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providing a Forum to the Graduates of Sri Lankan oriin Canada for meeting, interacting, and sharing of demic and professional expertise and experience, GC will help identify and address problems of comn concern to the Sri Lankan Community in general and the Graduates entering the job market and the dergraduates in Sri Lanka in particular, and become of the most respected provider of valuable service to Canadian Community at large.
e aims and objectives of ASGC include:
Playing a leadership role in promoting charitableS and voluntarism in the Sri Lankan community in eral, and among the graduates in particular, and focus channeling their organized efforts in identifying and ressing problems in the areas of graduate employment
youth education;
Rendering all possible assistance to new immints, who are new to the Canadian job market, includgetting recognition of their qualifications and finding s in which their expertise and experience would be Dgnized, and facilitating their smooth settlement in nada;
Organizing meetings and seminars aimed at broving and enhancing the knowledge and understandof subjects of interest and importance to the Sri kan community in general and to the Graduates in ticular;
Organizing and delivery of support and assistance he Universities and students in North and East of Sri ka with books, computers, teaching aids and materials and offering helps for programs aimed at helping lents and undergraduates;
Organizing events and activities focusing on findsolutions to problems of serious concern surfacing in Sri Lankan Community from time to time; and
Organizing events and activities that would help g out the hidden talents, expertise and experience of Lankan Graduates in the service of the Canadian sociat large.
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MESSAGE FROM
It is a great honor and privilege for me Association of Sri Lankan Graduates c its programs for 2008 through its dedic the Sri Lankan community particularly
The ASGC which was inaugurated in 1989 by a gro Lanka with the objective of a) helping the universitie their university courses to ease the rigorous proce Professional Engineers in Ontario. Thereafter the obj access to other professions. As a result now we, Sri tunate to obtain employment and practice our profess
Our association with the prime objective of uplifti Lankan community, conducts career fairs and works vide assistance to new immigrants in several ways in cations evaluated by the relevant authorities, and job
Considering our children as the leaders in waiting, o Workshops for High school students and parents to that will be in most demand in Canada in the future. about post-secondary education from Sri Lankan pro cational system.
Our association's goal is to bring together all Canadia meet, learn and harness our collective experience, wi to the benefit of the Canadian community in general members of our association who are Tamils from Northern and Eastern universities frequently, persona our association's objectives may differ from other T. mitment and determination to improve the profile of
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While Sri Lankan community slowly but surely esta each and every member of the Sri Lankan Tamil com role to represent our community. Within our commur fessionals who have the capacity and competence to challenges our community encounters. Our associat community to join the association on board to expan
Thank You Everyone. May God Bless us All.
Surren Balendran , P. Eng., MBA
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to congratulate the executive committee (2008) of the f Canada (ASGC) for its successful achievements in ated commitment and untiring community services to
in Greater Toronto Area.
up of friends who happened to be engineers from Sri 's back in Sri Lanka and b) obtaining accreditation to :SS in obtaining professional licence to practice as ectives of our association expanded further in gaining Lankan graduates from different professions, are forsion in our own chosen field of studies.
ng the educational and professional profiles of Sri hops on career paths with other organizations to procluding, helping them to get their educational certifireferrals to smoothen their settlement in Canada.
ur association annually organizes Career Counseling understand the career planning and discover the jobs These workshops enable them to obtain information fessionals who have gone through the Canadian edu
in Graduates of Sri Lankan origin, provide a forum to isdom, charitableness and, above all, the voluntarism
and of the Sri Lankan community in particular. The Sri Lanka continue to provide help and support to lly and/or through their friends and family. Although amil community organizations in the GTA, our comSri Lanka Tamil community in Canada is second to
blishing its presence in Canada particularly in GTA, munity has a duty to stand up and play a responsible mity, we have so many qualified and experienced proprovide sincere leadership roles and solutions to the ion sincerely requests all the professionals from our d our services and uplift our community in Canada.
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From the Secretary's Pen Annual Report for 2008
Seminar on Career Oriented Summer Employ Seminar on Mental Illnesses and Mental Heal Career Fair & Networking 2008 Key Note Address By KTheivendirarajah Career Counseling Workshop for High School Career Counseling Workshop for High School Workshop Speakers Comments
Moderators and Presenters at the Career Coun, ASGC Scholarship Bursary Recipients for the Revised Ontario Science Curriculum – An Ove Grammatical Bilingualism
முதியோரான தம் பெற்றோரைப் பேணத் தவறு Your Health - On Line
What Does It Mean to be an Executor?
Student Transition from High School to Univer Solar Electricity Justified and Explained The Evolving Trends in the Accounting Profes. What is Cerec'?
Is Emotional Stability Desirable? - A Point of பிள்ளைகளின் உளநிலை வளர்ச்சியில் பெற்றே Importance of Volunteering தமிழர் மருத்துவத்தில் சலக்கடுப்புக்கும் சதைய தாயைப் போல பிள்ளை?
All About Stress
List of Members
Sincere Thanks
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FROM THE SEC
It is time again for the Association m together and have dinner together. I ar
"Focus' at this memorable event of they
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these years to elevate the educational and profession:
C in the year 1990 and feel very happy that we
This year alone, we conducted two seminars and fi opportunities for the students and parents to obtain v tion, but also for the students to feel very positive af models in various professions. From the appreciation
their parents, all of us in the executive committee fee
Another happy news is that most of the students who now come back to help the Association as graduate p. ber of parents attending our programs is also increasi dren and parents have started to give high priority to
our dreams come true.
The Association continues to send books to the Jaffr
education of our younger brothers & sisters back in program by donating used & new university books t
needy children and universities.
I like to end this message with a very meaningful T
service to the community.
"All that you learn perfectly, and
thereafter keep your conduct worthy of that learning'
Wish you all a happy and prosperous new year
Ram C. Ramanathan, M. Sc., P. Eng. Secretary, ASGC
November 15, 2008
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RETARY'S PEN
embers and their families to meet at the annual getm very delighted to write this message in the journal 'ear. With a passion for helping others without expectpositive difference in the life of others, I joined the continue deliver numerous programs and projects all
al standards of the community.
Or workshops. These workshops not only provided aluable information about the post secondary educaterseeing the young graduate presenters as their role and thanking remarks received from the students and
'la great spiritual satisfaction and bliss.
) have participated in our workshops few years back, resenters at our recent workshops. Similarly the numng year by year. These are positive signs that our chil
the post secondary education. We are excited to see
ha and Batticaloa universities in order to enhance the
Sri Lanka. Please support our books donation to this
o the ASGC. We will ensure that the books reach the
hirukkural which contains the basic principle of our
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What kids won the
Encourage me when I do a good job, I can't always get good grades. Sometimes I get nervous and make mistakes.
Don't punish me when I don't do well in school, instead, work with me to improve.
Don't correct my mistakes in front of my friends, Save your criticisms until we're alone.
I need rules but not too many. When telling me about rules, make sure I understand the consequences.
Try not to miss my ball games, school plays, or the activities that are special to me.
Compliment my friends, Encourage me to use a computer. I'll be glad later. Help me to get organized.
Set limits on the amount of television I watch. Occasionally watch me favourite TV shows with me.
Tell me when you're in a bad mood or are having a bad day. That way I won't be so hurt if you say something dumb.
Don't say things you don't mean when you are angry. Remember I can't read your mind.
Help me to develop a skill or talent that will last a lifetime.
Your praise means more to me than anyone else's. Teach me to respect adults.
Keep your word. Don't make any promise you might not be able to keep.
Instead of giving orders, offer choices. Encourage me to start a collection of something interesting.
Keep praying for me. Teach me to pray about my problems. It makes me feel secure.
Don't be overprotective. If I'm not allowed to make mistakes, I can't learn from my mistakes.
Teach good manners. Take me with you to work. It helps me to understand who you are.
Esa Para Esananda
President Director - India Rainbow Community Services of Peel Director - Hospice of Peel (2003-2010) Director - Rotary Club of Mississauga City Centre (2003-2004) Team Leader - Bell Canada Community Development Team - Mis Director - Canadian Tamils Chamber of Commerce (1998-2000)
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Stop comparing me to my brothers or sisters or to my classmates. We are different and want to be treated in individuals.
If I come home late, I might have a good reason. Ask for it before you get upset.
I enjoy seeing my parents hug. Occasionally I still like to be kissed by both of my parents.
I like it when you have fun with me. Even when I do something wrong, let me know you love me.
Set high moral standards for me, and trust me, Nagging doesn't work in the long run. Let me see you helping someone in need.
Keep telling me you love me and are proud of me. Don't bottle up your problems. share them. Tell me about your disappointments. Teach me to be a good winner and a good loser.
Never put me down, especially in front of my friends, and make sure I have a quit place and a regular time to do homework.
When I have a bad attitude or do something mean, tell me. Never let me smoke.
Talk to me about all subjects even sensitive ones like AIDS, dating, etc. Don't just teach me about sex, teach me about love. I
need information.
Encourage me to earn my own money, and save and not to buy things so quickly. Teach me to compare prices before buying.
Encourage me to be honest.
Keep pushing me to learn how to express myself in words, both written and spoken. It really does help me to think better.
Teach me about different religions, cultures and races.
Get to know my friends, Include them in some of our family plans. Make sure that my friends feel welcome at our house.
Arguments are a natural part of being a family. Have at least one meal as a family each day. Tell me about our family history, it makes me proud.
Discuss movies after we see them. This teaches me to evaluate things.
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THE GREETING LETTER FROM Pl
November 10, 2008
Ram C. Ramanathan
Secretary Association of Sri Lankan Graduates of Ca 7 - 250 Orton Park Road Scarborough, Ontario
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Dear Mr. Ramanathan:
I am delighted, on behalf of the Peel Distri members of the Association of Sri Lankan outstanding work to support students in 20
As you gather for your annual celebration how grateful I am for all your efforts to hel
of career choices.
Our collective commitment to helping all s career pathways that will contribute to the
I look forward to furtheropportunities spol the growth and development of students in
All the very best wishes to your members.
Sincerely,
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Janet McCougaid, Chair Brad Macdonaid jirr Gri, Ruth Thompson, Vice-Chair Suzanne Nurse
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THE GREETINGLETTER FROM
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November 15, 2008
On behalf of the trustees, staff and students is my great pleasure to bring greetings to t Canada, on the occasion of your 2008 Annua
Like your association, the York Region Disti student achievement and success in every optimum potential as lifelong learners and ci world.
We sincerely applaud the Association's el among college and university graduates of S wisdom and experience with high school stuc
Best wishes for a safe and successful yearah
Sincerely,
محسجمعمعہ مجدھر عیسائیبر
Bill Hogarth Director of Education
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ANNUAL REPORT F.
O Benefit Film Show
In order to collect funds needed to run charity progra show "Mozhi" on March 30, 2008. ASGC wishes to th ities by buying the tickets, and all the members who h
O Projects and Programs
ASGC continues to collect university textbooks and well-wishers on an on-going basis. The books could b executive committee.
O Workshops & Seminars
Motivational Seminar
On February 23, 2008 the ASGC organized an intere one Sri Lankan graduate who has delivered more than of members attended it and listened the speech enthu
Seminar on Career Oriented Summer Emplo
The ASGC organized a very useful workshop for the h Summer employment and volunteering opportunities.
graduates participated and provided useful information 26, 2008 in Pickering and about 70 students participal
Seminar on Mental Health
On May 18, 2008 the ASGC conducted a seminar or from the Canadian Mental Health Association and ex a very useful one.
Career Fair & Networking for Graduates
As one of its major objectives, ASGC continues to Lankan heritage in several ways. This includes those i
those graduated locally from Canadian universities. T Fair & Networking for graduates on July 19, 2008 at
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ms for the year, the ASGC conducted a benefit film hank all those who supported the Association's activelped in the sale of tickets.
reference books with the help of its members and, e delivered directly to any of the members of ASGC
sting motivational seminar which was presented by 300 motivational speeches in Canada. A big number siastically.
yment and Volunteering Opportunities
high school and university/college students who seek Many prospective employers, training providers and and guidance to the students. This was held on April ted and got benefited.
h a health topic "Mental Health" with the assistance perienced medical Doctors. The participants found it
provide assistance to graduates, particularly of Sri mmigrated to Canada from any part of the world and his year the ASGC successfully conducted a Career the Scarborough Civic Centre from 10am to 3 pm.
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ANNUAL REPORT FOR TE
Consultants from YMCA, Mano Thillainathan from S delivered presentations on available job search/train suitable for graduates; explained the steps an immigr market. More than sixty graduates visited the Career F job search. About 6 employers provided stalls within information about the job openings.
Many graduates have been enrolled in the Career Men in their own professions soon.
Career Counseling Workshops for High Sc
This year there were two Career Counseling Worksh ASGC. The first event was conducted on Septemb Mississauga with the support of the Peel District Scho ipated and were benefited.
The second Career Counseling Workshop for High Sc the Middlefield Collegiate Institute in Markham. T
Region District School Board. More than 300 stud workshop.
O ASGC Website
Since the year 2001, ASGC continues maintaining : about the Association, including current activities are
O Newsletter
During the year 2008, ASGC's Newsletter "Focus" is age the members to send in articles for inclusion in ti
e Bursaries to Two Lucky Tamil Child
As previously announced, the ASGC selected two Workshop for High School Students 2007 and also : Canadian university in 2007/2008. Each student rece
Our special thanks go to the Tamil Newspapers, Tami tial contribution they have been, and continue to mak
Ram C. Ramanathan, M. Sc., P. Eng. Secretary - ASGC
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HE YEAR 2008. Continued
Scotiabank, Dr. P. Elancheran and Dr. V. Manivannan ing programs, job referrals and job search programs ant should take in order to get into the Canadian job air and received plenty of information useful for their the rotunda area of the Civic Center and provided the
torship Program and have the prospect of getting jobs
hool Students 2008
ops for High School Students were conducted by the er 20, 2008 at the Glenforest Secondary School in Dol Board. About seventy students and parents partic
:hool Students was conducted on October 25, 2008 at his workshop was jointly presented with the York 2nts and parents enthusiastically participated in this
a website www.asgc.ca, where valuable information
continued to be posted.
being published only in November 2008. We encourhe future editions.
Iren Pursuing University Education
lucky students who attended the Career Counseling started following a full time university program in a ives a S500.00 bursaries.
1 TV Stations and the Radio Stations, for the substance for the success of all our events and activities.
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SEMINAR ON CAREER ORIENTE
VOLUNTEER
The Association for Srilankan Graduates of Canada ( past and continues to do for the benefit of our childre Oriented Summer Employment and Volunteer Semina ment and volunteer placements for our high school ar ducted on Saturday April 26th, 2008 in Pickering fro1 who attended this informative and opportunistic semi
The main focus of this seminar was to expose the stuc organizations in their educational field. To help stud job. Emphasize the importance of volunteering to gair work of the right kind of people who can help with r.
We had speakers from diverse organizations. District about the infinite number of opportunities to grow w to CEO level. In addition, the students were informed going into first year university and tips on the app Durham spoke about how to begin job search and res. had recruitment specialist from Rouge Valley Health summer programs offered. Diversity Coordinator a Generation (OPG) discussed about the interesting a sites of OPG and how to go about applying for the from Durham Regional Police Services (DRPS) poin the types of positions available. Summer positions administrative jobs.
In the volunteering section we had the Chair of P Coordinator of Community Recreation Program from positions with the city. They also expressed the va Ramanathan, delivered a motivating speech about he that many of the young audiences were able to relate addition, Volunteering with various organizations all career path.
Appreciation certificates were presented to all the spe dents and parents followed by booth visitation and q students to apply at the seminar.
This seminar revealed that there are endless possibili
dents to take the initiative and reach out. Overall, it w We look forward to conducting it again next year.
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ASGC) conducted many successful workshops in the n. This year ASGC taped on a new initiative Career ar to provide students with potential summer employld some university students. This workshop was conm 9am to 1 pm. About hundred parents and students
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ients to potential summer jobs available with various ents understand the steps involved in searching for a 1 valuable experiences and skills and to build vast netecommendations.
People Manager from Wal-Mart Canada Corp., spoke ith Wal-Mart Canada starting from customer service i that Wal-Mart Canada offers scholarship to students lication process. Job Skills Specialist from YMCA ume preparation as well as interview techniques. We System talking about the positions available and the nd Human Resources Manager from Ontario Power nd rewarding summer programs available at various jobs. Diversity and Youth Employment Coordinator ited out the prospects of their summer programs and from DRPS ranges from going out into the filed to
ickering Museum Village Advisory Committee and the City of Pickering offered numerous volunteering lue of volunteering. Our guest speaker Kumutha r obstacles and experiences in getting a summer job to. She also stressed the benefits of volunteering, in ows learning many skills and helps to decide future
akers. Thereafter, ASGC provided light lunch for stuuestions. ASGC offered three summer positions for
ties and resources are available but it's up to the stuas a very successful seminar fulfilling the objectives.
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SEMINAR ON MENTAL LLNE
This year, besides the usual events a seminar on an impo was conducted for the benefit of the community at the Sc a half-day seminar and was conducted mainly in Tamil. welcome address and then the seminar co-coordinato explained the importance of this seminar. He further sai mental disorder, this illness of the brain is like other illn to be addressed in the same way as other diseases.
The following speakers took part in this seminar: Dr.C.Krishnalingam, Consultant Psychiatrist, York Cent Dr. Mala Sundaralingam, Consultant Child Psychiatrist, Dr.R.Lambotheran, Family Physician Dr. Parvathy Kandasamy, Counselor, Community Resou Mr. Ezhil Subramaniam, Case Manager, Canadian Ment
Dr. Krishnalingam stressed the importance of the comml es. He further stressed that this illness is no different fron seek help from doctors, social workers/counselors and p; cle written by Dr Krishnalingam in this edition of "Focu Dr.Mala Sundaralingam outlined the types of mental dis cussed how we should address such issues. Dr. Lambotheran spoke about this illness from a Tamil P Dr. Parvathy Kandasamy and Ezhil Subramaniam dis Counselors on the identification, treatment and follow up tal health awareness in the community.
