Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has said it will delay the launch of  its new phone operating system Blackberry 10 and is to cut 5,000 jobs. 

The confirmation of  job losses, which RIM had warned of  last month, came as the firm reported a 518 million dollar loss in the three months to June 2. 

That compared with a 695 million dollar profit in the same period a year earlier. 

Analysts said the results were worse than expected and the Blackberry 10 delay spelt more bad news for RIM. 

Revenue in the first quarter dropped 43 percent to 2-point-8 billion dollars as sales of  its Blackberry smartphones fell sharply for a second straight quarter.

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Internationally acclaimed Jamaican singer, Diana King has taken an unprecedented step within the local music industry as she dropped a bombshell on Thursday, admitting that she is a lesbian.

The highly regarded Reggae singer, known for classics such as Shy Guy, I Say A Little Prayer and L-L-Lies made the confession through a note which she issued on her officialFacebook page. It's a historic moment within the local music industry as she's the first artiste of note to come out as a homosexual.

In her note, King wrote, "My name is DIANA EUGENA KING, known to most as DIANA KING my fans call me KingSinga."

"I AM … WOMAN … MOTHER ... AUNT … JAMAICAN … AMERICAN ... INTERNATIONAL ARTIST ... SINGER ... SONGWRITER ... BAND LEADER … FRIEND ... LOVER ... ENTREPRENEUR ... GODDESS! among other things AND YES!!!…I AM A LESBIAN ... the answer to my most asked INDIRECT question. I welcome the "WHO CARES" right now. LOL."

"I answer now, not because it's anyone's business BUT because IT FEELS RIGHT WITH my SOUL and I believe by not answering or hiding it all these years somehow makes it appear as if I AM ASHAMED OF IT or THAT I BELIEVE IT IS WRONG. I FEEL NEITHER OF THOSE THINGS … or I would have grown my hair. But all kidding aside, I AM a private person, but sometimes, one has to step outside of their comfort zone to GROW. This here, that I'm doing, is my road. Not everyone will OR is required to travel this way. Some people will carry this fact about themselves to the grave and that's their prerogative but, a "GOOD" reputation can be a GIGANTIC LOAD in a girls backpack. I KNOW now that it's time I fully practice the meaning of my face tattoo, which is LOVE YOURSELF LIVE YOURSELF. I JUST WANT TO KEEP IT REAL."

"HONESTLY SPEAKING, I have always been AFRAID to admit it openly, because of the UNKNOWN of what it may cause negatively, to me my career my family and loved ones. But I realized that it is not my job to make others COMFORTABLE, I AM ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MY LIFE, the stuff U think about on your deathbed and at this point in my life I DO NOT CARE about the things that FRIGHTEN me anymore. My biggest regret is that I didn't COME OUT earlier because being silent has held me back from being ALL that I was born to be. The DEEP FEAR that I've had, especially that my own JAMAICAN PEOPLE will judge me and not accept me because of their homophobia has been a heavy burden. I fly my country's flag HIGH. Always with respect and honor everywhere I go, there is no doubt where I AM from, especially in my music. And I am nothing but PROUD of myself and my accomplishments, no one can take that away from me, IT IS already written in the History Books. But I often wonder, if JAMROCK would have STILL been proud of me if they knew the truth from the days of SHY GUY. So even though I'm a woman of the world, living out of my massive duffle bags in different countries, week after week month after month , JAMAICA has been in my head with great LOVE and absolute FEAR. The harsh reality that people like ME are persecuted, beaten, jailed, raped and murdered everyday JUST for being who they are or JUST EVEN BEING SUSPECTED OF IT. It's what I saw too many times growing up in SPANISH TOWN and living in KINGSTON and it scared me to death. I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET OUT OF THERE. It is hard to imagine the anguish inside if you are not considered an ABOMINATION I and cannot relate personally. BUT GO AHEAD., IMAGINE IT for a minute."

