் வளர்கிறதா என்ற அறிதலின் curiosity காரணமாகவும் it has been given a kind of importance that is probably more than what it is worth என்ற ஒரு சாராரின் கருத்து உள்ளது. Pre-natal diagnosis is a complex process and some of the initial tests which most pregnant women are made to undergo these days can be grossly inaccurate. On most instances requires a series of follow up examinations and rounds of expert opinions to confirm a possible abnormality. Unfortunately interventional therapies at that stage to remedy an abnormality suspected/confirmed is not very evolved at this point in time. In such a scenario it must be admitted that the fundamental aim of pre-natal diagnosis is to prevent the birth of an abnormal child. Ofcourse no one can contest that the parents who have choosen to bring the life to this world has their best interest in it and must have the fullest right to do whatever they want to do in a situation when a possible abnormality gets suspected. But for that decision they should also keep this perspective that a child with an abnormality should be as welcome to this world as a normal child.
Am not trying to romanticise it, ஒரு குறைபாடுள்ள குழந்தையை வளர்பதில் உள்ள அத்தனை சிரமங்களையும், அதன் வலிகளையும் உணர்ந்து சொல்லப்படும் ஒரு வார்த்தை. I write this post to register my strong disagreement with the actions of the Mehta's in seeking to abort the child.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Serial and Serious killing
I am one of the few lucky people to hold a futuristic device. The device can zoom onto any place in the city and pick up the audio signals as well.It is with help of a advanced satellite technology that i could be able to capture events in the city. One of the series of events i am to describe is the aftermath of people's reaction to the killing.
It seems a group of people are on the move killing people by striking thier heads with stones and burning them. It in some sense seems to resemble the period of stone age and the time when man started flint stones. The combinaton of these two is wreaking havoc in people's minds and triggering of unrest in people' physchology. More than the killers needing physchatric treatment the public seems to be needing the treatment.
One such event i was able to witness was on a busy shop next to a highway.The loudspeaker was blaring the song which i translate that into english.
"fear is stupidity, fearlessness is dravidian property( acham enbathu madamai anchamai dravidian udamai)". The group of people seem to completely ignoring this wonderful song. This song had in the past kindled the fire of action among people and triggered them into actions befitting a karmi yogi. Oppose hindi and seek not the fruits of the opposition was the effect of this song. Such was the powerful effects of this song in the past. Hovewer the song in this present times couldnt have any effect on the people.On hearing this song i myself felt a new energy surging into my physche.But among the public a strange fear still lurked. It made them wonder whether the physchos might have planted this song among thier midst either to mock them or make them fools. Groups of women who were interviewed by TV channels seem to howl about the killers. The target of the attack were nightwatchmen and thier wives howled out thier fears. The watchmen who were brave during normal times refused to do night shifts.A strange phenomenon witnessed was that earlier dogs were beaten and hounded out.The poor creatures on the dog , straying on the roads were beaten mercilessly and driven away were now treated with biscuits,bread and milk. It made me wonder the oppurtunistic tendencies among the people.WIse men say that "small rusted peice may be used for cleaning the teeth"(siru thirumbum palluku uthavum), i.e usefullness of even small things will be in a big way. The people who had treated the stray dogs inhumanly in the past nowadays treated them with purposefulness, note that it was not human kindness but only for the sake of the stray dog's purposefullness. It was belived that pack of stray dogs could ward off the killers.
The other aspect was the resourcefullness of band of young men brandishing logs of wood in the night and roaming in the nights hoping to catch the killers. They could not go out singly for fear of killer or killers taking them out, but gathered courage only to roam around as mobs thus justifying that only mob rule and mob physchology prevailed in this part of the country as is in any part of the country.On 2 occasions the group of young men had gone overboard with thier enthusiastic energetic spirits had beaten a butcher in the morning. the butcher had it seems done his job in cutting down a goat and had his hands stained with goats blood . THe group had mistakem him to be a killer and in a frenzied mood mistook him to be the serial killer. On another occasion a resident of a locality had been mistaken to be a serial killer. The law came in between the hunt of these people and advice the young men to stop such tactics as it proved futile.Now the the men are nerve strung and stressed out.
As for the law the men are patrolling with minumum protection. While those in power are with unneeded and overdose of security the law enforcing people are patrolling with minimum weapons. It is such people who need the required weapons to tackle the gang of serial killers. Today a news came out that it was a gang operating such killings for monetary gains, but the puzzle is why the gang burns the victims.The law enforcers claim that its not physchos handiwork but only a gangs work.