The seminar ended with a vote of thanks by the Secretar
seminar were lesser than expected, they all interacted wit if its effort had made a difference even to a few who att
WISE SAYING
"Imagination is more important than knowledge
"Continuos effort not strength or intelligence is
"Doubt is not a pleasant mental state but certain
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain,
"Treat people as if they were what they ought to of being" - Goethe
"I will study and prepare, and perhaps my chanc U.S., who was always humble, hardworking ana
"A leader has the right to be beaten but neverth
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SSES AND MENTAL, HEALTH
rtant health topic on Mental illnesses and mental health :arborough Civic center on Sunday May 18th. This was President Suren Balendran opened the seminar with his r Dr.K.Theivendirarajah introduced the speakers and d that one in five people is affected with some form of lesses of the heart, kidney, lung or such organs deserve
ral Hospital, Richmond Hill.
Whitby Mental Health Centre
rce Connection of Toronto al Health Association
unity to get rid of the stigma attached to mental illnessnothers, it can treated in many cases and people should Sychologists to combat this illness. Please read the artils" on the subject of Stress. orders that affect especially the young people and dis
erspective.
cussed the role of Social workers/ Support groups/ ) of the people with mental disorders and creating men
y, Ram Ramanathan. Although the participants for this h the speakers with enthusiasm. ASGC would be happy ended the seminar.
AND QUOTES
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key to unlocking our potential"- Winston Churchil
nty is a ridiculous one" - Voltaire
and most fools do" - Ben Franklin
be and you help them to become what they are capable
e will come" - Abraham Lincoln, famous President the
always studying.
le right to be surprised" - Napoleon
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CAREER FAR & N
With an intention to help Sri Lankans, particularly th (ASGC) conducted a program titled "Career Fair & N on Saturday July 19, 2008 at the Scarborough Civic C efits of the non graduates also and the participants wi
On behalf of the Association, Dr. K. Theivendiraraja the welcome speech. He mentioned that it was one of efit of the graduates. He also added that the networki
the graduates obtain jobs in their own professions.
Following welcome speech, Mr. Yoga Arulnamby, V assured that the Association is prepared to help the g they received their university education. He also enc help or guidance related to their professional develop
Thereafter, Mr. Mano Thillainathan of Scotiabank ga Search' which was very informative and included ma search. The next presenter, Mr. Mohammed Bozai of search. He outlined the steps an immigrant should ta presented the information about the programs availab as foreign trained graduates. Both presenters then ans
Then Dr. P. Elancheran from the Ontario Ministry of arial science profession and the valuable information V. Manivannan then clearly explained the audience h works and illustrated with case histories to show ho
under this Mentorship Program.
Following the above speech, Mr. L. Sasidaran of
explaining what an employer looks for from the cand
The Association's Secretary Mr. Ram C. Ramanatha thanked those who supported the Association in orga graduates can count on the ASGC to help them out in fessions or membership with their professional bodic
sions. A free light lunch was provided to all the gradu
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JETWORKING 2008
e graduates, the Association of Sri Lankan Graduates Networking 2008" this year also from 10am to 3 pm 2entre. This year the event was organized for the ben
ere admitted to the event without any cost.
h, past President and the event coordinator delivered many programs the Association organizes for the benng of graduates with professionals will definitely help
lice President delivered the President's address. He
raduates of Sri Lankan heritage irrespective of where souraged the graduates to contact the ASGC for any
ment.
ive a wonderful presentation titled "Essentials of Job any key points a job seeker has to follow in their job the YMCA delivered a talk on effective and smart job ake in order to get into the Canadian job market and le at YMCA for the local Canadian graduates as well wered many questions put forward by the graduates.
Finance spoke about the prospects in the field of actuabout the programs available in that profession. Dr. ow efficiently the Association's Mentorship Program w some graduates did get into their own profession
Honeywell Aerospace gave an informative speech
lidates at the interviews.
in delivered a vote of thanks in which he listed and
nizing and conducting the event. He also assured that any of their problems related to jobs in their own proes or discuss about latest techniques in their profes
lates and the employers/training providers.
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CAREER FAR & NETWC
The graduates enthusiastically discussed with the po
up booths in the rotunda area of the Scarborough Ci
pied by The Association of Sri Lankan Accountants
YMCA, Skills for Change and JRS College opened u
From morning till 3 pm more than a hundred of grad
tion verbally as well as from the pamphlets supplied
participants joined in the Career Mentorship Program
als who were present at the fair, collected plenty of in
would get a job soon in their own professions. Simil
went home with a great satisfaction that they have re
The photographs show the President addressing the p
presenters.
Buy 8 Sel Res
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DRKING 2008. Continued
tential employers and the training providers who set
vic Centre. The booths in the Career Fair were occu
of Canada, Honeywell, Scotiabank, Cantam Group,
lp their booths at the career fair.
uates visited the career fair, obtained useful informa
by the employers / training providers. The graduate
, already made contacts with many senior profession
formation and went home with a confidence that they
arly, the executive committee of the Association also
indered an excellent service to the Tamil community.
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Career Counseling Workshop for Hig Key Note Address by K.Thei
i Dear students, Ladies and Gentlemen i oured to deliver this Key Note Address by region. You are here at the Career Pl: ing some useful information to add to th an informed choice about a career path
Fifty years ago I was in High school in High School grade 11 & 12. You may like to know what my caree time. I was in the Life Science stream, the stream thi dents. Unlike you I studied only four advanced lev Chemistry and Physics. The literacy and mathematica I liked the sciences, the experiments in classrooms, c ic in thought, liked resolving problems - a skill I lear tion for Science, which continued to this date.
Having selected life sciences I wanted to be a Doctor enter the University, which is the same even now. O easy, the chances were very low, and there was only ing to Medicine, Dentistry. Science (Botany, Zoolog approximately 250. The number of places I mentior SriLanka in 1958). Your odds of entering a Univers chances are one hundred times more than that of min than 50% of the High school students entered postUniversities in Ontario.
With very small odds, entered University and follow liked all of them and was prepared to major in any one make my story short I Majored in Botany with a min the staff of the University. To move up in an academ went to the University of London England and obtain tion of Professor and Chair of the Department of Bo man with a successful career.
If I did not make it to University there were many c probably have few more diverse career opportunities tives are and what choices you have and how well you shop conducted by ASGC at Milliken Mills High Sc selections and Pathways prepared by York Region Di Basically the chart starts with five Pathways
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h School Students, Markham - 2008 vendirarajah Ph.D (London)
ts a great pleasure to be here today. I am deeply honto the students and parents of Markham and the near anning or counseling workshop with a hope of obtainhe already acquired information and to help you make
.
Certificate (Advanced level), which is equivalent to r plan was if any and the career choice available that at is still the most popular among the SriLankan stuel courses in Grade l 1 & 12 viz; Botany, Zoology, al courses are taught up to the grade 10 only.
urious to know how everything works, more scientifnt in my mathematic lessons. Overall I had a fascina
- a surgeon or a Scientist. To attain this goal I had to f course entering the University at that time was not one University and the intake for Life sciences leady, Chemistry), Agriculture and Veterinary were only ned is for a population of 10 million (population of ity in Ontario for life sciences are pretty high. Your e. Recent reports show that for the first in 2007 more secondary educational institutions like colleges and
ved Botany, Zoology and Chemistry the first year. I of them, because I wanted to be a Scientist. To make or in Chemistry. When I graduated I was able to join nic career at University you have to obtain a Ph.D. I a Ph.D in Genetics and gradually climbed to the positany at the University. You may call me a successful
ther options, similar to the ones you have now, you ... So let us now ponder for a while what your objeccan navigate towards a career. Last year at the workhool I had a chance to look at the brochure - Course
strict School Board.
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Career Counseling Workshop for
Arts, communications and recreation Business, Finance, Sales and Service Health, Natural and Applied Sciences and Inf Social Sciences, Government and Human Ser Trades, Transport and Industrial Technologies
The chart gives the various careers available under th grade 12, for college diploma and Apprenticeship stuc Some of you may have examined this chart already, i tunities that you are interested in are there. I am a li career opportunities available if I make it to a Un Pharmacists, Dietitians, Nutritionists, optometrists, H sors, biologists, Foresters, Agriculturists, chemists, g become a school teacher, a college teacher, university sador, director, CEO, etc.
Canada is one of the G7 Nations with a large econom left to you to make the right choice and navigate succ important aspect is the Course selection, everythinge tunity to scrutinize the career selection.
Select the courses or subjects you are good at learnir to learn more about the subject. Select the subjects, w pendence with occasional help from your peers, fr process, master the curriculum, and then you can fac In career selection, it's natural for some children to fo Parents become role models, inspired by their achiev trade. The transfer of knowledge and skills become parent and child. In addition there is a comfort Zone.
To quote a few such situations- George.W.Bush, two t steps of George Bush senior selecting a political caree the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1925 with his fatherchemistry was won by Roger Kornberg at age 47. Arthur Kornberg receive his Nobel Prize for medicin the field of biological synthesis of RNA and DNA.
Students also get inspiration from their teachers at scl Professors or Research scientists. Today at this work astic, intelligent achievers as workshop presenters, th
Right now your Profession at school is learning, do th edge and skills you can from this system. If you miss concepts and ideas of science and mathematics, also in mind knowledge alone is not enough you must ha creative thinking and learn to think independently, né
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ormation technologies vices
s
he five paths for those who finish formal education at lents and for those entering Colleges and Universities. f not please do so and see whether any career opporfe science person and when I looked at the chart the liversity are for Physicians, Dentists, Veterinarians, ealth professionals, registered nurses, Nurse Supervigeologists, etc. Of course these are not all you could teacher, professor, an admistrator, politician, ambas
y consequently there are plenty of opportunities. It is essfully through your preferred career path. The most lse follows and you will have enough time and oppor
ng, learn with ease, learn with joy and get the feeling hich you can learn most of the time at your own indeiends or parents. Create confidence in the learning e any examinations and hurdles.
llow the trade, vocation or profession of their parents. sements and many pursue their parent's profession or asier when shared in a cordial environment between
erms President of the United States followed the footr. Lawrence Bragg was just 25yrs old when he shared same career as physicists. The 2006 Nobel Prize for At 12yrs old he went to Stockholm to see his father e in 1959. Father and son shared the same interest in
hool to become teachers, or at Universities to become shop you will be exposed to about 25 young enthusiley may inspire you to follow their career path.
his to your satisfaction and acquire as much of knowlout, it may be difficult to obtain later especially basic it will cost more to acquire at a later stage. Also bear ve imagination, dreams and aspirations too. Develop ver submit to dogma.
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Career Counseling Workshop for E
It is not necessary to stick to conventional careers. I career paths such as Politician, career in the United N sadors, space scientists, explorers or even a Professio Do you know that the top golfer Tiger Woods in 200 sponsorships? He will surpass 1 Billion by 2010. Wh:
Quite often people change careers, they change for the you unhappy, change your path to a more likable on change your courses for the better. Recently I met a p He replied with a sigh, oh we sent him for science at culus but he couldn't follow the science, dropped out Commerce & Finance.
A change of career can make a difference to some. To quent politican Margaret Thatcher the former prime University of Oxford. After this she became a trained itics following the career path of her father who was
There are no miracles to success. Forget about illusio and enjoy life. I like to borrow this line from my frier the students." Who ever Happy will make others Hap the happiness of the individuals.
Do not withdraw from the people around you, integr others. Be progressive; do not think of yourself as an gon often used by media and politicians. Never aliena with others and prosper in this land of opportunities.
Some parents fear that their children in Public schools I, in her first week she was learning about empathy. have to be nice to others and respect they're feeling. the Nobel Laureate for Peace Dalai Lama tries to spre children are taught in Public schools the highest huma erance, fairness and celebrations.
Finally I thank my friends and admirers of the Assoc me this opportunity to orate in front of this wonderful
as a University Don for 26 yrs, Something I loved.
Thank you all and enjoy the rest of the sessions.
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High School Students.... Continued
t is worth investigating some of the unconventional Nations or International world organizations, ambasnal sportsman. 7 made 122 million dollars in prize money and from at a Superb career
better, do not stay on, if it is boring to you or makes e and enjoy. There is nothing wrong if you students arent and asked him how his son is with the studies. U.F.T., spent a lot of money arranging tuition for caland after a year he joined Ryerson happily studying
give you an example- the brilliant, dynamic and elominister of U.K was a chemistry graduate from the lawyer specializing in taxation and later entered pola local councilor.
ns and miracles, work hard and be successful, happy ld Dr.V. Mannivannan's speech, he made last year to py". The strength of a community or Nation lies in
ate, develop character traits and earn the respect of ew immigrant or a member of a visible minority, jarite yourself from the main stream, be active partners
miss moral education. My grand daughter is in grade I asked her what is empathy- she said grandpa-you Empathy is all about compassion, a great virtue that :ad to the world through his speeches. Do not worry, an values such as respect, self-control, kindness, tol
iation of SriLankan Graduates of Canada for giving audience. This is an activity I did most of my career
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CAREER COUNSELING WORKSHO
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The annual Career Counseling Workshop for High Lankan Graduates of Canada (ASGC) was held this 2008. This useful event was conducted from 8:30 a
Mississauga for helping the high school children of T charge and provided free lunch to about 70 students :
The plenary session of the workshop started with the Balendran. Following the welcome speeches, Mr. J Coordinator, Guidance both from the Peel District Sc tion of the useful program organized professionally b porting such an excellent workshop. John described h
his or her career and the sources of information avail
Thereafter, Dr. V. Manivannan, Teacher Jarvis CI f member, explained the workshop format and how the Science, Applied Science & Information Technology the presenters were Raveena Ratnasingham for Life S & Applied Science and Yoga Arulnamby for Social & ipated in the workshops, their parents enthusiasticall coordinated and presided over by Dr, K. Theivendir:
committee member of the ASG.C.
The high school students were able to receive vital essential details about different professions from they the parents collected very valuable information fro chairpersons, teachers and others knowledgeable in v education. Supporting Dr. K. Theivendirarajah, thc Pradeep Rajah, Ms Varsha Naik, Mr. Ram Selvarajah
Finally all the children and parents gathered in the ma sions. The moderators for each group presented their presenters and moderators happily answered the que workshop, the ASGC as an appreciation of the volunt the presenters, moderators and the volunteer students.
by Mr. Ram C. Ramanathan, Secretary of the Associa
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DP FOR HIGHSCHOOLSTUIDENTS
UGA 2008
School Students organized by the Association of Sri year in Mississauga also on Saturday September 20, m to 1:30 pm at the Glenforest Secondary School in amil heritage. The ASGC conducted the event free of
and their parents from Mississauga and Brampton.
welcome speeches by the ASGC President Mr. Surren im Grieve, Director, Mr. John Lavell, Instructional hool Board in their speeches showed their appreciaby the ASGC. Jim expressed PDSB's pleasure in suphow a high school student could systematically select able to aid the selection.
com the TDSB and the ASGC executive committee
students were grouped into three groups namely Life and Social & Business Studies. The moderators for
science group, Mr. Gopi Balasingam for Engineering Business Studies. While the children actively particy attended a specially designed workshop which was
arajah, an experienced parent and a senior executive
information about the career selection strategies and 'oung graduates from the Tamil community. Similarly m a panel of experienced educators, school council arious areas related to their children's post secondary pse who answered parents' questions included Mr. , , and Raj Thavaratnasingham.
in auditorium for summary and a recap of the discussummary and the discussions continued. The panel of stions raised by the participants. Before ending the eer Service, presented Volunteer certificates to each of The workshop ended with a vote of thanks delivered
ation of Sri Lankan Graduates of Canada.
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The annual Career Counseling Workshop for High S Lankan Graduates of Canada (ASGC) jointly with the on Saturday October 25, 2008. This useful event was CI in Markham for helping the high school children ( free of charge and provided free lunch to about 300s Markham and Brampton.
The plenary session of the workshop started with the v Balendran and the CTPA President Mr. C. Ramanathar Director, Mr. Cecil Roach, Special Assistant to the D from the York Region District School Board in theirs program organized professionally by the ASGC and t porting such an excellent workshop. Geeta described his or her career and the sources of information avail YRDSB in his greeting speech appreciated the great
Thereafter, a very eloquent and inspirational keynote: Professor, Botany and current Consultant to Alpha L workshop format by Dr. V. Manivannan, Teacher Jarv mittee member, the students were grouped into thre Information Technology and Social & Business Stud Ratnasingham for Life Science group, Mr. L. Sasi Somalingam for Social & Business Studies. While the parents enthusiastically attended a specially designed by Mr. Yoga Arulnamby, an experienced Chairperson mittee member of the ASGC..
The high school students were able to receive signi career selection strategies and essential details about the Tamil community. Similarly the parents collecte enced educators, school council chairpersons, teache to their children's post secondary education. Supportii questions included Mr. Raj Thavaratnasingham, Mr. J S. Sivanayagamoorthy, and Samy Ramachandran.
Finally all the children and parents gathered in the ma sions. The moderators for each group presented their presenters and moderators happily answered the que workshop, the ASGC as an appreciation of the volunt the presenters, moderators and the volunteer students by Mr. Raj Thavaratnasingham of the Association of
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AM 2008
chool Students organized by the Association of Sri Canada Tamil Parents' Association (CTPA) was held conducted from 9:30 am to 4 pm at the Middlefield f Tamil heritage. As usual, they conducted the event tudents and their parents from Toronto, Mississauga,
welcome speeches by the ASGC President Mr. Surren 1. Following the welcome speeches, Mr. Bill Hogarth, irector and Ms. Geeta Erry, Guidance Counselor all peeches showed their appreciation of the magnificent he CTPA. Bill expressed YRDSB's happiness in suphow a high school student could systematically select able to aid the selection. Mr. Neethan Shan, Trustee, service provided by the ASGC..
speech was made by Dr. K. Theivendirarajah, Former aboratory Ltd. Followed by the presentation of the ris CI from the TDSB and the ASGC executive comce groups namely Life Science, Applied Science & ies. The moderators for the presenters were Raveena daran for Engineering & Applied Science and Yaso
children actively participated in the workshops, their
workshop which was coordinated and presided over from a school council and a senior executive com
ficantly large amount of vital information about the different professions from the young graduates from d very valuable information from a panel of experirs and others knowledgeable in various areas related ng Mr. Yoga Arulnamby, those who answered parents' ayandran Kanagasabai, Mr. Rajkumar Nadarajah, Dr.
in auditorium for summary and a recap of the discus summary and the discussions continued. The panel of 'stions raised by the participants. Before ending the eerservice, presented volunteer certificates to each of The workshop ended with a vote of thanks delivered Sri Lankan Graduates of Canada.
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WORKSHOPSPEA
The Thank you should really come from us Peel Tami while the turn out was not as many as you have seen i. turn out and this directly from my experience of trying excellent job.