"And I can only image what it is like, living there and enduring that reality everyday 24/7 365 days of the year. I WILL NOT carry this baggage ANYMORE. In about 10 years I will B older than both my parents before they died. MY PERSONAL NEED to be 100% authentic and TRUE to myself and to make sure my children learn, especially from me, not to EVER be afraid to be WHO THEY ARE is stronger than any insecurities I may have had over the years. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WHO I AM from the moment I could think and had even tried to be THE OPPOSITE because of society's pressures. Trying to LIVE A LIE is horrible, whether GAY or STRAIGHT and for me, was the saddest part of it all because it only caused immense pain to everyone involved. I have been myself to the fullest ALL EXCEPT for when I came to my sexuality. And it is particularly tormenting U R a FREE SPIRIT. Only people who were very close knew because I told them. I've never felt comfortable being around or working with people who were UNCOMFORTABLE with that fact … and I thought for a long while that that would be enough. But it wasn't and it is not. NOT FOR ME … it feels like living INCOMPLETE. I have MUCH RESPECT and deep ADMIRATION for all those who have COME OUT before me, Dead or Alive. I have stood on the sidelines COVETING your bravery. YOU and LOVE have given me the COURAGE."

"I could have STAYED SAFE AND HIDDEN but for me, IT WOULD MEAN THAT ALL THOSE WHO HAVE DIED for BEING LIKE ME … ALL DIED IN VAIN. JUST LIKE BLACK PEOPLE WHO DIED FOR ME SO THAT I COULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES AND RIGHTS I NOW HAVE … WOULD HAVE ALL DIED IN VAIN (and if U think some of them weren't gay and lesbian as well U R sadly mistaken) … BUT IF I DID NOT or DO NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FREEDOMS THEY GIVE ME AND CARRY THAT TORCH and KNOWLEDGE with DIGNITY and SHOW MY GRATITUDE and RESPECT and DO MY PART BY LIVING A LIFE THAT WOULD MAKE THEM PROUD, it would B like spitting in they faces. NOT TOO LONG AGO, I would NOT have been able to go to school much less college. Maybe I would have been ALLOWED to sing for them but NOT touch them. The mic I used would B thrown out AND I would probably have to open my legs REAL WIDE before I got paid a SMALL FRACTION of what I deserved if any at all. I would have had to use the NIGGA back door and stay in a THE NIGGA HOTEL. I couldn't fly 1st class, PLEEEEASE try NO-CLASS, a girl like me would have to take a boat and keep out of sight at the very bottom. I COULDN'T B in the presence of white people if I wasn't the maid. And if they felt HAPPY they might just celebrate by RAPING or LYNCHING ME. All because their interpretation of the BIBLE said, WE WERE LESS THAN HUMAN. I haven't forgetten the PAST, the INSANITY but it is HISTORY and not meant to be a disrespect to my caucasian family. MY fans come in every shape, age, color, class and creed and I LOVE and APPRECIATED ALL of them. Weve come a far way and have a ways to go, but we HAVE GORWN. I'm not here to compare to fight or defend myself or to debate wrong or right. BUT KNOW THIS!"

"WE ARE everywhere and everyone whether U acknowledge US or not. WE R people U love and cannot live without. WE bring U joy and entertain U. Some of U have even gotten married and made love to our songs, repeated our quotes and have our Art hanging in your homes. WE deliver your babies WE save your lives in hospitals and in wars. WE defend U in the courts and stand up for your rights. WE design the clothes and shoes U just have to have and cannot live without. U hand us your money at the banks. WE fly U to the beautiful and exciting places U love to travel to. WE give U knowledge and inspiration everyday with our words, music and dance. U eat at our restaurants and dance in our nighclubs. WE hold your hands and pray for U on your deathbeds. WE baptize U and marry U. WE R ... your NEIGHBORS your FRIENDS and your FAMILY."