Public's murmur can be heard here and there that it looks more like a masking effect and that real culprits are not caught.
A strange phenomenon is a shower of stones being pelted on hutments of people by a person or group of persons. ON lookout after the incident the person or persons are not at the scene of the crime. This has made the women stressed out and looks like they need physchatric counselling.The men thought put on a brave face still seem to have fears lurking within them.
Suddenly everybody has turned into a sherlock holmes .everybody suspects the rest and this interesting problem is apt problem to be posed to a mathematician.What is the probabality that a given person will be correctly judged to be a killer given that the opinions and thoughts of the people is BIASED.
Who will be the next victim? Who will catch the killer? Will the killer turn out to be a normal person or a physcho?These are thoughts running in the otherwise idle people's minds.The writer feels that a serial and a TV show can be hosted .The writer is sure that people will flock to see this serial or show, as thier is an element of suspicion and intrigue in the air.
The writer had first hand experience with a confused lad. IN a locality the writer interviewed a lad about the killings.THe lad pointed out some places where the killings had taken place. The lad was telling the truth but had an element of exaggeration and element of fear in him.To the writer there seemed a mathematical pattern in the spots in where the killers had done away with the victims.Could the killers know mathematics as well?
DISCLAIMER: the above is not meant to make fun of the fears of the people.The emotions are real while the people may be real based on rumours , hearsay and coincidence.The device is imaginary, and just a good old pair of ears and eyes of the writer were helpful in capturing the brave people's emotions
It seems a group of people are on the move killing people by striking thier heads with stones and burning them. It in some sense seems to resemble the period of stone age and the time when man started flint stones. The combinaton of these two is wreaking havoc in people's minds and triggering of unrest in people' physchology. More than the killers needing physchatric treatment the public seems to be needing the treatment.
One such event i was able to witness was on a busy shop next to a highway.The loudspeaker was blaring the song which i translate that into english.
"fear is stupidity, fearlessness is dravidian property( acham enbathu madamai anchamai dravidian udamai)". The group of people seem to completely ignoring this wonderful song. This song had in the past kindled the fire of action among people and triggered them into actions befitting a karmi yogi. Oppose hindi and seek not the fruits of the opposition was the effect of this song. Such was the powerful effects of this song in the past. Hovewer the song in this present times couldnt have any effect on the people.On hearing this song i myself felt a new energy surging into my physche.But among the public a strange fear still lurked. It made them wonder whether the physchos might have planted this song among thier midst either to mock them or make them fools. Groups of women who were interviewed by TV channels seem to howl about the killers. The target of the attack were nightwatchmen and thier wives howled out thier fears. The watchmen who were brave during normal times refused to do night shifts.A strange phenomenon witnessed was that earlier dogs were beaten and hounded out.The poor creatures on the dog , straying on the roads were beaten mercilessly and driven away were now treated with biscuits,bread and milk. It made me wonder the oppurtunistic tendencies among the people.WIse men say that "small rusted peice may be used for cleaning the teeth"(siru thirumbum palluku uthavum), i.e usefullness of even small things will be in a big way. The people who had treated the stray dogs inhumanly in the past nowadays treated them with purposefulness, note that it was not human kindness but only for the sake of the stray dog's purposefullness. It was belived that pack of stray dogs could ward off the killers.
The other aspect was the resourcefullness of band of young men brandishing logs of wood in the night and roaming in the nights hoping to catch the killers. They could not go out singly for fear of killer or killers taking them out, but gathered courage only to roam around as mobs thus justifying that only mob rule and mob physchology prevailed in this part of the country as is in any part of the country.On 2 occasions the group of young men had gone overboard with thier enthusiastic energetic spirits had beaten a butcher in the morning. the butcher had it seems done his job in cutting down a goat and had his hands stained with goats blood . THe group had mistakem him to be a killer and in a frenzied mood mistook him to be the serial killer. On another occasion a resident of a locality had been mistaken to be a serial killer. The law came in between the hunt of these people and advice the young men to stop such tactics as it proved futile.Now the the men are nerve strung and stressed out.
As for the law the men are patrolling with minumum protection. While those in power are with unneeded and overdose of security the law enforcing people are patrolling with minimum weapons. It is such people who need the required weapons to tackle the gang of serial killers. Today a news came out that it was a gang operating such killings for monetary gains, but the puzzle is why the gang burns the victims.The law enforcers claim that its not physchos handiwork but only a gangs work.