I enjoyed the occasion, which was well organized and e. with youth as well.
My pleasure and thank you for organising this event at
It was my pleasure. Two students approached me afte were very interested in what I am doing. Being able ti Something I hold very deep in my heart. Again, it was a
I am very glad I was able to contribute to such greate row. It was an honour to be part of it. Please keep me in
It was my pleasure to be of assistance at the ASGCs' ar that we have to thank. It is because of the hard Wor Markham community were able to benefit from this wo
I thought it was wonderful that you were able to recruit region, we keep being told that the boys are really laggi had role models whom they could look up to and also Succeeded.
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Ram Selvarajah xecuted professionally. It was good to get back in touch
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Moderators and Presenters at the Career Cou
1. Life Sciences Ms. Raveena Ratnasingam B.Sc., CVT (Cardiac Diagnostic Rhythm) Moderator
2. Engineering & A Mr. Gopi Balasingam B. ] (CASERO Inc.)
Moderator
Mr. Ranjith Mahendranathan B.P.H.E. (Hons.), C.K. (Kinesiology) (Doctor of Chiropractic Student)
Thaves Ponnampalam B. (SS&C Technologies inc
Ms. Tharini Tharmalingam B.Sc. (Hons.) (Nursing Student)
Mr. Aravinthan Ehampar (MBA Student, Rothman Management)
Dr. Raj Satkunasivam B.Sc (Hons.), MMO (Medical Resident, Urology)
Mr. Harindra Sebastian E ( Towers Perrin)
Ms. Nantha Thiruchelvam B.Sc.(Hons) (Innopharm Inc.)
Ms. Annette Selvanayaga (The Hudson's Bay Com
Ms. Narmatha Tharmaseelan M.P.H. (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)
Ms. Amuthini Subraman (Occasional Teacher, Pet
Mr. Nimalraj Navarathin
(M.Sc. Candidate, York
MODERATORS AND PRESENTERSAT TE
MARK
Moderators and Presenters at the Career Col
Life Sciences
Engineering & A
Ms. Raveena Ratnasingam B.Sc., CVT
Mr. L. Sasidaran B.En
(Doctor of Chiropractic Student)
(Cardiac Diagnostic Rhythm) (Honeywell Aerospace Moderator Moderator
Mr. Ranjith Mahendranathan Mr. Thaves Ponnampa B.P.H.E.(Hons.), C.K. (Kinesiology) (SS&C Technologies I
Ms. Tharini Tharmalingam B.Sc. (Hons.) (Nursing Student)
Mr. Harindra Sebastia (Towers Perrin)
Dr. Thadsha Tharmaratnam
Mr. Nimalraj Navarath
(Medical Resident, McMaster University) (M.Sc. Candidate, Yor
Ms. Janani Pathy B.Sc., M. Ed.
Mr. Mithunan Yogend
(Middlefield C) (Alcatel Lucent)
Ms. Tharsini Shajeeshan B.Sc.(Hons.) Ms. Thysanthi Kanaga (SickKids Hospital) (Nortel)
Ms. Annette Selvanay: (The Hudson's Bay Co
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pplied Sciences
Eng.
3. Social & Business Studies Mr. Yoga Arulnamby B.Eng. (Yarimetal Fabrication Inc.) Moderator
Sc.(Hons.) Ms. Soundari Vigneshwaran B.Sc.,CMA ..) (TD Bank Financial Group)
ann B.A.Sc. Mr. Dinesh Ramanathan B.A(Hons)., LLB
School of
(Barrister & Solicitor)
3.Com., FSA Ms. Anusha SriJeyanathan B.Sc.(Hons.)
(Eloqua Corp.)
am B.Eng. Mr. Roshan Thiru B.A. MBA
pany) (Dominion Bond Rating Service Ltd.)
iyam B.Sc., B.Ed. el DSB)
Ms. Suhanthy Selvakone B.Sc., M.Sc.CGA (KPMG LLP)
an B.Sc. (Hons) University)
Mr. Rajeeve Ganeshalingam B.A.(Ilons.) (Constellation Homebuilder Systems Corp.)
HE CAREER COUNSELINGWORKSHOP
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Inseling Workshop - Markham
pplied Sciences
Social & Business Studies
2.
Mr. Yaso Somalingam B.Sc., B.E.(Arch.)
(Director, CANTAM Group Ltd.) Moderator lam B.Sc.(Hons.) Mr. Dinesh Ramanathan B.A(Hons), LLB inc.) (Barrister & Solicitor)
B.Com. FSA Ms. Anusha Srijeyanathan B.Sc. (Hons.)
(Eloqua Corp.)
inam B.Sc. Mr. Sugumar Vivekanadasothy C.A. k Univ.) (Extendicare Canada Inc.) ran B.Eng. Ms. Suhanya Selvakone B.Sc., M.Sc.CGA
(KPMGLLP)
ratnam B.Eng.
Ms. Kartiga Dharmananda B.B.A. (M.Ed. candidate)
agam B.Eng. Mr. Sangeewan Yogendrarajah Dip.CYW mpany) (Ministry of Child And Youth Services)
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I am a first year undergraduate stud Business - York University. I looking have a strong interest in investment ba me. I have been involved with ASC Institute. I began by attending their ( H.S. and most recently at Middlefield various careers in the field of business and it allowe ing "business" as a career. Moreover, the role mode most unique experiences that I got out of my partic believe that there were so many Sri Lankan graduate and firms until I got to speak and network with them with the ASGC has been a very motivating one at the to another level, which I am now even more motivat youth such as myself with these exceptional experie
I was fortunate to participate in the School. In grade 11 I attended the worl | I had not yet decided on a path or fie passion for business so I decided to att During the workshops, I was amazed t
they wanted to go after high school. A mentioned a lot. At that time I had no clue what CA of a CA was all about. My curiosity led to me to do about it, my passion for it started to grow like a seed that I wished to pursue post education in this particu
In grade 12 when I attended the ASGC workshop and I was more determined to engaging in a discussic the pros, cons, Salaries, working hours, and a lot more was a Chartered Accountant whom I had the chance ever think of and I was happy with the replies. I als which offered the "best' program for this profession. T of Business were by far the top Universities for this u I had to apply to Universities and this was the hardes nervous that I would not receive acceptances from a Working and optimistic. I am happy to say that I now and Financial Management Co op program to fulfill big role in deciding my path to success.
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ent in the iBBA program at the Schulich School of to pursue a career in finance and more specifically I inking, but we'll see where the road to my career takes 3C since my grade 9 year at Middlefield Collegiate areer Counseling Workshops held at Milliken Mills C.I. From those experiences I got a good feel for the 'd me to narrow down my choice from simply choosls and mentors that I was able to look up is one of the ipation with the ASGC. In all seriousness, I did not s who "actually" worked in common name companies ) during the career panels. In essence, my experience least and it has really helped me to bump up my goals ed to achieve. Thank you to the ASGC for providing nces!
Banuja Sivarasha
ASGC workshops for two consecutive years of high (shops not knowing what I wanted to do with my life. ld of study I wished to pursue. I did however have a end workshops related to business, law, and teaching. o see the amount of students who already knew where As I observed the discussions, the career of a CA was meant and I was curious to know what the profession research on this career and as I started to read more planted in the ground. This is when I finally decided lar field of study.
for the second time, I had already chosen a career path pn with Chartered Accountant. I wanted to learn about : about this profession. Luckily, at our workshop there to talk with. I asked him all the questions that I could so had the chance to ask about potential Universities he University of Waterloo and York's Schulich School indergraduate degree. The time had finally come when st decision I had to make in my life. I was scared and ny of the two Universities however I remained hardattend The University of Waterloo for its Accounting my future profession and ASGC workshops played a
Prana van Ganeshalingam
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REVISED ONTARO SC
An Ovi Dr. V. Manivannan, Jar
"There is a brilliant (
The Ontario educational System is C practices. The Science & Technolog and being implemented since Septe 9-12 is currently under review and is expected t curriculum policy documents are structured arol The three goals are:
1. To know and understand the basic conce 2. To develop the skills, strategies, and habi 3. To relate Science to Technology, Society,
In the revised curriculum, there is a greater emph teachers in practice Continued to place more er skills and applications. Many teachers have the context take time away from the learning of imp foundation that prepares students for future sc learning shows that this is not the case. Stude need to have a strong background in quantitative understanding of scientific concepts. It is important that students have opportunities teacher direction, cooperatively with peers, throu ples followed by practice. There is no single cor Science Curriculum requires a variety of strategi cepts are well understood through an active, exp ities can reinforce the learning of scientific conce entific investigation and communication. It is extr dents to design and conduct research on a re unknown.
A Strand is a broad Curriculum area Or - major unit of study in each course. The number of itemized expectations for Grade each strand has been reduced in the new Curriculum. These expectations deal with the sub topics in each of the unit. The following chart highlights the major changes in the Elementary Science Curriculum.
Grade
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erview . vis Collegiate Institute
child locked inside every student"
Marva Collins (American Educator) onstantly being reviewed and updated with good y Curriculum for Grades 1 - 8 has been revised mber 2008. The Secondary Curriculum, Grades o be implemented starting September 2009. The and three important goals of science education.
btS Of Science ts of mind required for scientific inquiry and the Environment (STSE)
asis on the third goal. Traditionally most Science nphasize on content or knowledge and less on idea that classroom strategies related to STSE Ortant Science Content and undermine the Solid ience Courses. However, research into student nts planning to take university Science courses problem solving and STSE context deepen the
to learn in a variety of ways: individually with gh hands-on activities and by the study of examrect way to teach or to learn. The nature of the es for learning and teaching. The science con2rimental approach to learning. Laboratory activpts and promote development of the skills of sciemely important to provide opportunities for stu!al scientific problem for which the results are
1999 2007
3 5 Strands 4 Strands
99 Expectations 60 Expectations
5 Strands 4 Strands
113 Expectations 52 Expectations
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The main purpose of reducing the number of expect development as opposed to the content. The philosop in each unit and provide students more opportunities finalized Secondary Science Curriculum document i. The following chart provides the major topics (or st 9 and 10 academic courses. -
Grades 9 & 10
Course Strand 1 St.
G.9 ACademi C The Study Of Sust the Universe ECOs
Ti
G.10 Academic Change Sys Livin
One would recognize the following two important c
1) Ecology unit is moved from grade 10 to grac er to teach this unit in grade 9, as it doesn't require a dents will have opportunities to analyse temperature able projects.
2) The grade 10 sciences have some of the m moved from the g. 11 Physics to g. 10 Science. Als Things has been moved from g. l l Biology to g. 10 S
The following charts provide the major topics in thi Preparation courses.
Revised Senior Chemistry
Course Strand 1 Strand 2
Matter and Quantities Grade 11 Chemical in Chemical
Bonding Reactions
Energy
Organic Changes Chemistry and Rates of reaction
Grade 12
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ations is to place more emphasize on STSE and skills bhy behind these changes is to focus on the "Big Ideas" for hands-on activities and applications. Although the s yet to be released, one would expect similar changes. rands) in the revised Science curriculum of the grades
and 2 Strand 3 Strand 4
tainable Atoms and
Electricity systems Elements
SSueS, х ans and Chem iCa! Light and
Geometric temS Of Reactions Optics g Things p
hanges in the grades 9 & 10 courses:
le 9. This is a welcome change since it would be easilot of fundamental knowledge. On the other hand stuand precipitation data and to get engaged some work
hajor changes. Light and Geometric Optics has been o the unit on Tissues, Organs and Systems of Living Science.
e revised Senior Science Curriculum of the University
Strand 3 Strand 4 Strand 5
SOlutions Gases and
Chemica and reaCtİ OnS atmospheric solubility Chemistry
Chemical Stru CtUre Systems
and yབ་ Electrochemistry PoPorto equilibrium
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Couse Strad Strand 2
Motion and Waves and
Grade 11 Forces Sound
Grade 12 Dynamics Modern physics
Revised Senior Biology
Course Strand Strand 2
Diversity of Grade 11 living Evolution Things
Grade 12 Population Biochemistry
Dynamics
Here are some of the highlights of the Senior Science 1) Among the three major disciplines of science 2) A new topic on Nuclear reactions and energy In addition the units Motion and Forces (G. 11), Dyna gone significant changes.
3) In Biology, the unit on Evolution has been mc on Biochemistry has been moved from G.11 to G. 12. T background in Chemistry and hence will enhance the Edward Sheldon is one of the early pioneers in public ers the true purpose of teaching and learning in the la "The true idea of school education is not so much to
knowledge and to convey it to others" Experts in the current educational system put a greate than the content. Emphasis should be placed on integr We aren't preparing students for today but for tomor involved in our students' future do not even exist toda
dents to apply key ideas to future issues, technologie and processes but also the ability to apply them to oth lum and the evaluation policies are designed to place
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Strand 3 Strand 4 Strand 5
XV i Energy Electricity Energy,
transformation and Work and -
with in Nu Clear Magnetism PO Wer
reactions
Electric, MaCretiC Energy and g The wave MOnmentum and nature of Light
Gravitational
Fields
Strand 3 Strand 4. Strand 5
Anima S: PantS:
Geneti C Structure Anatomy, Continuity and Growth and
function Functions
Metabolic Molecular
r HO nne OStaSj S
processes genetics
: Curriculum.
the least affected one is Chemistry. changes has been added to the G 11 Physics course. mics (G. 12) and Modern Physics (G.12) have under
oved from G12 to G 11 and at the same time the unit
The latter change will help students to strengthen their ir understanding of Biochemistry.
school education. He attempted to explain to teachte 1800s using the following quotation:
impart knowledge as to prepare the mind to acquire
r emphasis on teaching the process of learning rather ation and application of ideas rather than the content. row. The truth is that most of the jobs and job skills y. We need to keep in mind that we are preparing stues and problems. They need to have significant facts er situations that may arise. The new science curricua greater emphasis on the application of knowledge.
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With best P. Kayila
B.A., (Cey). Barrister
உங்கள் தேவைகளு
குற்றவியல் குடிவரவு அகதிநிலை வி மேன்முை மனிதாபிமான அடிப்பை ஸ்பொன்சர் சம்பந்தமா வீடு வியாபார ஸ்தாபனா குடும்ப விவாகாரங்கள் (வி
பிள்ளைகள் பாதுகாப்பு
வாணிபச் சட்டங்கள் சம்பந்தட விபத்துக்கள், விபத்து சம்
2401 Eglinton Ave Scarborough,
Phone: 41 Fax: 416
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Wishes from
Isanathan
| LLB. (Cey) & Solicitor
}க்குக் குறிப்பாக
வழக்குகள் விண்ணப்ப விசாரணைகள் றையீடுகள்
டயில் விண்ணப்பங்கள் ன சகல விடயங்களும் ங்கள் வாங்குதல் விற்றல் வாகரத்தது, பிள்ளைகள் பராமரிப்பு,
சொத்துக்கள் பிரித்தல்)
மான சகல விடயங்கள், வாகன பந்தமான நட்டஈடு கோருதல
nue East, Suite 302 ON M1K2MS
6 752 9561 752 7262
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Grammatical
Sivahami
When they were younger, my British c to make them seem "better bred" anc cadences might have implied. Accent point the exact location of a speaker's u More importantly, and discomfortingly ly incite very specific conclusions about the speaker' her actual aptitude or dedication. So Essex girls who English" accent may find that certain schools, profess reach. At the same time, an accent that is too proper i elon of education and wealth that unfortunately pre Harry Potter film was released in England, the audie it was obvious to them why she was friendless. Nobc thing so reliant on background rather than character-a undeniable that, in many ways, My Fair Lady was ba
Lately I've been thinking that grammatical knowled accent. There is a Facebook group called "I Judge Y but then I realized how saddening the implications we by years in good schools surrounded by wealthy and to" Flemo neighbours is littered with inappropriates picked up the idiolect of upper class, long-time Canad the intonations of the inner city. I was ashamed to real ground, when I "judged" people when they used poo upbringing.
The problem with the Canadian grammatical educati absorb the rules of grammar organically based on wh time to learn language, a childhood filled with bedtim similarly fortunate peers is more likely to lead to a bett working parents, especially immigrant or impoverish even when they are older and begin to read books f cemented itself. There is very little formal grammar i when it comes it normally centres on comma splices "I" versus "me", or "was" versus "were"? Canadians tial differences between the nominative noun case an the past perfect one. But Canadian students of Engli despite the fact that even a cursory understanding oft We learn about these noun cases and verb tenses when languages when we are older; but even a young "nativ tion on the topic, and even an older one would not ne
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Bilingualism Vijenthira
:ousins took elocution lessons to change their accent more highly educated than their slightly cockney s incredibly important to Englanders. Most can pinpbringing based on her enunciation, rhythm and tone. , first impressions of an accent can also automaticals intelligence, morality and work ethic, regardless of lo not regularly hear and learn to mimic the "Queen's ions and opportunities will always remain out of their S automatically associated with a certain higher echcludes easy camaraderie. Apparently when the first nce laughed at Hermione's overly precise speech and bdy wants to admit to discriminating based on somend maybe most don't even realize they do so-but it is sed on fact.
ge can be seen under the same light as the English ou When You Use Poor Grammar." I itched to join, re. My own grammar has been fortuitously informed 'cultured" peers. Meanwhile, the speech of my "ghetentence structures and incorrect verb tenses. While II lians, my neighbours heard and learned to speak with ize that, for all my talk of equality regardless of backir grammar, I was really judging their education and
on system is that we seem to expect our students to at they hear or read. Since childhood is the most apt 2 books and long conversations with fluent adults and er understanding of grammar rules. But children with ed ones, do not experience that childhood. And then, or themselves, the incorrect language has generally instruction in elementary or even middle school; and and the elusive semi-colon. What about when to use tudents of French or German know about the essend the accusative one, the subjunctive verb tense and ish are never informed about these linguistic labels, hem would make decisions like the above very easy. we are older because we usually formally learn those e" English speaker would benefit from casual instruccessarily be too old to receive a primer.
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Grammatical Biling
I am not advocating teaching everyone to speak the
aspect of cultural or socio-economic dialect. As a mel
odd speaking like a CBC radio host. A Tamil friend o
to her boyfriend by asking him to guess my ethnicity
to her talk"My education outside of my community
of Canadian Tamil culture, for some of the same rea
what I am suggesting is not that everyone should sp
ble of speaking as professionally as possible. EveryC
grammar structures so that they can become, esser
cousins learned to twist their mouths around two acci
created, consciously or not, by first impressions and
enable people to jump those barriers. Surely gramm
school. Maybe it's time to go back to that time.