I am not seeking anyone's approval. The people I love and care about the most, love me no matter what and my true fans love my music and my positive energy on and off-stage. I have never been disrespectful to anyone, and have repeatedly shared my deepest thoughts and feelings with you and have demonstrated my UNWAVERING LOVE and COMPASSION for humanity, time and time again thanks to social media. I have been blessed with eyes that only see a person's HEART, not the labels placed on them, whether obvious or not. And if there is a GOD .. that trait, my best quality, came straight from the ALMIGHTY. That is WHO I AM to MY CORE and I cannot B anything else. I cannot tell where this will lead but I KNOW, I WILL B ALRIGHT and just like ths status I posted a few day ago, I have two options."

"I KNOW not just BELIEVE, THAT IF I LEAP OFF THIS LEDGE INTO THE DARKNESS OF WHAT IS UNCERTAIN ... I WILL EITHER LAND ON MY FEET ON SOMETHING STRONG or I WILL GROW WINGS AND FLY.

"As usual, MUCH LUV AND GOOD VIBES TO U ALL. AND IF U DECIDE NOW THAT U DO NOT "LOVE" ME ANYMORE … KNOW THIS!!! NOTHING WILL EVER MAKE ME STOP LOVING U."

King has re-appeared on the Jamaican spotlight in recent years, unveiling her fourth studio album, Warrior Girl in 2010, which was released digitally a year later in the United States under the name Agirlnameking. Additionally, she performed at the last two editions of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in Trelawny. At this year's edition, she shared the stage with multiple award-winning Canadian songstress,Celine Dion.

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INUAGURATION OF BADMINTON CLUB

INUAGURATION OF BADMINTON CLUB-2012

A badminton Club was formed in Kahm Uwc on 16th June 2012 .

 

Opening Remarks-Dr.Zakir Ahammed,Department of Physical Education

 

Audience

 

Players

 

Venue

 

First Shot

 

shahina madam

 

krishna madam

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Akhbarat

Akhbarat

Akhbarat: the literal meaning of akhbar, the singular of akhbarat, is newspaper. It was the news of imperial court or the newsletters of the mughal. The system was started by akbar.

There were fourteen scribes who undertook the work of recording minutes of the royal court proceedings every day. It included the minutes, the firmans and other papers which were presented to the royal court of akbar. Then, multiple copies were prepared within a week and got approved by the emperor.

The copies were then made available to concerned officers and citizens. The copies were made available to the scholars who were patronized by akbar.

No doubt, the mughal period is called the zenith of medieval historiography because of availability of such sources like akbharat as well the work of established scholars. However, aurangzeb made akhbarat a confidential document. He discontinued the practice of making it accessible to every one. He even issued a proclamation in 1699 to ensure the confidentiality of akhbarat.

Satishchandra mukherji

Satishchandra mukherji (satish chandra mukherjee):
he was the founder of the journal dawn anddawn society. Dawn society had played a seminal role in the national education movement which had developed along with wang bang movement of 1905.

The demand of national education was one of the response of the indian nationalists against the colonial rule. It was accompanied by the movement of swadeshi and boycott. Some of the scholars believe that it was mainly a result of wang bang movement.

However, later, the nationalist responses of wang bang movement excluding revolutionary approach became the core of gandhian political struggle based on satyagrah and non-violence against the colonial rule of britain. Satish chandra mukherjee was highly impressed by the non-violence movement. He remained associated with mahatama gandhi also. 

Boycott of british goods:

Boycott of british goods was one of the major technique of protest invented by the indians fighting against the imperial rule of britain during their freedom struggle for freedom.

It was first suggested in a weekly sanjivani on july 13, 1905. The weekly sanjivani was edited by krishankumar mitra at that time. It was later adopted by congress on august 7, 1905 as one the technique to protest against the partition of bengal which was scheduled to take place on october 16, 1905.

It was the most effective technique of wang bang movement. It had full support of leaders like sunrendranath banerji.

It was adopted by other moderate leaders in the congress who was strongly against any unconstitutional mean of protest. Soon this approach of freedom fighters asking abrogation of bengal partition by hitting at the purse at manchester, graduated at full fledged demand of swaraj in writings of leaders like aurbindo ghosh.