Public's murmur can be heard here and there that it looks more like a masking effect and that real culprits are not caught.
A strange phenomenon is a shower of stones being pelted on hutments of people by a person or group of persons. ON lookout after the incident the person or persons are not at the scene of the crime. This has made the women stressed out and looks like they need physchatric counselling.The men thought put on a brave face still seem to have fears lurking within them.
Suddenly everybody has turned into a sherlock holmes .everybody suspects the rest and this interesting problem is apt problem to be posed to a mathematician.What is the probabality that a given person will be correctly judged to be a killer given that the opinions and thoughts of the people is BIASED.
Who will be the next victim? Who will catch the killer? Will the killer turn out to be a normal person or a physcho?These are thoughts running in the otherwise idle people's minds.The writer feels that a serial and a TV show can be hosted .The writer is sure that people will flock to see this serial or show, as thier is an element of suspicion and intrigue in the air.
The writer had first hand experience with a confused lad. IN a locality the writer interviewed a lad about the killings.THe lad pointed out some places where the killings had taken place. The lad was telling the truth but had an element of exaggeration and element of fear in him.To the writer there seemed a mathematical pattern in the spots in where the killers had done away with the victims.Could the killers know mathematics as well?
DISCLAIMER: the above is not meant to make fun of the fears of the people.The emotions are real while the people may be real based on rumours , hearsay and coincidence.The device is imaginary, and just a good old pair of ears and eyes of the writer were helpful in capturing the brave people's emotions
The actor and the fool
The actor had just got out of his car. he was puffed up and laced with lots of make up.he was around 55 but looked 25 owing to his cosmetic makeup. the fool was a die hard fan of the actor and raised slogans shouting praises of his idol.
The lives of the fool and the actor were inter dependant. the fool was paid 50 rupees per day while the actor was paid crores per day for his histronics.from politicians to policemen the actor was praised for all his gimmicks. the actor was swarmed by groups of college students and girls who tore at his shirt once he came out of his mercedes benz.
The fool tried to get close to his idol but couldnt reach the actor.the fool's dream to touch his idol was a continuing issue.the actor waved his hands and felt his pumped out ego even growing more. the actor at many interviews had stated that owing to his fans he had grown. not a single person had known the the actor had himself been a fool who had his own idol 20 years back. he had in the same manner tried to reach out to his idol 20 years back but each time had to return empty handed. many people at present had been lucky in touching the actor and a few had been more lucky in recieving flower petals from the actor himself.
The fool had a single meal a day while the actor was pampered in star hotels and grown fat while the fools stomach were carved inside owing to lack of food. .the fool though knowing that his and many people's money had flown in the actor's coffers had created this fat actor ,still insisted on following the actor on his trips outside in the city during shootings.
Many people had tried to follow the actor while shootings were taking place. People had grown mad about this particular actor.
They had lost thier sense of identity and individual thinking and whatever the actor was saying the people took to heart and followed it to hearts content.
While many in the crowd held the actor in a high pedestal a few were jealous that the actor was enjoying an unparalleled life style. Even political parties were wary of this particular actors popularity. though he looked faded in appearance he was considered an adonis and a dream boy and not a person bursting in his seams. He was a grand father at this time and still posed as if he was a youthful person.
All the actors and actresses poured praises on this actor fearing that thier careers would be affected if they didnt do it otherwise. A wise man was watching all this paraphenilia and felt that not only the fool was fooled but enmasse people were fooled by this actor.
Not only the fool was foolish but enmasse people were ending up in being fools in falling for this actors histronics.The actor was finally a person who like other persons eat ,slept and had the mudane feelings of others. It made the wise person think of the frailities and foolish imaginations of the public in holding this actor in such a high pedestal which he didnt deserve at all.
Had the person who was an actor won a nobel prize , the wise person himself would have held the actor in high esteem. To his perspective the actor was after all doing his job as other people were carrying thier jobs.
The hard earned money of all the people were ending up in the actor;s coffers after all for just 3 hours of so called entertainment.
It made the wise man wonder was thier a single fool or a pack of fools?
The lives of the fool and the actor were inter dependant. the fool was paid 50 rupees per day while the actor was paid crores per day for his histronics.from politicians to policemen the actor was praised for all his gimmicks. the actor was swarmed by groups of college students and girls who tore at his shirt once he came out of his mercedes benz.