With Bes Fr
DR.SESHANT
FAMILY டாக்டர் (திருமதி )சி 5.6ύου υιού
4830 Sheppard Avenue East Unit 1 Scarborough, ON. M1S 2MJ
(416) 321-8999
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jualism.... continued
same way. I know that grammar choices are also an
mber of an immigrant community, I do feel somewhat
f mine who lives in Scarborough once introduced me
. "Can you believe she's Tamil?" she laughed. "Listen
has probably effectively cut me out of many aspects
sons Hermione was cut off from her schoolmates. So
eak the same way, but that everyone should be capaone should be given the opportunity to learn standard ntially, grammatically bilingual, the way my British
ents. As much as we'd like to break down the barriers
bigoted conclusions, it would be far more realistic to
lar used to be taught more extensively in elementary
st Wishes
Ol
RI WISWASAM DENTIST
சஷாந்திரி விசுவாசம்
, ω)αυάβαίί
5, Fairview Mal Drive Suite 435 North York, ON. M2J 2Z1
(416) 490-7716
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முதியோரான தம் பெற்றோரைப் கலாநிதி. எஸ். சிவநாயகமூர்த்தி
புலம் பெயர்ந்த நாடுகளில் வா( பேணி வந்த பொழுதிலும், இளம் டெ தவறும் நிகழ்வுகளைக் காணக் கூடிய இதற்கான காரணங்கள் பலவாக இருந் தரும் விடயமாகும். பல இளம் பெற்றோ பதற்காகவும், சமூக உதவிப் பை அழைத்தவர்கள் போல் செயற்படுவதை தடைகளும், விதிக்கப்படுவதோடு, தனிமையிலும் வாழு இதனால் பல பெற்றோர்கள், தமது தாயகத்தி யும், கதைத்துப் பேசியும், வயது முதிர்ந்தாலும் பல அவர்கள் இங்கு, எந்த வேலையையும் செய்ய முடியாத அன்றேல் மற்றவர்களினதோ உதவியையே எதிர்பார்க் ளைகளினதோ, உறவினர்களினதோ பொறுப்பேற்பில் அரசினால் வழங்கப்படும் சமூகநலக் கொடுப்பனவுகை வற்றிற்கும் பிறரின் தயவிலேயே வாழவேண்டியவர்கள் களையுடைய பெற்றோர்களில் சிலர் அவற்றில் ஒரு பிள்ளைகளிடமிருந்து பெற முடியாதவர்களாயுமுள்ளன மும், மன உளைச்சலும் உடையவர்களாக வாழுகின்ற முடியாது உள்ளத்தில் புதைத்து வேதனையுறுகின்றன மனமகிழ்வுடனும் வாழ்ந்த முதியபெற்றோர்கள் பலர் இ மாற்றம், மொழிமாற்றம், கலாச்சாரமாற்றம் எனப்பல ( வேண்டிய கட்டாயத்திலுமுள்ளார்கள். இதனால், அலி ஏற்படுகின்றன.
இவைமட்டுமன்றி, தாயகத்திலே தம் உறவுக6ை உடமைகளை, உறவுகளை நீத்த பெற்றோர், அங்குலி எண்ணி வேதனை அடையும் பெற்றோர் எனப் பல நில அவர்களை அழைத்த இங்குள்ள அவர்தம் பிள்ளைகள் பதற்காக, இவ் வசதியான நாட்டிலே படும் கஷ்டங்கை பதற்காக எவ்வளவு கஷ்டப்பட்டிருப்பார்களென்பதை உ இதற்குச் சிலர், தங்களின் வேலைப்பளு, பொ றோரிடம் அன்பு செலுத்துவதற்கு இக்காரணங்களைக் க தம் பெற்றோரைப் பேண வேண்டிய கடப்பாடு எல் தமக்கு எவ்வளவு சமூகநலக் கொடுப்பனவென்றே அறி தொகையைக் கூடக் கைச்செலவுக்கெனப் பெற முடிய வளவோ வேலைக்கஷடங்கள், பொருளாதாரக் கஷ்டா களை அன்பாக அரவணைத்தே வளர்த்தார்கள். அ பிள்ளைகளும் தம்பெற்றோரைக் கவனமாகவும், அன் பெற்றோரை மதித்து, அவர்களின் சொல்லுக்கு மதிப் தனர். அதனால் அவர்களெல்லோரும் ஒரு பெரிய ( பெயர்ந்த நாடான கனடாவில் பிள்ளைகளான பெற்றே வாடகை மற்றும் கொடுப்பனவுச் சிட்டைகளுக்கான ெ செலுத்த வேண்டிய கட்டாயம் உள்ளது. இதை அ அனுசரணையாகவிருப்பதும் அவசியமாகும்.
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பேணத் தவறும் சில பெற்றோர்கள்
முன்னாள் பிரதிக்கல்விப் பணிப்பாளர்
ழம் முதியபெற்றோரைப் பல பிள்ளைகள் சிறப்பாகப் பற்றோர்களில் சிலர் தம் பெற்றோர்களைப் பேணத் தாகவும், காதாற் கேட்கக் கூடியதாகவுமிருக்கின்றன. தாலும் இது எம் சமுதாயத்திற்குப் பெரும் கவலை ர்கள், தமது பெற்றோர்களைப் பிள்ளைகளைப் பார்ப் எங்களை அவர்கள் மூலம் பெறுவதற்காகவுமே பும் அறிகிறோம். அதுமட்டுமன்றி அவர்களுக்குப் பல ம் நிலைகளையும் ஏற்படுத்துகின்றனர்.
ல் சுதந்திரமாகவும், உற்றார் உறவினரோடு உறவாடி தொழில்களில் ஈடுபடுபவர்களாகவுமிருந்தனர். ஆனால் தவர்களாயும், எங்கு செல்வதற்கும் பிள்ளைகளினதோ, க வேண்டியவர்களாயுமுள்ளனர். அதுமட்டுமன்றி பிள் வந்த சில பெற்றோர் குறித்த கால எல்லைவரை )ளப் கூடப் பெறுவதற்கு முடியாதவர்களாயும், எல்லா ாயுமுள்ளனர். சமூகநல உதவியைப் பெறும் தகுதி பகுதியைக் கூடத் தம்கைச் செலவிற்கெனத் தம் ர். இவற்றால் எத்தனையோ பெற்றோர் உளத்தாக்க னர். சிலவற்றைப் பிள்ளைகளுக்கெதிராகவும் சொல்ல ார். அதுமட்டுமன்றித் தாயகத்திலே, சுதந்திரமாகவும், இங்கு வாழ்விட மாற்றம், பருவகால மாற்றம், உடை வேறுபாடுகளுக்கிடையே அவற்றை அனுசரித்து வாழ பர்களுக்கு உடல், உளத்தாக்கங்களும் அதிகமாக
ளப் பிரிந்து வாழும் பெற்றோர், வன்செயல்களால் தம் ர்ள நிலமைகளால் தம் பிள்ளைகளை, உறவுகளை லைகளிலுள்ள பெற்றோர்களும் இங்கு வாழுகின்றனர். ாான பெற்றோர், தாம் தங்கள் பிள்ளைகளை வளர்ப் ள உணரும் பொழுது, தம் பெற்றோர் தம்மை வளர்ப் உணரத் தவறி விடுகிறார்கள்.
ருளாதாரக் கஷ்டம் என்பவற்றைக் கூறினாலும், பெற் கூறுவது பொருத்தமானவையல்ல. முதுமைக்காலத்தில் லாப்பிள்ளைகளுக்கும் உரியதாகும். சில பெற்றோர் யாதவர்களாயும், கொடுக்கப்படும் பணத்தில் ஒரு சிறு ாதவர்களாகவுமுள்ளனர். தாயகத்திலே பெற்றோர் எவ் களின் மத்தியில் வாழ்ந்த பொழுதிலும் தம் பிள்ளை வர்களுக்காகப் பல தியாகங்களைச் செய்தார்கள். பாகவும் பேணினர். அதுமட்டுமன்றி முதியவர்களான பளித்து, அவர்களின் அறிவுரைகளைக் கேட்டு நடந் தடும்பமாக ஆனந்தமாக வாழ்ந்தும் வந்தனர். புலம் ார்கள், வேலை செய்தே தமது, வீட்டுச்செலவு, வீட்டு காடுப்பனவு என்பவற்றை ஒவ்வொருமாத முடிவிலும் வர்களின் பெற்றோர்களும் உணர்ந்து அவர்களுக்கு
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முதியோரான தம் பெற்றோரைப் பேணி
அதே நேரம் தம் முதியோரான பெற்றோர்க வீட்டுக்குக் காவலாகவும், ஏன் சில பெற்றோரை வீடு கூட்டிச் செல்லவும் பயன்படுத்தும் பிள்ளைகள், பெ உணர்ந்து மகிழ் வுடன் செய்யக்கூடியதாக அவர்கள் அன்புடன் அவர்களைப் பேணினால் அவர்களும் அவ தங்கள் பிள்ளைகளுக்காகச் செய்கின்றோமென்ற ம ஆனால் சிலர் இவை தாங்கள் அவர்களை வேண்டுமென்றோ, அவர்களால் முடியாதவற்றைக் தவறாகும். சில பெற்றோர் வெளியில் செல்லமுடிய வரை வீட்டில் தனிமையாகவிருப்பதோடு, பேரப்பிள்ை அவர்களில் சிலர் பேரப்பிள்ளைகளுடன், கலந்து கொள்ளவோ ஆங்கில மொழியறிவின்மையால் மு நிலையிலும் உள்ளார்கள். இவர்களுக்குச் சில தமிழ் கொடுக்கக் கூடியதாகவிருந்தாலும் அவ்வசதிகள் 6 றோர்களுக்கு அயலவருடன் கதைப்பதற்கோ அன்றே அரிதாகவேயுள்ளன. சில முதியோர், சமூகநலக் கொ( கைச்செலவுக்கும், பிறரிடம் கையேந்துவதையும் கான சில முதியோரை வைத்திய சாலையிலோ, ( வேலைப்பளுவினால் அவர்களை ஒருவாரத்திற்கொருமு பெற்றோர் படும் மனவேதனையைப் பிள்ளைகள் உ தாயகத் திலே முதியோர்கள் குடும்பங்களில் நடை ெ பிள்ளைகளால் கெளரவிக்கப் பட்டார்கள். அவர்கள் ஒற்றுமைக்கும், வளர்ச்சிக்கும் சிறந்த உந்துகோல் பிள்ளைகள் மதிப்பளித்தார் களென்பதை தாயகத்தில் முற்றாகவில்லையென்று சொல்ல முடியாது எனினும் வருவதையும் மறுக்கமுடியாது.
உண்மையாக தாயகத்தில், ஒரு கிராமத்தில் இதை நன்கு விளக்குகின்றது. ஒருகிராமத்திலே ஒருவ அங்கு ஒரு வியாபாரி ஆடு வாங்கச் சென்றிருந்தார். இளைஞ னைச் சந்தித்தார் . அவ்விளைஞனிடம் ஆடு அதற்கு அவன் அப்புவிடம் கேட்க வேண்டு மென் அப்புவிடம் கேட்ட போது அவர் தனது அ சாய்மனைக்கட்டிலில் சாய்ந்திருந்த தனது அப்பு விட அவர் தனது அப்புவிடமே கேட்க வேண்டுமென உள் ஆட்டிற்கு விலை கூறி விற்கப்பட்டதாம். இது எத முன்னோர் எவ்வளவு மதிப்பும் மரியாதையும் அளித்த
ஆகவே நாம் நமது பெற்றோரை எவ்வாறு நாளை நம்மைப் பேணுவார்களென்பதை நினை நம்தாயகத்திலேயே ஒரு கதை கூட இருந்தது. பெற்றோருக்கு ஒட்டிலேயே கஞ்சி வார்த்து வந்தனர பேரப்பிள்ளை அவர்களின் ஒட்டை எடுத்துப் பாது கr அப்பிள்ளையிடம் ஏன் இவற்றை எடுத்து வைக்கி வயோதிபராக வரும் பொழுது உங்களுக்குக் கஞ்சி கூறியதாம். ஆகவே நாம் நமது பெற்றோரை வயோத அதைப் பார்த்தே பெற்றோரான எம்மை எமது பிள்ை இன்று கனடாவில் முதியோருக்கான சேவைகளைப் அமைப்புக்கள் பெரும் பங்காற்றி வருகின்றன. இவற் வேலைப் பளுவினால் நேரமில்லாதவர்கள் தங்கள் பெறவும், ஆலோசனைகளைப் பெறவும் உதவலாம். இ ளின் நேரமின்மை பெற்றோருக்குத் தடையாகவிராது, வாய்புக்களைப் பெற்றுக் கொள்வதோடு, பிள்ளை உதவுபவர்களாயுமிருப்பர். இதனால் பிள்ளைகளும் செய்யக் கூடியதாகவும் வேலைப்பளுவினால் ஏற்படும் மகிழ்ச்சியாக வாழக் கூடியதான வாய்பையும் பெற்று பேணுவதன் மூலமே அவர்தம் பிள்ளைகளான டெ மகிழ்ச்சியாக வாழமுடியும்.
Assoication of SriLankan Graduates of Canada or ,

ாத் தவறும் சில பெற்றோர்கள். தொடர்ச்சி
ளின் உதவியைத் தம்பிள்ளைகளைப் பராமரிக்கவும், }களில் சமைக்கவும், பிள்ளைகளைப் பாடசாலைக்குக் ற்றோர் அவற்றை விரும்பியும், தம் உரிமையெனவும் ளை அன்பாக அரவணைத்து நடத்தவேண்டும். நாமும் 1ற்றை மகிழ்வுடன் செய்வதில் ஒரு மன நிறைவையும், கிழ்சியையும், திருப்தியையும் பெற்றுக் கொள்வார்கள். இங்கு அழைத்தபடியால், கட்டாயமாகச் செய்ய கட்டாயம் செய்ய வேண்டுமென வற்புறுத்துவதோ ாது தங்கள் பிள்ளைகள் வேலைக்குச் சென்று வரும் )ளகளுக்குப் பாது காப்பாகவுமிருக்கிறார்கள். ஆனால் நுரையாடவோ, அவர்களின் மழலையை விளங்கிக் டியாதவர்களாக வேதனையுடன் நாளைக் கழிக்கும் வானொலிகள், தொலைக்காட்சிகள் மன ஆறு தலைக் ால்லோரது வீடுகளிலும் கிடைப்பதில்லை. சில பெற் ல் வெளியில் செல்லக்கூடிய வாய்ப்புக்களோ மிகவும் டுப்பனவைப் பிள்ளைகள் முழுதாக எடுக்க, பஸ்சிற்கும், ன்கிறோம்.
முதியோர் விடுதிகளிலோ விடுகின்ற சில பிள்ளைகள் முறை கூடச் சென்று பார்க்காதுமிருக்கின்றனர். இதனால் உணர்வதுமில்லை, சிந்தித்துப் பார்ப்பதுமில்லை. நம் பறும் பல நிகழ்வுகளிலும் முன்னுரிமை அளிக்கப்பட்டுப் ரின் அனுபவங்களும் அறிவுரைகளும் குடும்பங்களின் களாக விளங்கின. பெற்றோருக்கு எவ்வளவு தூரம் ) வீடுகளிலும் சமூகநிகழ்வுகளிலும் கண்டோம். இங்கும் இங்கு அந்த நிலை பல்லினச்சூழலால் மாற்றமடைந்து
) நடைபெற்ற ஒரு நிகழ்வின் கர்ணபரம்பரைக் கதை பர் ஆட்டுப் பண்ணை ஒன்றை வைத்து நடத்தி வந்தார். முதலில் வழியிலே ஆடு மேய்த்துக் கொண்டிருந்த ஒரு } விற்பதற்கு இருக்கிறதா என அவ்வியாபாரி கேட்டார். று கூறித் தனது அப்புவிடம் அழைத்துச் சென்றான். அப்புவிடம் கேட்கவேண்டு மென்று குடிசையிலே ம் கூட்டிச் சென்றாராம். அவரிடம் சென்று கேட்ட போது ளே படுத்திருந்த தனது அப்புவிடம் அழைத்துச்சென்றே 5 னைக் காட்டுகிறதென்றால் முதியோர்களுக்கு நம் தனரென் பதையே காட்டுகின்றன. பேணுகிறோமென்பதைப் பார்த்தே, நமது பிள்ளைகள் வில் வைத்துக் கொள்ளல் வேண்டும். இதற்கு அதாவது ஒரு இளம் பெற்றோர் தம் வயோதிப் ாம். அவ்வயோதிபப் பெற்றோர் இறந்ததும் அவர்களின் ாப்பாய் வைத்ததாம். அப்பொழுது அவ்விளம் பெற்றோர் றாய் என்று கேட்ட பொழுது, அப்பிள்ளை நீங்கள் வார்ப்பதற்காக இந்த ஓட்டை எடுத்து வைத்தேன் என்று நிப காலத்திலே எவ்வாறு அன்புடன் பேணுகின்றோமோ ளகள் பேணுவார்க ளென்பதை நினைவு கூரவேண்டும். புரிவதில் முதியோர் மன்றங்கள், வசந்தம் போன்ற நின்மூலம் தம் பெற்றோரை மகிழ்ச்சியாக வைத்திருக்க பெற்றோரை இவற்றில் இணைந்து பல சேவைகளைப் இவ்வாறு இவற்றின் சேவைகட்ை பெறுவதால் பிள்ளைகபெற்றோரே தம் தேவைகளை நிவிர்தி செய்யக்கூடிய களோடும் பாசமாகவும், அவர்களுக்கு மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் தங்கள் பெற்றோருக்கு வேண்டிய சேவை களைச் } மனஅழுத்தங்களுக்கும் உள்ளாகாது பெற் றோருடன் க் கொள்வர். ஆகவே முதியோரான பெற்றோரை நன்கு பற்றோரும், முதியோரும் புலம் பெயர்ந்த நாடுகளில்
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online to get things done. Recently, ( Comscore, an online traffic analysis provider, reported by number of web page hits) is growing at 20% comp health information are people looking for online?