It is considered as the maturing of the indian nationalism by a set of scholars who oppose the theory of cambridge school of historian (pro-imperialistic theory of the aim of civilizing the world by the christian world).

It was definitely a strong statement which had added a practical (theoretical economic theory had developed by dadabhai naoroji in 1870s.) Economic dimension to the freedom struggle of india. Later it was adopted by mohandass karamchand gandhi as an important part of political technique based on satyagraha.

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MALABAR KRANTI Express

Dear Prof. Shabeer !!

Greetings from Ravi S from Coimbatore. Well, I have seen your blogs and posts in the histoblog website.

Well, in the History of Indian Independence, the sorrowful incident of WAGON TRAGEDY has not been given the prominence and has never been in the limelight. It is nothing short of Jalianwala bagh massacre or Chauri chaura incident.

Well, the time has come for all of us to pay homage to the victims of Wagon tragedy and the apt time is NOW. 

How ? 

It has been announced in the recent railway budget that train no. 22609 / 10 Mangalore - Palakkad INTERCITY express would be extended to Coimbatore jn. This may be done on any date when the new railway time table comes to effect from 1st July 2012.

As a matter of Coincidence, this train 22609 / 10 after it gets extended to Coimbatore would halt both at TIRUR ( it is already halting here) and PODANUR jn both of the places which were silent witness to the WAGON TRAGEDY in the year 1921.

So, it would be apt to name this train 22609 / 10 MANGALORE - COIMBATORE intercity express as MALABAR KRANTI Express ( kranti ---> revolution) and pay homage to the 64 victims of WAGON tragedy.  Also, paintings relating to this incident can be kept in the AC coaches of this train so that the new generation of people travelling by this train can have an idea of how painful was the path towards Independence.

I have already written a letter in the Hindu, readers Column, Coimbatore edition. Please click the hyperlink below.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3463769.ece

text of my mail Published :-

Why not Malabar Kranti Express? 

It would be in the fitness of things to name the Coimbatore - Mangalore Central inter-city express (22609/10) as Malabar Kranti Express. 

The Inter-city express (daily) 22609/10 being operated between Palghat Junction and Mangalore Central is being extended to Coimbatore Junction as per the proposals of the railway budget presented this year. 

It would improve the connectivity between Coimbatore and Malabar region which have long years of traditional linkage as both were part of the Madras Presidency of the British Raj, much before the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu were carved out. 

As a matter of coincidence, this train (like many other trains too) would halt both at Tirur and Podanur Junction, which were both witness to the gruesome incident in which 64 out of the 100 odd prisoners, who revolted against brutalities of British police in Malabar region, were transported in a closed freight wagon and suffocated to death in 1921. 

Made to board the closed wagon at Tirur, these prisoners were destined to reach prisons located in Coimbatore and Bellary but many of them had reached their heavenly abode, asphyxiated to death inside the wagon. 

Downplayed by merely describing it as a 'wagon tragedy' in 1921, this horrendous incident is beyond any realms of imaginations at a time when we crib about bad air-conditioned coaches, stained bed rolls, stinking toilets, jammed windows during train journeys. Though a small wagon replica model is placed at Tirur in Malappuram district in memory of this event, there has been no effort to honour these souls who were denied even the right of dignity in death. 

Southern Railway can consider naming this train as Malabar Kranti Express (reminding people of the struggle in Malabar region against British rule) to honour those unfortunate souls and also place paintings narrating this event prominently in the coaches of this train. 

Ravi S, 

Coimbatore.

Please take steps to spread this idea with prominent politicians in Kerala especially Shri. E. AHMED, present minister of external affairs (state) Govt. of India, who was earlier, Minister of State for Railways, Govt. of India.