The fool tried to get close to his idol but couldnt reach the actor.the fool's dream to touch his idol was a continuing issue.the actor waved his hands and felt his pumped out ego even growing more. the actor at many interviews had stated that owing to his fans he had grown. not a single person had known the the actor had himself been a fool who had his own idol 20 years back. he had in the same manner tried to reach out to his idol 20 years back but each time had to return empty handed. many people at present had been lucky in touching the actor and a few had been more lucky in recieving flower petals from the actor himself.
The fool had a single meal a day while the actor was pampered in star hotels and grown fat while the fools stomach were carved inside owing to lack of food. .the fool though knowing that his and many people's money had flown in the actor's coffers had created this fat actor ,still insisted on following the actor on his trips outside in the city during shootings.
Many people had tried to follow the actor while shootings were taking place. People had grown mad about this particular actor.
They had lost thier sense of identity and individual thinking and whatever the actor was saying the people took to heart and followed it to hearts content.
While many in the crowd held the actor in a high pedestal a few were jealous that the actor was enjoying an unparalleled life style. Even political parties were wary of this particular actors popularity. though he looked faded in appearance he was considered an adonis and a dream boy and not a person bursting in his seams. He was a grand father at this time and still posed as if he was a youthful person.
All the actors and actresses poured praises on this actor fearing that thier careers would be affected if they didnt do it otherwise. A wise man was watching all this paraphenilia and felt that not only the fool was fooled but enmasse people were fooled by this actor.
Not only the fool was foolish but enmasse people were ending up in being fools in falling for this actors histronics.The actor was finally a person who like other persons eat ,slept and had the mudane feelings of others. It made the wise person think of the frailities and foolish imaginations of the public in holding this actor in such a high pedestal which he didnt deserve at all.
Had the person who was an actor won a nobel prize , the wise person himself would have held the actor in high esteem. To his perspective the actor was after all doing his job as other people were carrying thier jobs.
The hard earned money of all the people were ending up in the actor;s coffers after all for just 3 hours of so called entertainment.
It made the wise man wonder was thier a single fool or a pack of fools?
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Remission- Video game for cancer kids
An update on notable news from HopeLab
Re-Mission Research in PediatricsHopeLab is celebrating a major milestone for Re-Mission!
We’re pleased to announce that Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, has published study results showing that Re-Mission works to improve the health and well-being of young cancer patients by giving them a sense of power and control over their disease.
“The process to create and evaluate Re-Mission was highly collaborative, often challenging, and an incredible learning experience,” said Pam Omidyar, HopeLab founder and board chair. “The publication of Re-Mission data represents the fulfillment of HopeLab’s founding vision – that rationally engineered technology can be a powerful tool to improve the health of young people.”
Read the Pediatrics article: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/122/2/e305Read the HopeLab press release: http://www.hopelab.org/publications/press-release
What’s Next? New Research and the Next Re-MissionResearch shows that Re-Mission works – now HopeLab is working to understand how. To better understand how game play delivers the positive outcomes highlighted in the Pediatrics article, HopeLab has conducted a number of studies, including one using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology to analyze the brain regions activated when people play Re-Mission. This research will inform the next version of Re-Mission, as well as other innovative approaches to improve the health of young people.
HopeLab research: http://www.hopelab.org/our-research/
Please visit http://www.hopelab.org to catch up on other news from HopeLab!
Re-Mission Research in PediatricsHopeLab is celebrating a major milestone for Re-Mission!
We’re pleased to announce that Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, has published study results showing that Re-Mission works to improve the health and well-being of young cancer patients by giving them a sense of power and control over their disease.
“The process to create and evaluate Re-Mission was highly collaborative, often challenging, and an incredible learning experience,” said Pam Omidyar, HopeLab founder and board chair. “The publication of Re-Mission data represents the fulfillment of HopeLab’s founding vision – that rationally engineered technology can be a powerful tool to improve the health of young people.”
Read the Pediatrics article: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/122/2/e305Read the HopeLab press release: http://www.hopelab.org/publications/press-release
What’s Next? New Research and the Next Re-MissionResearch shows that Re-Mission works – now HopeLab is working to understand how. To better understand how game play delivers the positive outcomes highlighted in the Pediatrics article, HopeLab has conducted a number of studies, including one using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology to analyze the brain regions activated when people play Re-Mission. This research will inform the next version of Re-Mission, as well as other innovative approaches to improve the health of young people.
HopeLab research: http://www.hopelab.org/our-research/
Please visit http://www.hopelab.org to catch up on other news from HopeLab!
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