One of the most paramount concerns among citizens o' health-care. More and more people are finding it hard 1 States, where health care is privatized, almost 47 mil have any health care, prompting health care to be one the 2008 presidential election between Barrack Obama (or provided by the state such as in Canada and the U is common to hear stories about patients waiting in Winnipeg man died in a hospital ER after waiting for incident, in 2007, an average Canadian in need of surg dure done - an all time high. This general degradatio) no longer leave their health concerns behind on their w are taking control of their own health by becoming ad One way is that more and more consumers are getti They are also talking to their friends and family who h experiences. Some of them are trying out alternativ Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy going online.
A study done in 2006 by the Pew research institute c million Americans, identified as "health seekers', have Internet. 8 million of those 113 millions users searched felt confident to ask new questions or concerns abou learning about it online. More than 60% of their onlin Yahoo. Most of the users who started on a search eng web sites. There are thousands othese health care we The type of information found on these health relate medical facts, expert opinion/advise, consumer sharing
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STUDENT TRANSTION FROM
Kumutha Ramana
Years of tedious preparation wash acros university. The words "congratulations, ment is quickly followed by sheer pani
"The uncertainty of it all was overwhe "I wanted to make sure I was prepared to succeed."
But this anxiety does not have to put the uni Cappadocia, Director of Student Community & Lead to be nervous and unsure. Those are all part of the ur vated to ask key questions."
Achieving success in university involves more the challenges you may face is critical. The work real their admittance, says Cappadocia.
Universities will often include an information packag resources available on campus.
"Often the packages are left on the table top," says C: rial." But this should be all newly minted university s commence. Learning about available resources, such: ing the transition into the university setting.
Libraries at bigger schools are often divided across t resources may not be located in one building. Reme may involve using more than secondary sources writt ries of primary resources, such as newspaper articles, how to access these other sources of information will
Learning the proper skills to write an academi area of study. Whether you need a quick proofread or versity has specially trained professionals to help you at a university writing centre can also demystify the ( festered since high school.
Adjusting to university life should also not only invol made the stress of school more palatable for me," says make the transition easier, allow you to build yourne also hold Club Days, a chance to access information o tlOn.
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GH SCHOOL TO UNIVERSITY than, B.A (Hons)
is your mind as you open the letter from your chosen you've been accepted" come into focus. The excitec as the mountainous prospect becomes clearer.
lming," says Graduate Student Nimal Navarathinam.
versity-bound student at a disadvantage, says Frank ership Development at York University. "It is normal niversity experience," he says. "Use that to get moti
than a strong ambition. A willingness to prepare for ly begins once a student has received notification of
ge with letters of admission, shedding light to useful
appadocia. "Mostly parents end up reading the matetudents' first piece of homework, even before classes as the library or the writing centre, is crucial to mak
he campus. Even smaller universities with extensive mber, conducting researching for an academic paper en by academics. Universities are also vast repositospeeches and other historical records. Understanding be useful in preparing to write an essay.
ic essay is critical for all students, regardless of your want to build a paper from the early stages, your uniwith the writing process. Speaking with a counselor concept of plagiarism or correct bad habits that have
lve endless hours of study. "Joining clubs on campus Navarathinam. Getting involved in campus life will twork of contacts and learn new skills. Schools may n all university organizations in one convenient loca
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STUDENT TRANSTION FROM HIGH S
Once the university School year has begun, ma ing desire to attain perfection. While focusing on acad should set realistic expectations. Acquiring excellents a student's academic performance in university, but lar be taken into consideration.
Most large first year classes also come with easily acc ate level students with specialized training in a part questions their way is always helpful. You can also t of the department. Demonstrating a strong desire to lea positively on a student. Clarification is also critical in
As the school year progresses, students can always e Due to typically large class sizes in first year, it is con essay examinations. Academic skill centres are excelle the most useful reference is a Teaching Assistant, who you may encounter. Studying with fellow classmates Divide up the work and teach your group members inquiring about is old tests. Each school has a differ offer online copies or keep them in the departments o
Yet even if you heed the aforementioned advice, you no perfect formula to choosing an academic directio says about 15 to 20 per cent of students end up in a di Schools anticipate these sorts of changes and will sup demic counseling centre can also expand your breadth your skill set.
The best plan of action in preparing for university lif
where you will learn many skills, both inside and ol resources early on will also ensure your own path of:
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SCHOOL TO UNIVERSITY COntinued
ny students find themselves driven by an overwhelmemic success is important, Cappadocia says students scholastic habits in high School is a good indicator of ger class sizes and a bigger pool of talent should also
cessible Teaching Assistants. They are usually graduicular subject area. Throwing your subject-specific ake your questions straight to the professor or heads arn and engage with subject matter will always reflect understanding even the most mundane assignments.
xpect some sort of evaluation process to take place. nmon to find yourself faced with multiple choice and nt resources to learn effective studying methods. But ) can give you a general idea of the type of questions can be also an efficient way to prepare for an exam. the major concepts. The last resource that is worth ent policy on accessing this material, but some may f study.
may find yourself directionless in first year. There is n, but Cappadocia offers some valuable insight. He fferent program than the one they started in first year.
port you in choosing a field of study. A school's acaof knowledge about university programs that match
e is to treat the experience as an exciting adventure, ut of the classroom. Learning how to access critical Success
AND QUOTES
know what evils flow from lapse." Thirukkural 136
ot. " Thiruukkural 427
all have nothing." Thirukkural 430
ake of interest." Thirukkural 463
ukkural 467
died and taught, but lacks control." Thirukkural 834
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༄༦ INVESTMENT V
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SOLAR ELECTRICITY JU. Mohan Ramakrishnan, B.Sc Eng
As you all know there is so much hyp times than ever before. Global warn reserve and the ever increasing oil pri many nations to look for an alternativ leading in this effort North America is tion of fossil fuel reserve, we care less time to come whether that is justified or not in terms intention here to argue for an Alternative energy solu canada.org", a not-for-profit organization that is tryir small homes, I am very convinced that solar energy i
By avoiding the purchase of fossil-fuel generated ele from thousands of tons of harmful emissions, such as which are major contributors to Smog, acid rain and
lifetime of the photovoltaic system, the solar generate by 11,660 lbs., sulphur dioxide by 10,480 lbs., and cal perspective it is the equivalent in emission reduction miles. With that convincing statistic I would like to
electricity.
Photovoltaic (PV), or solar electricity is the simplest battery charging available. A photovoltaic module is convert the sun's energy into electricity. There are n ing parts in photovoltaic modules and little mainten required. Solar electric systems are modular, allowing start with a small system. As your power requirement you can add more modules. For small applications lighting in our case, solar panels are the most cost ef renewable energy source.
3.1 PV Module Construction
Most PV modules are constructed of a series of silico group of these cells are wired together to form a PV strikes the positive side of the silicon cell and the ph. There are three types of silicon used to construct P\ phous silicon. Single crystal silicon cells are extremel tal. These are the most efficient silicon cells and hav fragile so they must be mounted in a rigid frame. wafers of silicon but are cut from multiple crystals g crystal cells in life expectancy and fragility. However, and require more surface area to produce a given am by depositing a micro thin layer of silicon directly o be mounted on a flexible backing, making them idea
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STFED AND EXPLANED ineering, B.Sc Computer Science
be about finding alternative energy solution in recent ning (particularly climate change), depletion of oil ces are some of the main contributing factors forcing e source of electricity. While European countries are considered far behind. In Canada, with the new invenabout any other form of energy production for a long of overall well being of a nation. While it is not my ution, my working with "TECH Canada - www.techg to find a cost effective and safe energy solution to S the way to go.
ctricity, residential homes will spare the environment nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide, global warming. It is estimated that over the 25-year d electricity will reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides rbon dioxide by 7,430 tons. To put these numbers into is of driving a vehicle for approximately 18,583,000 take you little deep into the technology behind Solar
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SOLAR ELECTRICTY JUSTFI
3.2 Sunshine and Shading
PV modules produce electricity in proportion to the a "peak' sun (1000 watts/m2) they will produce their rat tion will diminish the amount of electricity generated no direct sunlight. A cloudy sky with an occasional 50% peak sun. A cloudy day with rain in the forecas tant to note that shading even one cell of a module w
3.3 Temperature
It is a common misconception that heat is required tures actually increase resistance and reduce the volt PV modules with a higher maximum voltage than thi resistance and increase voltage. Modules with a high in Sri Lanka because more of the power produced is
3.4 Power Rating PV modules from the main manufacturers are simila Most people base their buying decision on the cost ratings for PV modules can be misleading and this ca rated at their peak power point. This is measured or where the panel will produce the maximum power in point.
3.5 Choosing a Module Choosing the type of photovoltaic module for your a module produces approximately 0.4 to 0.5 volts at rat duce approximately 16 volts at rated power. PV modu the number of cells or the peak power voltage (Vpp). regulating produce about 14.5 volts. Self-regulating r age modules produce about 16 volts and high voltage of module is suited to different applications. 3.5. I Low Voltage Low voltage modules are ideal for year-round use ir winter months (due to lack of sunshine or higher wi small systems such as cabins or recreational vehicles lator. Low voltage modules may not adequately char 3.5.2 Medium Voltage Medium Voltage modules are also ideal for year-rou when cell temperature rises, the voltage is sufficient good choice for larger systems that necessitate long \ W1. 3.5.3 High Voltage High voltage modules are suitable for hot climate ba such as water pumps. High voltage modules are also 3.5.4 Controllers Most PV systems require a charge controller or regu unused for long periods of time. A charge controller leads to water loss and decreased battery life. A chai accidental damage to your expensive batteries. Modules may not require a controller when the rated than 1.5% of the battery capacity in amp hours. For charge a 100-amp hour battery at normal operating te out a regulator under certain circumstances. In hot cli er temperatures. This is what is meant by self-regula
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ED AND EXPLANED. Continued
mount of sunlight falling on them. In full overhead or ied power. Reduced sunlight caused by clouds or local. Modules will produce electricity even when there is blue patch will often be equivalent to approximately it will be about 10 to 20% peak sun. It is very imporvill reduce the output of the entire module.
for PV modules to produce electricity. High temperaLage within the silicon cells. Warmer climates require Ose used in cold climates. Cold temperatures decrease er Voltage rating are ideal in warmer climates such as available as charging current, rather than voltage.
ir quality and should provide years of reliable power. of the module and its power output. However, power in lead to disappointing performance. PV modules are 1 a curve showing voltage and current. It is the point watts. PV modules seldom operate at their peak power
pplication is an important decision. Each cell in a PV ed power. This means a module with 33 cells will proJles can be divided into three categories depending on Low voltage modules, sometimes referred to as selfnodules do not have a built in regulator. Medium voltmodules produce about 17.5 volts or more. Each type
1 Canada when the greatest need is during cold, clear inter loads). These modules are also suited for use in because sometimes they can be used without a reguge a battery in hot climates.
nd use in the Canadian climate. During the summer, ly high to fully charge batteries. These modules are a wire runs that cause voltage losses in the transmission
ttery charging or for direct connection to motor loads
good for long distance transmission.
lator. A controller is essential if a system is to remain will protect your battery from over charging, which ge controller is an inexpensive device for preventing
peak charge current (amps) of the PV module is less example, a module rated at 1.5 amps will not over‘mperatures. Low voltage modules may be used with - mates the maximum voltage will drop due to the highting.
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There are two primary factors that determine the size
() The daily power consumed by your electrical () The sunlight levels or insulation available at y 3.5.5 Array Size
To calculate the size of a photovoltaic array you must tion. The full sun hour's table gives average monthly s out the year. If you are designing for a year round resi you should use the yearly average or the lowest value auxiliary source. 1. From your energy budget find the total daily load i 2. Determine the insulation in full sun hours from the c gy budget) by the full sun hours to give the array cur 3. Select an appropriate number of modules to supply 3.5.6 Mounting Once you have selected solar power to be the best op a mounting structure. The first step is to select the loc receiving full exposure to sunlight as close as possible There are several options for mounting PV modules. 3.5.6. I Roof Mounts Roof mounts are the most popular choice for small most objects that would cause shading problems an mounting structure. A roof mount also locates the m possibility of vandalism or theft. If your roof is facing lems then modules can be installed on a south-facing may also be secured to the ground. 3.5.6.2 Pole Mounts Pole mounts are easy to install and allow the array a frame fits on a length of schedule 40 pipe (available form in the ground.
3.5.7. Air Circulation All PV mounting structures must have good air circu natural cooling of the modules and increases efficienc If the site where your array will be mounted receives are not exposed. High winds and northerly winds c enough to seriously damage your array. Spacing your your array will be damaged by the wind.
3.6 Maximum Power Output
To achieve the best performance from your array it si angled correctly for the season. If your mounting stru be mounted to achieve maximum output during the p PV modules should always be aimed in the direction with little or no shading, modules should face South. an accurate indicator of true South. Consulting a good tor to adjust compass readings.
Most of the sun's power occurs between 10 am and 2 hours then adjusting your array is unnecessary. If you you should position your array at the midpoint of the exposure from 7 am to 1 pm then it should be positic applications a tracking mount will significantly incre automatically throughout the day.
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and cost of a solar system: loads, as determined in the energy budget. our particular location.
first determine the amount of sunlight at your locaunshine hours. Sunlight varies considerably throughidence with a backup source such as a generator then for the months when you do not want to operate an
namp / hours (ash). chart. Divide the total daily load in ash (from the enerrent in amps.
the array current.
tion for your electric needs it is necessary to choose ration of your PV array. The ideal location is an area to the location that electricity will be used or stored. There are two main types: roof and pole mounts.
residential systems. The modules are located above d the large roof surface makes it easy to attach the odules out of the way and out of sight, reducing the in the wrong direction or the roof pitch causes probwall using the same mounting structure. Roof mounts
Ingle to be adjusted after installation. The mounting locally at any metal shop) set securely in a concrete
ulation around the modules. Air circulation provides y by allowing them to operate at lower temperatures. high winds you must ensure the back of the modules luring the winter can create uplifting forces strong modules a few inches apart decreases the likelihood
hould be aimed in the direction of most sunlight and Icture is not seasonally adjustable the modules should eriod of highest usage.
where they receive full exposure to sunlight. In areas However, magnetic south on a compass may not be map of your area usually indicates the correction fac
pm. If your array receives full exposure during these array is significantly shaded during these hours then sunny period. For example, if your array received full bned to face the sun at 10 am. In some locations and :ase output. These mounts track the sun's movement
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THE EVOLVING TRENIDS IN TH Soundari Vigneshw Intermediate Financial Analyst, TI
A very important basic need for a Communication and Negotiation skills nication. Having competent communica technical information to others who mi ground. It is also being able to commu be able to transfer one's thoughts that a note that the lack of communication skills is a major
The ability to Work Effectively in a Team Environme find themselves working in teams. This may not be tea cross-functional areas of the organization. Success in t and being able to address and resolve issues professio ization. Building relationships with people across the flicts and differences of opinion, thus, increasing prod
Change Management has become an area equally i requires individuals to be flexible and adaptive to char ronment, organizations change constantly to meet ne' competitive marketplace. Accountants, being the fina port new ideas and behaviors for initiatives to achiev embracing change to suit the new environment create of company ownership, management and staff turnov
Although overlooked very often, Innovative Skills h develop and launch new products and services, and co involves learning, adapting and changing. By its very rise to new ways the firm manages and organizes its process as they analyze and interpret the financial imp improvements, determine best possible problem solvir financial data. Fostering innovative thinking assists f the market and industry.
Accountants are often given various Leadership Rol intermediate or lower levels of the organization, suc building. It will be required to lead a task force, head meetings. Accountants find themselves in one or me careers. Leadership is defined as "getting things don management roles, accountants must learn to respond challenge. It requires a broad range of people manag should learn to strive for in today's business world. A tal, the need to use middle level employees to run ope in developing and practicing these traits. These skills
ed at all stages of their careers.
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EACCOUNTING PROFESSION aran, B.Sc., CMA D Bank Financial Group, Toronto
professional accountant is to have exemplary . This would include both oral and written commution skills is the ability to confidently communicate ght not necessarily have the same accounting backnicate clearly with all levels of the organization and ure easily understood and accepted. It's important to parrier for corporate advancement.
nt is another major skill required. Accountants often ms made up of finance professionals alone, but from eamwork comes from developing interpersonal skills nally, keeping in mind the best interest of the organorganization is also expected as it helps resolve conluctivity for the business.
mportant that accountants learn to cope with. This nge. In today's rapidly evolving global business enviw stakeholder expectations and survive in the everncial managers of the business must be able to Supe desired results. This is only done by adapting and d. Some changes we often see today include change dr, new acquisitions and rotation ofjob functions.
have become crucial to accountants. As companies ntinue to modify and expand current operations, this nature, this process upsets the status quo and gives lf. Accountants play critical roles in the innovation bact. It is necessary to continuously consider process ng techniques and find new ways to interpret existing irms to take advantage of opportunities emerging in
es in organizations. These may include roles in the h as: mentoring, facilitating, coordinating and team a project team or at least be a chairperson for group bre of these functions at least for sometime in their e with and through people." Being often in middle both upwards and downwards, which can be quite a ement and influencing skills. Aspects that everyone s organizations are becoming more flat and horizon'rations is inevitable. Accountants, thus, should work should be built into their work style and demonstrat
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THE EVOLVING TRENDS IN THE ACC
Businesses are creating exceptional Customer Expe Customer experiences are one step ahead of regular c to keep ahead of competition. Although accountants a it has become a normal trend for accounting staff tod to time. Examples might include: dealing with a vend client to explain a sales variance. This requires leger customer-oriented and be focused towards process ch
As accountants work in all areas of an organization, 1 the environment changes around them. Being up to d tions is required. As touched on earlier, professional ac bers to accumulate a set minimum number of training ferences.
Outlined above, are additional core skills that have e1 competitive in the accounting profession. However, scope of this article.
In Canada, there are currently three professional acci Accountants was established in 1902. Six years la Accountants was founded and in 1920, the Society of ies operate independently, have different entrance req
Over the years, the compensation for accountants has ing on years of business experience, the sector emplo zation. The educational background and demographi employed outside the GTA might make 3% to 8% les downtown Toronto. According to the Lannick AS: Chartered Accountant's starting average salary is $76 as S165,000 in 10 years. The survey done by Researc Accountants reports an average salary of $78,800 wit $130,000 with 26 or more years of experience.
Overall, accountants have enormous prospects. Give seen as potential candidates for several positions even profession will be only thrilled to see the set of trans be applied across any industry sector or government.