Before the train 22609 / 10 Mangalore - Palakkad intercity express starts running its extended run to Coimbatore jn, the  naming of this train CAN be done on the date of its extension.

thank you & regards,

Ravi S

(Coimbatore)

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Job Opportunities for B.A. in History Graduates

Job Opportunities for B.A. in History Graduates

What is history ?

History is a branch of knowledge that fulfils the desire of man to know the past.It becomes the collective memory of human society.The study of history comprehends all the human experiences in the past,which includes wahts men have said,done or suffered;that helps one to find out the present traces of the past.So,we can say that history is the respresentation of the past experience through the works of historian.

Why history ?

Knowledge of the past is essential to the society.Without the knowledge of the past  we would be without identity.So historical study helps us to understand the present.itacts as a guide for the future.It teaches us how bad decisions have led to the catastophe.history warns us not to cross the limit in certain aspects.It has the characteristics of science and art.Historical study may helps us to predict the future.It helps to develop the reasong power in man and make him a more reasonable human being.It increases our memory capacity and imagination.Also history gives us a chronological order of events which have shapened our present.

Scope of History ?

1-Study of history develops the capacity to inspire the youth to attain higher pursuits of life and to endure the inevitable.

2-It helps man to develop his own self knowledge and his position in the society in which he lives.

3-Historical lessons becomes the sources of inspiration to the people of contemporary period.

4-History is the best descipline through which one can impart value orientation to the children.

5-History helps to develop the spirit of enquiry,memory,reasoning power and capacity for analysis.

6-Several problems of the present day,like that of communalism,ethnicity,casteism etc can only be solved on the basis of correct understanding of the past.

7-Historians have the opportunity to get very good jobs with firms not only in our country but also abroad.

8-Once student have finished their graduate studies, they can do their postgraduation in History (MA History).

9-Many certification courses that are available for B A History graduates includes;

*Certificate Course in Archaeology, Iconography, Indian numismatics, Manuscriptology, numismatics

*Diploma in Ancient History, Archaeology and Culture, Archaeology

*Diploma in Ancient Indian History and Culture, Epigraphy

*Diploma in Archaeology

*Diploma in Epigraphy

*Diploma in Museology

*Diploma in Museum Administration, Museum Modeling

*Postgraduate Diploma in Ancient Indian History and Culture, Museology

*Postgraduate Diploma in Archaeology

*Postgraduate Diploma in Archaeology and Ancient History, Equigraphy

*Postgraduate Diploma in Archaeology, Ancient Culture and History

*Postgraduate Diploma in Archaeology, Museology

*Postgraduate Diploma in Archives Keeping.

10-Students who like to go for advanced studies can do PhD in any one of the numerous specializations available.

11-Career options for students who have finished their graduation in history are quite high.

12-Students can also appear for the UPSC or the state wide PSC tests.Almost 40 % of I.A.S exam questions are taken from history.

13-Those who like the teaching profession can get the B.Ed (after BA) or M.Ed (after MA) degree and apply for teacher or Assistant Professor positions.

14-Many other job options are available too for B A history Student.  A few include:

*Archivists

*Information Managers

*Librarians

*Politician

*Public Relations officer

*Records Managers.

1.  Teaching

2.  Law

3.  Research

4.  Diplomacy

5.  Public service

6.  Journalism

7.  Ministry

8.  Insurance

9.  Politics

10.      Publishing

11.      Some Job Types

12.      Archaeologist

13.      Archivist

14.      Historical researcher

15.      Museum work

16.      Secondary school teacher

17.      Tour guide

18.   University lecturer

15-They can even appear for Bank tests and get jobs as Probationary Officers or Clerks, or work with news papers or magazines. 

16-Students of history with a professional degree in journalism can get jobs with various  magazines  .

17-Civil Service: History graduates those who join the Civil Services are involved in a variety of tasks such as drafting material for new legislation, management of their departments, analyzing policy options etc.

18-Intelligence Work: Graduates from this field can also look for jobs in countering of threats and investigation.  The nature of the work involves the use of many skills that has been gained through studying.

                                              Shabeermon M.

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