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OUNTING PROFESSION. Continued
2riences as news ways to differentiate themselves. ustomer service that companies are moving towards re not considered direct customer-facing employees, leal with both internal and external clients from time
or regarding cost issues or meeting a large corporate dary customer relations, and accountants should be anges that improve overall customer relations.
they need to have a sense of Business Awareness of ate with current business issues and industry regulaccounting accreditation bodies require certified memg hours per year through seminars, courses and con
merged over the last few years as requirements to be there may be several others that are not within the
ounting bodies. The Canadian Institute of Chartered ter in 1908, the Association of Certified General Management Accountants was incorporated. All boduirements and focus on specific streams of study.
also increased steadily. Salaries vary widely dependyed in, and the position and level within the organic variables also play a part. For example, someone ss than their counterparts for the same job located in sociates' Chartered Accountant survey in 2008, a ,500 at the year of designation and could go as high hworks Inc. prepared for the Certified Management h less than 10 years of business experience and up to
in their comprehensive training, they continue to be in non-finance areas. Anyone aspiring to go into the ferable skills they acquire in the process, which can
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Cerec uses CAD/CAM (computer aided design/manu puter and milling machine in one instrument. The der of the damaged tooth after the tooth preparation and a impression will appear on a color computer screen. restoration. Then CAM takes over and automatically polishes the inlay, onlay or crown and bonds it to the
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facturing) technology, incorporating a camera, comntist uses a special camera to take an accurate picture pplying a thin layer of reflective powder. The optical , where the CAD technology is used to design the creates the proposed restoration. Finally the dentist tooth. The whole procedure takes about two hours.
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dentists restore damaged teeth. Dentists use usually eeth. But fillings in large cavities will not last in the 2 best options for large restorations and crowns. The while patients wait. The patients can watch the deneyes. The restorations are milled out of a block of The machine uses a high-speed diamond burs to mill s depending on the size of the restoration.
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S EMOTIONAL STABILITY D Ponniah Manokeran B.Sc.(Lond.); Pst.Gr
Emotional stability is believed to be a integrity, honesty, altruism, and other so ed as a patent cure for mental illnesses,
During the last world war, some leadin advocated a policy to urge their soldiers to fight "Un tions of moods, outbursts of temper, and lack of selfbility promote good mental order, and altruistic behav community and to humanity at large? Have the great
when dispensing their words and deeds to the public?
The romances of the youth, the maternal love, care, deprived and forsaken to quote a few are due to emc Goutama Buddha, Jesus Christ and Saint Theresa har Buddha abandoned his family and mundane life to be ized the misery of the world around him. This is esse have expressed emotionally in his prayer at Gethsema the temple of Jerusalem and buked the Pharisees and Saint Revered Mother Teresa's following description entered priesthood-suffering from her illness subject and attachments, when she decided against her father's she said. "When I left my father's house secretly, the of dying will be greater, for it seemed to me as every
According to present day psychological evaluations, th al, who have later subdued their emotional sensitivity ends.
Nazi experiments on the conquered millions, the exte experiments on the born and un-born fetuses can be e. ity or emotional sterility on the part of perpetrators.
Without love, sympathy, empathy, compassion and en ers, we cannot be moved to actions of altruism such a activity, there needs an emotional support.
Emotionality is the most powerful force in human be love create. What is desirable is not emotional stabilit
the achievements of man have been born out of the ra
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ESIRABLE? - A point of view Dip Cell. Ch; M.Am.Inst.Ch.Eng.(USA)
desired mental trait, and recognized as a factor of cially accepted considerations. It is also recommend
and many social misdemeanors.
g personalities in the combat were believed to have -emotionally". Emotional instability leads to vacillaconfidence. On the other hand, does emotional staior? What part can it play in the family, society, and Social and religious leaders been emotionally stable,
nursing the sick and distressed, social welfare to the tional sensitivity. Many great religious leaders like ve been distinctly emotional in their life's missions. come a great religious teacher, having seen and realntially an emotional reaction. Jesus Christ is said to ne, knowing his end was near; also, when he entered scribes for all their malpractices in the holy place. in her biography describes of her feelings before she to fits, her personality split by vigorous egos, values wishes, whom she deeply loved, to quit home; when bain I felt was so great that I did not believe the pain bone in my body is wrenched asunder".
he above persons will be regarded as highly emotionby harnessing their minds to divinity and altruistic
rmination of Jews in gas chambers, today's inhuman Xpressed as emotional insensitivity, emotional stabil
notional participation in the joys and sorrows of othis charity, generosity and sacrifice. For any vigorous
havior. Emotions of hatred destroy, but emotions of y, but emotions channeled to altruistic ends. Most of ging elements of life's emotions.
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பிள்ளைகளின் உளநிலை வளர்ச்ச் முனைவர் இ.
“படைப்புப் பல படைத்து பலே உடைப்பெருஞ் செல்வ ராயினு குறுகுறு நடந்து சிறகை நீட்டி இட்டுந் தொட்டும் கவ்வியும் து நெய்யுடை அடிசில் மெய்பட வி LDULJäib(ğ53I LDéi55#560 شهر. பயக்குறை இல்ல இது பாண்டியன் அறிவுரடைநம்பி என்ற அரசன் பாடிய எத்தகு பெருஞ்செல்வத்தைப் பெற்றிருந்தாலும் 2 இல்லாவிட்டால் வாழ்வில் எந்தப் பயனும் இல்லை என்றும் கருதும் அளவுக்குப் பிள்ளைச் செல்வத்தின் அவற்றைப் பாடல் வாயிலாக மக்களுக்கு உணர்த்த பிள்ளைச் செல்வத்தினால் இம்மைப் பயனும் மறுமை (96) பிள்ளைச் செல்வத்தின் பெருமை பேசுகிறது மேம்படுத்திக் கூறினார். இத்தகு பெருமைக்குரிய பிள் வளர்ச்சியோடும் பேணி வளர்த்தெடுப்பதில் அளப்பெரியனவாகின்றன.
பிள்ளைகளின் முழுமையான வளர்ச்சி, அவர்கள் ஈட் பிள்ளைகள் அளிக்கும் பரிசுகளாகும். அத்தகைய
பெற்றுக்கொள்வதற்காகப் பெற்றோர் தம்மையே அ பிள்ளைகளை முழுமை அடையச் செய்வதற்காக அவர் தம் பாலர் பருவத்தில் அவற்றைப் எளிதிற் புரிந்து புரிந்துகொள்ளும் பக்குவத்தை அடைவதற்குள்ள க உணர்வுகளைப் பிள்ளைகள் சிறுவயதிலேயே புரிந்து எடுக்கும் முயற்சிகளில் சில வேளைகளில் பெற்றே கிடங்களைத் தாங்கியும், வேறு பல தியாகங்களைப் வளர்ச்சிக்கு என்றும் துணையாகவே செயற்பட்டு வரு
பிள்ளை வளர்ப்பில் பல அணுகுமுறைகள் உள்ள கட்டுப்பாடான முறையிலும் பிள்ளைகளை வளர்ப்பவர் ஆய்வில் ஈடுபட்ட போம்றிண்ட் (டீயரஅசெைன-1976) எ பிள்ளைகளை இவர்களால் உருவாக்க முடிகின்றது 6 முறையில் அவரவர் பண்பாடும், மத ஒழுகலாறுகளும், சட்டதிட்ட ஒழுங்குகளும் பெரும்பங்கு வகிக்கின்றன பிள்ளை வளர்ப்பிலும் அவர்களை நெறிப்படுத்தலிலு வரவேற்கத்தக்கன அல்ல என்பதைப் புலம்பெயர்ந்து வ கட்டுப்பாடான வளர்ப்புமுறை பிள்ளையின் மன வ உண்மையாகும்.
“பிள்ளை நல்லவராவதும் வல்லராவதும் அன்னை வி இந்நாட்டில் குழந்தை பிறந்து சுமார் மூன்றாண்டுக வளர்கிறது. பிள்ளை முன்பள்ளிக்குப் (Pree-school உளப்போக்கிலும் பேச்சிலுங்கூட ஏற்படும் மாற்றங்கை அதிர்ச்சியடையக் கூடிய அளவில் சில பிள்ளை பாடசாலைக்குச் செல்லும் பிள்ளையிடம் சில தகாத பெற்றோர் அறிந்ததும் உடனடியாகத் திருத்த முற்பட திருத்த முடியாதபோது ஆசிரியரையோ அல்லது பெற்றோரின் பொறுப்பாகும். பிள்ளையிடம் காணப்படு எடுக்காவிட்டால் அது படிப்படியாக வளர்ந்து பின்ன பாதித்துவிடக்கூடிய ஆபத்துமுண்டு.
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சியில் பெற்றோரின் நெறிப்படுத்தல்
பாலசுந்தரம்
ராடுண்ணும் ம் இடைப்படக்
ழந்தும்
திர்த்தும்
ளை இல்லோர்க்குப்
லைத் தாம்வாழு நாளே”
ப புறநானூற்றுப் (188) பாடலாகும்.
உள்ளத்தை மயக்கத்தக்க குழந்தைச் செல்வம் என்றும், தாம் வாழும் ஆயுட்காலமும் குறுகிவிடும்
அருமை பெருமைகளை நம் முன்னோர்கள் உணர்ந்து
தினர் என்பதை இப்பாடல் குறிப்பிடுகின்றது. மேலும்
ப் பயனும் கைகூடும் என ஒரு அகநானூற்றுப்பாடல்
1. திருவள்ளுவரும் மக்கட் பேற்றின் மாண்பினை
ாளைகளைத் தக்க முறையில் நலமாகவும் உளநல பெற்றோரின் கடமைகளும் பொறுப்புகளும்
டும் தகுதிகள், சாதனைகள் என்பன பெற்றோருக்குப் சாதனைகளையும் திறன்களையும் தம் பிள்ளைகள் புர்ப்பணித்துப் பல தியாகங்களைச் செய்கின்றனர். ாகள் புரியும் தியாகங்களோ எண்ணற்றன. பிள்ளைகள் கொள்வதில்லை. அவர்கள் வளர்ந்து பெற்றோரரைப் ாலஇடைவெளி மிகப் பெரிதாகின்றது. பெற்றோரின் கொள்ள வேண்டும் என்பதற்காகப் பெற்றோர் தாம் றார் மனம் புண்பட்டுப்போவதும் உண்டு. இத்தகைய புரிந்தும் பெற்றோர்கள் தம் பிள்ளைகளின் உளநிலை கின்றனர்.
ன. சில பெற்றோர்கள் அதிகார தோரணையிலும் கள் உள்ளனர். இத்தகைய பெற்றோர்களைப் பற்றிய ன்பவர் துடிப்பும், இன்ப நலநோக்கும், ஆற்றலும் மிக்க ான்ற கருத்தைக் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளார். பிள்ளை வளர்ப்பு
தாம் வாழும் நாட்டுச் சூழல்களும், அவ்வந் நாட்டுச் பிள்ளைகள் வளரும் சூழல் எப்படி இருப்பினும் ம் அதிமிஞ்சிய கட்டுப்பாடும் அதிகாரப் போக்கும் பாழும் பெற்றோர் அறிந்துகொள்ளுதல் அவசியமானது. ளர்ச்சிக்கு உகந்ததாக அமைய மாட்டா என்பதும்
பளர்ப்பிலே’ என்று கூறுவது அர்த்தமுள்ள வாசகம். ள் வரையும் பெற்றோரின் நேரடிக் கண்காணிப்பில் ) போகத் தொடங்கியதும் அதன் நடத்தையிலும் ளைப் பெற்றோர் அவதானிக்கலாம். சிலவேளைகளில் களின் மனப்போக்கில் மாற்றம் ஏற்படுவதுமுண்டு.
பழக்கவழக்கங்கள் வந்து சேர்கின்றன. அவற்றைப் வேண்டும். அவர்களின் தகாத பழக்கத்தைத் தம்மால்
பாடசாலை நிர்வாகத்தையோ அணுகவேண்டியது ம் அக்குறைபாட்டை உடனடியாகப் போக்க முயற்சி னர் பிள்ளையின் படிப்பையும் உளப்போக்கினையும்
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பிள்ளைகளின் உளநிலை வளர்ச்சியில்
தாய் தந்தையரிடையே இடம்பெறும் சொற்போர், கரு மனத்தில் தாக்கங்களை ஏற்படுத்துகிறன் படி கவலைப்படுத்துகின்றன. அந்நிலைமை அவர்கள் அதேபோன்று பிள்ளைகளின் தகாத நடத்தைகள் ( வேளைகளில் பிள்ளைகளின் நடத்தைகளால் ஒதுக்கிவைக்கப்படும் நிலைக்கும் ஆளாகின்றனர். பிள் பிள்ளைமீது ஒழுங்கு நடவடிக்கை எடுத்து அப் நிலைப்பாடும் ஏற்படலாம். அத்தகைய சந்தர்ப்பங்கள் முடியாததாகிறது. எனவே பெற்றோரும் பிள்ளைகளும் நடடிக்கைகளில் ஈடுபடுதல் பிள்ளையின் படிப்புக்கு அ
பிள்ளைகளின் வாழ்விடச் சூழலும் அவர்களின் ஆே பெற்றோர் தமது வீட்டை அழகாக ஒழுங்குபடுத்தி ை உணர்வை ஏற்படுத்துகின்றது என்பதைப் புரிந்து அங்குமிங்குமாகச் சிதறிக் கிடக்கக் காணலாம். அவ வைத்திருக்கும் ஒழுங்குமுறை பின்பற்றப்படுவதில் பாடசாலைலிருந்து வந்ததும் தனது பாடப் புத்தகங்கள் முடியாது. வீட்டுப் பாடவேலை செய்ய வேண்டும் என் மாறாக, வீட்டில் அனைத்தும் ஒழுங்காக இருக்கும பாடசாலைப் பொருட்களை ஒழுங்காக வைத்துக்கொ முடிக்கிறது. அப்பிள்ளை காலையில் பாடசாலைக்கு பொருட்களை எளிதில் எடுத்துக்கொள்கிறது. S. பிள்ளைக்கு உற்சாகத்தைக் கொடுப்பதோடு, ஒழு வகுப்பிலும் ஒழுங்காகச் செயற்படுவதற்குரிய பயிற்சிய
வேலைப்பழு, பொருளாதார அழுத்தங்கள் எனப் பல் பெற்றோர்கள் தம் பிள்ளைகளிடம் காணப்படும் விரு அல்லது அவற்றைப் புரிந்கோள்ள முயற்சிப்பதுமி (Parenting Knowledge) usibiu 956)|b sgju6(up ளின் தேவைகளை முழுமையாகப் புரிந்துகொள்வதில் நடவடிக்கைகள் முதலியவற்றைப் நன்கு புரிந்து கொ6 பெற்றோர் அளவு கடந்த அன்பைச் சொரிவர். சில ஏற்றுக்கொள்வதில்லை. இதனால் காலப்போக்கி விரிசல்கள், பெரிய இடைவெளிகள் என்பன ஏற்ப வரும்போது இவை பிள்ளையின் நரம்பு மண்டல காணப்படும் குடும்பங்களில் பெற்றோர் மிகக் சு பண்பாகவும் பழகி உறவை வளம்படுத்திக்கொள்ள நல்லுறவும், புரிந்துணர்வும் பிள்ளையின் கல்விக்கு (Marjorie Rowe-1978) 6T6 B 93.6bit.
எட்டாம் ஒன்பதாம் தரங்களுக்கு மேற்பட்ட வளரிள தனித்துவத்தை நிலைநாட்டும் வகையில் அவர்களது வளரிளமைப்பருவ வளர்ச்சியின் அடிப்படை இ பெற்றோர்களால் எளிதில் விளங்கிக்கொள்ள முடிவதி இச்சிரமங்களுக்குச் சரியான முறையில் முகம்கொடு பிள்ளளைகள் தமது வளரிளம்பருவம் வரையும் தம் எல்லாம் அறிந்தவர் - எல்லாம் வல்லவர் என்ற உண பருவவளர்ச்சியின் காரணமாக அவர்களிடையே ம6 மனம் தமது ஒத்த வயதினரிடையே அதிக நாட்டம்
Assoication of SriLankan Graduates of Canada 7 سے

பெற்றோரின் நெறிப்படுத்தல். தொடர்ச்சி
த்து முரண்பாடுகள், மனத்தாங்கல்கள் பிள்ளைகளின் ப்பைப் பாதிக்கின்றன் அத்துடன் அவர்களைக் படிப்பில் கவனம் செலுத்தத் தடையாகின்றன. பெற்றோரையும் துன்பத்தில் ஆழ்த்துவதுமுண்டு. சில அயலவர்களாலும் சமூகத்தினராலும் பெற்றோர் ாளையின் தவறான நடத்தைக்கு எதிராகப் பாடசாலை பிள்ளையைப் பாடசாலையிலிருந்து நீக்கிவைக்கும் ரில் பிள்ளையின் படிப்புக் குழப்பமடைதல் தவிர்க்க ) வீட்டிலும் புறச் சூழல்களிலும் சமசீராக, ஒழுங்கான ஆதாரமாகின்றன.
ரோக்கியமான மனப் போக்குக்குத் துணையாகின்றது. வத்திருக்கும் முறையும் பிள்ளையின் படிப்புக்கு ஏற்ற கொள்ள வேண்டும். சில வீடுகளில் பொருட்கள் ற்றை ஒழுங்காக உரிய இடங்களில் எடுத்து அடுக்கி லை. அத்தகைய வீடுகளில் வாழும் பிள்ளை, ளை நிச்சயமாக ஒழுங்காக வைக்கும் என எதிர்பார்க்க ற எண்ணமே அப் பிள்ளைக்கு வரமாட்டாது. இதற்கு ாயின் பிள்ளை பாடசாலையிலிருந்து வந்ததும் தன் ள்கிறது. வீட்டுப்பாடவேலைகளை ஒழுங்காகச் செய்து ப் புறப்படும்போது பாடசாலைக்குக் கொண்டுபோகும் த்தகைய செயற்பாடுகள் பாடசாலைக்குச் செல்லும் ங்குமுறையையும் கற்றுக்கொடுக்கிறது. அப்பிள்ளை பாகவும் அது அமைகிறது.
வேறு காரணங்களால் மனஅழுத்தம் கொண்டிருக்கும் ப்பு வெறுப்புகளைத் தவறாகப் புரிந்துகொள்கின்றனர் ல்லை. சில தாய் தந்தையருக்குப் பெற்றோரியம் ம் குறைவாக உள்ளதனால் அவர்கள் தம் பிள்ளைக)லை. பிள்ளைகளின் நடத்தை, மனப்போக்கு, தினசரி ஸ்ப் பெற்றோர் முயற்சிக்க வேண்டும். பிள்ளைகள்மீது
பிள்ளைகள் பெற்றோரின் அன்பு அரவணைப்புகளை ல் பெற்றோருக்கும் பிள்ளைகளுக்குமான உறவில் படுகின்றன. அந்நிலைமை வெளிப்படையாக அறிய )த்தைப் பாதிப்பதாகக் கூறப்படுகிறது. இந்நிலைமை டிய கவனமெடுத்து பிள்ளைகளுடன் அன்பாகவும்
வேண்டும். பெற்றோருக்கும் பிள்ளைக்குமிடையிலான உதவியாக அமையலாம் என்கிறார் மார்ஜோரி றோவ்
ம் பருவத்திலுள்ள பிள்ளைகள் (adolescents) தமது செயற்பாடுகள் அமைந்திருத்தல் இயற்றையானது. இது யல்பாகும். அவர்களின் விருப்பு வெறுப்புகளைப் ல்லை. பெற்றோரியம் பற்றிய அறிவுள்ள பெற்றோர்கள் த்து அவற்றைத் தக்க முறையில் கையாள்வார்கள். பெற்றோரே, குறிப்பாகத் தந்தையோ அல்லது தாயோ ர்வுகளைக் கொண்டிருந்த பிள்ளையின் மனப்போக்கில், ண்மாற்றமும், முரண்பாடும் ஏற்படுவதையும், அவர்களது கொள்வதையும் அவதானிக்கலாம்.
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வளரிளம் பருவத்தினர் சமூக நடவடிக்கைகள், ச முரண்பாடுகள் - நிகழ்வுகள் முதலியவற்றை நன்கு
குறைபாடுகள், பலவீனங்கள், முரண்பாடுகள் கெ பெற்றோரையும் பிள்ளைகள் கணிக்கத் தொடங்குகின் குறைகள் காண்பதில் அதிக நாட்டம் கொள்கின்றனர் படிப்பைப் பாதிக்கும் என்பது வெள்ளிடைமலை. பிள்ளைகளைச் சென்றடையா வண்ணம் பாதுகாத்து பொறுப்பாகின்றது. அல்லாவிட்டால் ஈன்ற பொழுதில் ெ
தாய்மைநிலை ஏற்பட வாய்ப்பில்லாது போய்விடக் கூ
வளரிமைப் பருவமானது பெற்றோர்மீது கசப்பானதும் 2 ஏற்படுத்துகின்றது. அப்போது அவர்களுக்கு உணர்வு
அவர்களது நடவடிக்கைகளுக்கு வரையறையான எல்ை பிரச்சினைகள் அல்லது துயரங்கள் என்பனவற்றுக்கு ஆயத்தமாக இருப்பதே தக்க வழிமுறையாகும். சில சில வேளைகளில் பெற்றோரை மனம் நோகப் பண்ண என்பவற்றின் மீதான உணர்வுகளின் அடிப்படையில் அன்பும் பரிவும் காட்டி அவர்களை நெறிப்படுத்துவ உணர்ந்து கல்வியில் ஈடுபாடு கொள்கிறார்கள். தோழர்களுடன் அலைவதில் நாட்டம் கொள்வார் அவர்களுடன் உறவாடி அவர்களது பிரச்சினைகளுக் நல்முறையாகும். வளரிளம் பருவத்துப் பிரச்சினைகள்
பார்த்துக்கொள்ள வேண்டும்.
பதின்மவயதினரை நெறிப்படுத்துதல் என்பது கடினமான கேட்கச் செய்வதில் பெற்றோருக்கு அதிக சிரமமிரு முயற்சியில் பெற்றோர் கூடிய நாட்களை எடுக்கவே பொறுமையாகவும் பக்கத்துணையாகவும் செயற்பட்ட கொண்டுவரலாம். பதின்மவயதினரின் நடத்தைகளை மாற்றத்திற்கு உள்ளாக்குகின்றது. குடும்பப் பெறுமான சமூகச் சுற்றாடலின் பெறுமதியையே பெரிதாகக் கரு அவர்கள் பெரிதும் மதிக்கின்றனர். சுதந்திரமாகத் தாம் இதுவே பெரும்பாலான பதின்மவயதினரின் நிலைப்ப நல்லமுறையில் வழிகாட்டலில் ஈடுபடுதலே பிள்ை நெறிமுறையாகும் என்பதை உணர்ந்துகொண்டு பெற்ே
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பெற்றோரின் நெறிப்படுத்தல். தொடர்ச்சி
மூகத்திலும் குடும்பங்களிலும் ஏற்படும் பிணக்குகள், அறிந்து கொள்கின்றனர். சமூகத்தில் தாம் காணும் ாண்டுள்ள பிற பெற்றோர்கள் போலவே தமது றனர். இச்சந்தர்ப்பங்களில் பிள்ளைகள், பெற்றோரிடம் குடும்பத்து அமைதியின்மை நிச்சயம் பிள்ளையின்
இச்சந்தர்ப்பங்களில் குடும்பத்துப் பிணக்குகள் அவர்களை நல்வழிப்படுத்த வேண்டியது பெற்றோரின் பரிதுவக்கும் தன் மகனைச் சான்றோன் எனக்கேட்கும்
டிய நிலைப்பாடும் ஏற்படலாம்.
ஊசலாடுவதுமாகிய உணர்வுகளைப் பிள்ளைகளுக்கு ரீதியான உதவிகளைப் பெற்றோர் வழங்கவேண்டும், லை வகுத்துக் கூறலாம். அவர்கள் சடுதியில் ஆட்படும் உடனடியாக உதவத் தக்கவகையில் பெற்றோர் வளர்ந்த பிள்ளைகளின் நடத்தைகள் செயற்பாடுகள் லாம். இருப்பினும் பொறுமை, கடமை, பாசம், சமூகம் அத்தகைய பிள்ளைகளை அணுகி அவர்களுக்கு தே பொருத்தமானது. அப்போது அவர்கள் தம்மை அன்றேல் அவர்கள் கல்வியையும் வெறுத்துத், கள். நட்புணர்போடும் அன்போடும் குழைவாகவும் ங்கு முகம்கொடுத்தலே அவர்களைத் தம்பாலீர்க்கும்
அவர்களுக்குப் பின்னடைவுகள் ஏற்படாதவகையில்
ா காரியமாகும். சிறு பிள்ளைகளைத் தமது சொல்வழி க்காது. ஆனால் பதின்மவயதினரை நெறிப்படுத்தும் ண்டி ஏற்படலாம். பதின்மவயதினரிடத்தில் பெற்றோர் ால், அவர்களையும் தம் சொற்கேட்கும் வழிக்குக் அவர்கள் வாழும் சமூகப் பின்னணி பெரிதும் Tg560.56)u (Family Values) 916) frts6i g5Tlb up(5b. நதுகின்றனர். பெற்றோரிலும் பார்க்க நண்பர்களையே
இன்பம் அனுபவிக்க வேண்டும் என விரும்புகின்றனர். ாடகும். இவற்றைப் புரிந்து கொண்டு அவர்களுக்கு )ளகளின் வளர்ச்சிக்கும் கல்விக்கும் வழிகாட்டும்
றார் செயற்பட்டால் முயற்சி திருவினையாகும்.
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IMPORTANCE OF
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Just imagine the world without voluntee truly unimaginable to think of a world v for which they do not derive any ben resources when you are not going to get volunteering opportunity be, you are def an outlet to reveal your natural talents, a road-test for yo also an opportunity to develop new skills, expand your helpful for those with little practical experience in their
WHAT YOU GAN
() Develop skills
Gain skills and knowledge that may help you g punctuality, dependability, the ability to work on a team () Develop your career path
Discover the realities of the work world. You'll they work on a day-to-day basis. Volunteering gives you ed to a particular line of work. In addition volunteering () Apply academic knowledge to a practical experi Volunteer jobs provide hands-on learning exper demic knowledge. In addition, you gain practical experi () Enhance job-finding network by connecting to j Marketing your best assets will be easier after fi in the volunteer world. Meeting new people and showc for a job. Also volunteering experiences strengthens Sch ting the scholarship.
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and flower.
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VOLUNTEERING
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rs. Volunteering has become a part of society and it is without it. It may seem to some as a service to Society efit. You may feel why waste my time, energy and t anything in return. But that is not true. Whatever the initely benefited in several ways. Volunteering may be bur new career, or simply a handy way to network. It is
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IMPORTANCE OF VOLI
VOLUNTEER IN YOUR SCHOOL
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தமிழர் மருத்துவத்தில் சலக்கடுப்புக்கும் ச கலாநிதி பாலா சிவகடாச்சம் B
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2. சிறு நெருஞ்சில் குடிநீர்
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வடிகட்டி எடுத்த துாளைப் பசுநெய்யில் (Butter) (ஒரு நாளைக்கு மூன்று தடவைகள்)
5. இளநீர்த்தேங்காயின் ஒரு கண்ணைத் திறந்து சீர் ஒரு தேக்கரண்டியளவு போட்டு ஓரிரவு ஊறவை சிறிதளவு இளநீரில் அரைத்து அந்த இளநீரிலேே
(ஒரு நாளைக்கு மூன்று தடவைகள்)
6. சின்ன வெங்காயச்சாறு அரைக்கோப்பையளவு ()
போட்டுக் கலக்கி வடிகட்டிக் குடிக்கவும்.
குறிப்பு:
ஆண்களிலும் பார்க்க பெண்களுக்கே சலக்கடுப்பு அடி இந்நோயினால் பெரிதும் பாதிக்கப்படுகிறார்கள். இவர்க தவிர்க்கும் வழிமுறைகளை அறிந்து செயற்படவேண்டும்.
சதையடைப்பு
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1. G6ugÈ5G3g5TGÖTAớata6p(i(g5b (Gloriosa superba) G6
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2. பொரிகாரம் (Borax) அரைக்கழஞ்சு பொரித்து 6ெ
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நீரில் இட்டு எட்டொன்றாய்க் காய்ச்சிக் கொடுக்க
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தையடைப்புக்கும் மூலிகைச் சிகிச்சைகள் .Sc(Peradeniya), Ph.D(London)
terestris) துாள் 1 தேக்கரண்டியளவு எடுத்து
ம் தண்ணிருடனும் அருந்தவும். 6 தேக்கரண்டியளவு குடிக்கவும்.
ாளில் 1 தேக்கரண்டியளவு எடுத்து தண்ணிருடனும்
) முழுவதுமாக எடுத்துக் காயவத்து இடித்து துணியால்
கலந்து உண்ணவும்.
rabb, (Cumin) LJTaft'Ljug (Green gram) 66G6 Tórgilb த்து காலையில் அந்தச் சீரகத்தையும், பாசிப்பயறையும் யே அதைக் கரைத்துச் சாப்பிடவும்.
125 மி.லீட்டர்) எடுத்து பனங்கற்கண்டு 4 தேக்கரண்டி
க்கடி ஏற்படுவதுண்டு. குறிப்பாக கர்ப்பிணிப் பெண்கள் ள் இந்நோய் ஏற்படுவதற்கான காரணங்களை அறிந்து
ரணமாகவும் சிறுநீரகக் கற்கள் காரணமாகவும் சிறுநீர் ல்லது சலமறிப்பு என்று கூறுவர். தமிழ் மருத்துவச் ரப்படுகின்றன.
ள்ளரிக் கொட்டையும் வெருகங் கிழங்கும் ப்ெபுழக்கையும் தண்ணிர் விட்டரைத்துக் காலிலும்
உடைக்கும்
வள்ளரிக்கொட்டை அரைக்கழஞ்சு தண்ணிர் விட்டரைத்து
fa (36) is, (3UJTLD'9036).jft (Pavonia odorata or 1) இவை ஒவ்வொன்றும் ஒரு பிடி கொண்டுவந்து குறுணி 5வும். நீர் விடும், சதை தெறிக்கும்.
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தாயைப் பே வி. சிறி
ஊரில் தாயைப் போல் பிள்ளை, நூலைப் போல் சீை அதே பார்வையில் இங்கும் பிள்ளை ஒன்று தவறான சமூகம் பார்க்கிறது. ஆனால் அதில் எவ்வளவு தூரம் உ அனைவருக்கும் புரியும்.
அங்கு ஒரு பிள்ளையை அந்தக் கிராமம் முழுவதுமே
வளர்ச்சியில் முழு உலகமே பங்கு கொள்கிறது என வாசிக்கும் புத்தகங்கள், பார்க்கும் தொலைக்காட்சி, இணையத்தளங்கள், பத்திரிகைகள், ஆசிரியர்கள், சொர் பங்கைச் செலுத்தும் போது அந்த அப்பாவிப் பெற்றோர் பிள்ளையின் வளர்ச்சி எனும் puzzle ன் ஒரு பகுதி தா பெற்றோரின் பங்கு ஒரு பகுதி தான். இல்லை, அதற்கு தியாகம் செய்தோம் தெரியுமா என நினைப்பவர்கள் சற் தம்முடன் ஒப்பிட்டுப் பார்த்தால் அந்த உண்மை அவர்க
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தனக்கு சைவ உணவைத் தெரிவு செய்கிறாள். களிu இரவிரவாக இருந்து எமது ஒரு பிள்ளை வாசிப்பது தன விடை காண, மற்றப் பிள்ளை வாசிப்பதோ தேர்வில் பெறக்கூடிய தன் இலட்சியத் தொழில் தேட. இதில்
மற்றவர்களின் அதிகாரம் கலந்த சுயநலப் போக்கை, உறவுகளிலிருந்து கூட விலகிச் செல்லும் சுபாவமுள் எதிர்மாறாக மன்னிக்கும் பெரும் தன்மையை சிறுவயதி
ஒரே சூழலில் ஒரே பெற்றோர்களால் வளர்க்கப்பட்ட
பண்பாடு தான் தன் குடும்பப் பெறுமானங்கள் என, மற்ற6 மோதலுக்கும் காரணம், மனிதனை மனிதனாகப் பார்ப்ே குடும்ப பெறுமானம் என இரு துருவங்களாக இருப்பதில்
எனவே பிள்ளைகள் எமது எதிர்பார்ப்புக்கேற்ப நல்ல இல்லாமல் போய் விட்டால் பெரிதாக நாங்கள் தோல்வி அதற்காக எங்கள் பங்கை ஒழுங்காகச் செய்யாமல் வி தான், எனவே ஆசானாகவும் நின்று எது சரி, எது பிழை எமது கடமை, அவ்வளவு தான். பிழைவிட்டால் அவர் வழி காட்டுவோம்.
பிள்ளையுடன் நேரம் செலவழிப்பது என்பது வெறும உதாரணத்துக்கு அன்றாடம் நடக்கும் நிகழ்வுகளில் சிே ----- பிள்ளை தொலைக்காட்சியில் அப்பா ெ
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0 என்பது பலராலும் பேசப்பட்டு வந்த ஒரு பழமொழி. வழியில் சென்றுவிட்டால் அந்தப் பெற்றோர்களை நம் ண்மை இருக்கிறது எனச் சிந்தித்துப் பார்த்தால். பதில்
சேர்ந்து வளர்த்தது என்றால் இங்கு ஒரு பிள்ளையின் லாம். பிள்ளை வாழும் சுற்றாடல், பழகும் நண்பர்கள், நிகழ்ச்சிகள், கேட்கும் வானொலிகள், அதைவிட தங்கள், பிறப்புரிமை இயல்புகள் என அனைத்தும் தம் களை மட்டும் எப்படிப் பழி சொல்ல முடியும், அவர்கள் ன். அதே போலத் தான் ஒரு பிள்ளையின் வெற்றியிலும் எங்கள் வளர்ப்புத் தான் காரணம், நாங்கள் எத்தனை று நிதானித்துத் திரும்பி தம் குடும்ப அங்கத்தவர்களை 5ளுக்கே புரியும்.
டும்பத்தில் கோழி, நண்டு என்பன எமது உணவாகும் மகள் மிகவும் மனம் நொந்து போகிறாள். தானாகவே பாட்டங்கள், அது இது என நேரம் விரயம் செய்யாது து அறிவுப் பசிக்கு இரை தேட, இலக்கியத் தேடலுக்கு மிக அதிகமான புள்ளிகள் எடுக்க, உயர் ஊதியம் பெற்றோராகிய எமது பங்கு எது எனக் கூற முடியும்? அசட்டையை, பாகுபாட்டுத் தன்மையை - கண்டால் ள எனக்குப் பிறந்த என் பிள்ளைகள் எனக்கு முழு லேயே பெற்றிருக்கின்றார்கள் என்றால் எது காரணம்?
இருவரில் ஒருவர் கோவில், தமிழ், சங்கீதம், தமிழ்ப் வரோ இல்லை சமயமும் மொழியும் தான் பாகுபாட்டிற்கும் பாம், அனைவரும் ஒரு குலம், மனிதநேயம் தான் என் b606)ust?
பிள்ளைகளாக வளர்ந்தால் சந்தோசப்படுவோம். அப்படி பி அடைந்ததாக அலட்டிக் கொள்ள முடியாது. ஆனால் ட்டுவிட முடியாது. பிள்ளைகளின் முதல் அறிமுகம் நாம் ), அது ஏன் பிழை என ஆரம்ப வழி காட்ட வேண்டியது களை உதறாது அணைத்து அவர்கள் தாமாக திருந்த
ன நேரத்துடன் மட்டும் தொடர்பான concept அல்ல. 0வற்றைப் பார்ப்போம். தாலைபேசியில் - விடுப்புப் பரிமாற்றத்தில். ட்டு வேலையில் ளை புத்தகத்தில் அப்பா பத்திரிகையில் ால் பிள்ளை ஊஞ்சலில் அம்மா புற்றரையில்
என்பன போன்ற தன் வட்டச் சிந்தனையில் - ng என்ற வரைவிலக்கணத்துக்குள் வருமா?
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தாயைப் போல பிள்
பிள்ளையின் வயதிற்கேற்ப ஒரு செயற்பாட்டை சேர்ந் செலவழிக்கின்றோம். அது தொலைக்காட்சி நிகழ்ச்சி இருக்கலாம். அப்போது எங்களின் பெறுமானங்களை
எண்ணக் கருவை அறியக் கூடிய சந்தர்ப்பங்கள் கிை
--- எப்படி, எத்தனை விதமாக மற்றவர் ம6 - ஒரு செயலின் விளைவு எப்படி அமைu - ஒரு திரைப்படத்தை பார்த்து விமர்சிப்ப
ஒரு புத்தகத்தை பரிசாகக் கொடுத்து நாம் கற்பிக்க வேண்டிய விடயத்திற்கு அளவு அல்ல, தரம் தான் முக்கியம். சில வேளைக ஒதுக்கும் நேரம் வீட்டில் இருக்கும் அம்மாவின் நேரத்
ஊரிலிருந்த சமூக வட்டம் மிகச் சிறியது. சவால்கள்
பிழை விட்டால் சமூகம் தட்டிக் கேட்கும். பிள்ளை தகு வீட்டுக்குப் பயத்தில் செய்ய முற்பட்ட அத்தவறினை தனிப்பட்ட அக்கறை அற்றது. சவால்கள் நிறைந்தது.
அங்கோ பிள்ளை தவறாக நடக்க முனைந்தாலும் வா செய்யாமல் இருப்பதற்கு மிகுந்த முயற்சி தேவை. அ அவசியம். ஆனால் புத்திமதி என ஒரு பிரசங்கம் செ
ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட விடயம் சம்மந்தமாக என்ன, எப்படி,
மூலம் உரையாடல்களை வளர்த்து பிள்ளை தன்னைத் விளைவுகளை அறிய வழி வகுக்கலாம். கதவை நாம்
வழி முழுவதும் நாம் போக முடியாது. எனவே, தனது வேண்டும். ஆகவே, பிள்ளையின் அலசி ஆராயும் எடுக்கும் திறமையை வளர்த்து விடுவோம். நல்லதை அந்த முயற்சிக்கு பாராட்டு பிள்ளைக்குத் தான் நிச்ச
பொன்ே
"எங்கள் திறன் உலகை மாற்றி அமைப்பதில6 எங்களை நாங்கள் மாற்றி அமைப்பதில் தான்
நாங்கள் உலகில் விரும்பும் மாற்றத்தை நாங்
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து செய்யும் போது தான் பிள்ளையுடன் நேரத்தைச் சியாக இருக்கலாம். அல்லது விளையாட்டாக கூட ா செயலில் காட்டக்கூடிய அல்லது பிள்ளையின் டக்கும். அதை வைத்துக் கொண்டு
னம் நோகாமல் ழே சொல்லாம் என விளையாடுவதா
பலாம் என விவாதம் நடாத்துவதா
தா
அதைப் பற்றிக் கலந்துரையாடுவதா
பொருத்தமானது என முடிவு செய்யலாம். நேரத்தின்
ளில் இரு வேலைகள் செய்யும் அம்மா பிள்ளைக்கு
தை விட தரமாக இருப்பதுண்டு.
குறைந்தது. பிள்ளையில் அக்கறையுள்ளது. பிள்ளை தந்த நேரத்தில் வரும் அந்த அறிவூட்டலால் அல்லது செய்யமாட்டாது. இங்கோ வட்டம் மிகப் பெரியது, தட்டிக் கேட்க யாரும் இருக்கமாட்டார்கள். அத்துடன் ப்ப்புக்கள் குறைவு. ஆனால் இங்கோ பிள்ளை தவறு ஆகவே புரிந்துணர்வுடன் கூடிய வழிகாட்டல் மிகவும் ய்வதில் எவ்வித பயனுமில்லை.
ஏன் செய்ய வேண்டும் எனக் கேள்விகள் கேட்பதன் தானே புரிந்து, சூழலை விளங்கி, தன் செயல்களின் அவர்களுக்காகத் திறந்து விடலாம். ஆனால், போகும் பாதை எது என்பதை பிள்ளை தான் முடிவு செய்ய மனப்பான்மையை, சிந்திக்கும் ஆற்றலை, தீர்மானம் வடிகட்டி எடுத்து பிள்ளை பூரண மனிதனாக வந்தால் பமாகச் சேரவேண்டும்.
மொழி
ல்ல தங்கியிருக்கிறது.
தங்கியிருக்கிறது.
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Stress can be defined as any interferent | cal well-being. When most people talk ing from something happening around to perform beyond its normal capabiliti or situation which you find demanding. Situations that are considered stress provoking are ku between stress that is harmful (distress) and stress this iological, behavioral, physical, and psychological cha
History of Stress: The term stress as a physiolog Canadian Endocrinologist, Hans Sale. By 1956, Sey putting forward a three-stage process known as Gene react to the external stressor by mobilizing our physic He called this the "Alarm" stage. The second stage is with the alarm stage by trying to reverse it. The third are depleted and the body is unable to maintain no Cannon who developed the term stress in his work r. was the first to recognize that stressors could be emot
Neuro-chemistry and physiology: The body has m system called the HPA complex includes the Hypotha glands. The second system, the SAM complex, inclu and Adrenal Medulla.
The hypothalamus (a central part of the brain) release (CRF), which travels to the pituitary gland and triggs hormone (ACTH). ACTH causes the cortex of the at cortisol, which is a corticosteroid hormone. Cortisol i fat), which is needed to respond to stress. When cort negative consequences such as muscle break down, c the immune system.
The SAM complex is involved in the initial phase of of powerful neurotransmitters (chemicals that carry n noradreline from the medulla of the adrenal gland. T also increase in heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, brain, heart and muscles. There can be temporary shut the crisis is over. These initial reactions to get the bl occur very quickly and automatically.
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ce that disturbs a person's healthy mental and physiabout stress, they refer to the pressure they are feelthem or to them. It occurs when the body is required es. It is a physical or emotional response to an event It is also an innate response to any threat or danger. nown as stressors. Psychologists tend to distinguish positive (eustress). There can be biochemical, physnges during a stress response.
ical concept is frequently attributed to the Austrole had added to the developing ideas about stress by ral Adaptation Syndrome. Selye stated that we first :al resources to deal with or escape from the stressor. s called "resistance" which involves the ways coping stage or "exhaustion" occurs when body's recourses mal function. It was the great physiologist Walter elating to the "fight or flight" response in 1932. He tional as well as physical.
ultiple systems that control the stress response. One lamus (neural control), the Pituitary and the Adrenal des the Sympathic division of the autonomic system
s a compound called Corticotrophin releasing factor ars the release of the hormone Adrenalcorticotrophic drenal gland to release stress hormones, particularly increases the availability of fuel supply (glucose and isol levels remain elevated for too long there can be lecreased inflammatory response and suppression of
stress or the fight or flight response. There is release nessages to and from nerves) such as adrenaline and here is increased arousal and vigilance, and there is muscle tension, perspiration, and blood flow to the down of the gastrointestinal and sexual systems until ood flowing, heart pumping, and muscles energized
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Symptoms of Stress:
Physical symptoms: Headaches, dizziness, jaw clenc tightness, palpitations, shortness of breath, nausea, tremors of hands, clenched fists, agitation, restlessne asleep, disrupted sleep, and or early waking, fatigl appetite, frequent colds, flu's or respiratory infections
Increase in pre-existing conditions Such as migraines
Physiological Symptoms: Increased anxiety, feeling impatient, angry and frustration, lack of concentrat interest in day to day activities, inability to make dec
Behavioral Symptoms: Fidgeting, pacing and restl blaming, yelling and Swearing, crying, weeping, an drinking, use of drugs, over-eating, and gambling.
Stress comes in many forms and affects people of depends on individual factors such as our physical h ber of commitments and responsibilities, the degree ( amount of support we receive from others, and the nu ly occurred in our lives.
People with adequate social supports networks rep People who are poorly nourished, who get inadequat coping with stress.
There are many strategies and techniques one can try as follows:
() Time management. You may get more done v Do the essential tasks first and prioritize the (
() Find better ways to cope. Look at how you've and what does not work. Look for ways that situation, or your schedule.
() Take good care of yourself by getting adequa
food. Alcohol, caffeine, Sugar, fats and tobac
StreSS.
() Try out new ways of thinking. When you star go of things you cannot change. Learn to say
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hing, grinding teeth, facial twitching, chest pain and
vomiting, heartburn, diarrhea, shaking, trembling, ss, feeling hyper, sleep disturbances - trouble falling le, feeling tired, weakness, poor appetite or erratic
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, colitis, ulcers, and asthma.
sad or unhappy, fear, worry, and pessimism, irritable, ion and motivation, increased forgetfulness, loss of isions, and mind racing.
essness, nail biting, foot tapping, and jiggling knees, d feeling on the verge of tears, increased smoking,
all ages and all walks of life. The degree of stress ealth, quality of interpersonal relationships, the numof others' dependence upon us, expectations of us, the mber of changes or traumatic events that have recent
ort less stress and overall improved mental health. e sleep, or who are physically unwell have difficulty
in order to reduce or relieve stress. Some of them are
with less stress if you make a schedule. others.
been dealing with stress. Behonest about what works
might work better - in your work situation, family
te rest and sleep, eating well-balanced and healthy co can be a strain on your body's ability to cope with
t to worry, try to stop the thoughts. Work on letting
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Ask for help. People with a strong network of Exercise. Regular physical activity is one oft Writing about the things that are bothering yo Let your feelings out - talk, laugh, cry and ex Get involved in activities you enjoy. A hobby c others can be a stress reliever. Learn ways to relax your body. This may incl exercises, massage, and aromatherapy, yoga, Focus on the present. Try meditation, imagery and try to look for the humor in life. Laughter Get away for a while. Read a book, watch an vacation. Always leave some time that is just for you. Try to tackle one task at a time. Avoid doing to be too competitive. Make the first move to be friendly. Have som
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Logan Mahalingam Mahalingam Maheswaran Mahileswaran Maniccam Manoharan Maran Mathiyalagan Mathumai Mathuramany Mohanmbal
Saravenamuttu Devakumaran Kandiah Selvanayagam Rajasivagurunathan Sivapragasam Nadarajah Kohilarajah Arambu S Ponnampalam Vaithianathan Chandrakumaran Thevasegaram Kanagaratnam Ganeshan Ilampooranan Thambirajah Kathirvetpillai Subramaniam Sinniah Mylvaganam Suppiah Sathiaruby Tharabayah Chelliah Kamalawasan Vannithamby Sivayoganathan Sundaralingam Kuganesan Sivaguru Shanmugam Parames Velummailum Paramalingam Sinniah Mylvaganam Sinnasamy Kumarasamy Mahendirarajah Philipupillai Chelliah Selvavinayagamoorthy Athithan Rasiah Kesavamoorthy
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Prem Pushpaharan Puvanachandran Raathatheby Rajamithiran Raji Rajinthrakumar Rajkesary Rajkumar Rajkumar Ramalingam Ramanathan Ramanathan Ranjan
Rasiah Ratheeka
Theivendirarajah Navaretnam Mylvaganam Nirmalan Sinnathamby Thiyagesan Theivendra Thayaparan Shivagurunathan Kandiah Rajendram Veluppilai Nagaratnam Sithamparapillai Santhalingam Kandiah Kanthasamy Manuelpilai Nagalingam Seeniyan Seenivasagam Vasudevah Gnanasegaram Kulendiren Tharmaratnam Kayilasanathan Manokeran Selvadurai Rajah Premachandran Pathmanathan Vairamuthu Ravigulan Thirunavukarasu Skandakumaran Anton Arumugaraj Marianayagam Anton Rajendarajah Sundaresan Ganesharatnam Bashkaran Mangala Thurairasah Balarajah
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Shanhawl Shanmuganathan Shanmuganathan Shantharam Sithamparapillai Sitampalam Siva
Siva Sivaganeashan Sivakumar
Sivakumara Sivakumaran Sivakumaran Sivakumaran Sivalingam Sivananthan
Sivananthan Sivapackiam Sivapalan Sivapalan Sivapalan Sivapalan Sivaratnam Sivarupan Sivashankari Sivasubramaniam Soma
REGULAR MEMBE
Sithamparapillai Ponnampalam Sivarajah Navaratnam Anandarajah Gunaharan Thayalan Pararajalingam Vyramuthu Ramachandran Srivamadevan
Ginanseharan Subramaniam Kularajasingham Viswasam Rajakulendran Shanmuganathan Kaushala Subramaniam Chelliah Shanmugaratnam Thayaparan Thayaparan Gnananayakan Kumaravelu Kumarasamy Shanmugam Nadarajah Shanmuganathan Kumaruppillai Markandu Thambipillai (Thomas) Mylvaganam Sandrasegarar Somasundaram Sathivel
Manjula Veluppilai Thangarajah Sankaran Thavaputhiran Yuvaraj Panchalingam Rasiah
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Thambimutttu Thanarajah Thangavel Mudali Tharmabala Tharmalingam Tharmaratnam Thayaparan Thevarajan Thiagarajah ThilageSwaran Thillainathan Thillyampalam Thirumuruga Thirunavukarasu Thiyagarajah Umakaran
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Velautham Velupillai
Sooriya Balan Senathirajah Elaguppillai Subramaniam Sambasivam Sudharsanan Arulanandasivam Masilamany Coomarasamy Chandra Sinnathamby Nadarajah Sasidaran Thedchanamoorthy Rajajothini Laventhiran Gurusingham Jeyakumar Somaseelan
Kesavan Tharmalingam Langeswaran Vairamuthu
Sivananthan
Kurunathan Krishokumar
Somasundaram Sivayogachelvan Sivayogapathy Subramaniam Laventhiran Ravigulan Manohara Vallipuram Kanagalingam Somasundaram Rajanayagam Rasanayagam Vivekanandan Shanmuganathan Mahesan Sathiyaraj Balashandran
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Venayagampillai Sanmuganayagam
Vignapalan Sellakandu
Vigneswaramoorthy Sithamparapillai
Vigneswararajah Krishnapillai
Vijay Kumaraguruthasan
Vijaya Theivendirarajah
Vijayakumar Sinnathurai
Vijenthira Sriranjani
Vimalambikai Balasundaram
ASSOCATION'S KEY EXEC
PRESIDENT
N. Pradeepan
N. Pradeepan
N. Pradeepan
A. S. Kanthasamy
A. S. Kanthasamy
S. Sathiamoorthy
S. Sathiamoorthy
M. Atputhanathan
M. Atputhanathan
K. Wijeyathungam
K. Wijeyathungam
S. Sivanesan
S. Sivanesan
C. Ramanathan
C. Ramanathan
K. Theivendirarajah
C. Ramanathan
P. Kanagaretnam
K. Theivendirarajah
Suren Balendran
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UTIVES SINCE INCEPTION
SECRETARY
S. Gnananayakan
S. Gnananayakan
. Gnananayakan
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Gnananayakan
S. Gnananayakan
. Ramanathan
. Ramanathan
. Wijeyathungam
. Wijeyathungam
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. Sathiamoorthy
. Sivanesan
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C. Ramanathan
C. Ramanathan
V. Manivannan
Surren Balendran
Surren Balendran
Yoga Arulnamby
Yoga Arulnamby / C. Ramanathan
c. Ramanathan
c. Ramanathan
TREASURER
M. Baskaranathan
M. Baskaranathan
M. Baskaranathan
S. Thirumuruga
S. Thirumuruga
V. Nantheeswarar
V. Nantheeswarar
P. Vettivelu
P. Vettivelu
V. Ratnasingam
A. Rasaratnam
A. Rasaratnam
K. Kanthasamy
K. Kanthasamy
A. Rasaratnam
A. Rasaratnam
Arun Senathirajah
Arun Senathirajah
Yaso Somalingam
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We wish to convey our sincere thanks to:
() The York Region District school Board ( counseling workshop in Markham in Oc
() The Peel District school Board (PDSB)
ing workshop in Markham in October 20 wonderful speeches at the Career Fair; M
Dr. K. Theivendirarajah of Alpha Labor Hogarth, Mr. Cecil Roach of the YRDSE tional speeches at the Markham Career C
() Erin Bayer and Mohammed of the YMC Elancheran of the Ministry of Financ; an valuable information through their speec
0. Canada Tamil Parents' Association (CTP Counseling Workshop for High School S
0. Moderators and Presenters of the Career the guest speakers at the Parent sessions conduct the workshop.
0 Durham YMCA, Wal Mart, Rouge Valle Power Generation for supporting the Ser
() Scotia Bank, Association of Sri Lankan A booths at the ASGC Career Fair.
Ο Dr. C. Krishnalingam, Dr. Mala Sundara Kanthasamy and Mr. Ezhil Subramaniam
() Tamil television and radio stations, espec Geethavani for taking the informational
() Tamil newspapers Uthayan, Thamilar Se Eelamurasu, Monsoon Jouranal, Eelana activities.
() Mr. Raj Thavaratnasingam and Mr. Yaso
sary scholarship to two students.
() Mr. Yoga Arulnamby for printing the Fili
() Mr.Vyramuthu. Sornalingam, Managing
ASGC executive committee to have mee
() The City of Toronto for permitting the A
the Scarborough Civic Centre.
«» Those Sri Lankan entrepreneurs for supp
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YRDSB) for supporting the ASGC conduct the Career tober 2008.
for supporting the ASGC conduct the Career counsel )08. Mr. Jim Grieve and Mr John Lavell for making Ms Varsha Naik for efficient coordination.
atories Ltd for delivering the keynote address; Mr. Bill 3 and Ms Geeta Erry of the YRDSB for their inspira lounseling Workshop for High School Students.
A; Mano Thillainathan of Scotiabank; Dr. P. d L. Sasidaran of Honeywell Aerospace for providing hes at the Career Fair and Mentorship Program.
A) for co-sponsoring and partly financing the Career tudents and Parents in Markham.
Counseling Workshop for High School Students and for scarifying their valuable times and helping ASGC
y Health System, Durham Regional Police and Ontario ninar on Summer Employment held in Pickering.
Accountants, , YMCA and JRS College for opening up
lingam, Dr. Parvathy Kandasamy, Dr. Parvathy
1 for their presentations at the Mental Health Seminar.
ially TVI, Tamil One, CMR, CTR, CTBC and bout our programs and events to the community.
nthamarai, Vlamparam, World Mirror, Suthanthiran, iu and Mulakkam for publicizing our programs and a
Somalingam for offering $500 each for providing bur
m show tickets and Annual Dinner Dance tickets.
Director of Yarl Metal Facbiciate for permitting the tings in his building.
SGC Executive Committee to conduct the meetings at
orting our activities by advertising in this issue of the
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