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SLEEP   timings   of   CHILDREN Since ages we in India have been taught that getting up to study at crack of dawn is best as you are fresh and can assimilate better. This was the prevalent idea and parents/ elders used to din it into the minds of children.   Researchers since early 1990’s have determined that sleep patterns of younger children, adolescents and adults vary considerably. (We thought it was common sense, and everyone knew it) Pre-adolescent children wake up easily and are mostly eager to start the day. Experts also believe that an early start of the day and school is best for this age group. Sleep pattern of adolescents in age group 12 to 18 differs considerably from others. Their body clocks have a different rhythm and there are other factors telling to stay up late and get up late. This may be due to extracurricular activities, hobbies taken up in this age, TV, novels to be read, having a tete-a-tete with friends, projects to be finished or considerable studi

Separate Capitol Towns Situation 1 In Lucknow, the State Capitol of U.P., the State Assembly is situated smack in the centre of the town on its main arterial road. So whenever there is a Dharna, Protest march, Sit down protests, etc, the road is closed for about a km, for 4 to 6 hours during peak time of the day. Detours are through narrow roads which immediately clog up and become as useless as the main road blocked by the strikers. And Dharna, Protests are numerous whenever the Assembly is in session. Since Dharna, Protest marches cannot be banned, being rights in a democracy, what happens ? The strikers are happy that their message has gone to a vast majority of people, by inconveniencing and affecting a majority of the city’s population. The Assembly House being in the centre of the city on an arterial road, the population of the city on the south side cannot go to the north side where are situated the University, all the courts including the High Court, all the

The  day    EURO   Came Celebrations in Brussels the administrative capitol of the European Union were on a grand scale. There were some fantastic light & sound shows. Crowds were cheering and enjoying the event, which was celebrating the arrival of the Euro. European Union officials claimed it as a historic event of Europe’s history. European Union had been formed some years ago, and the idea of a common currency of the 12 European countries was floated in the Treaty of Rome in 1957. It was in the Treaty of Maastricht in 1991 that set the route for a single common currency. The idea of a common currency gained ground and in 1995 the euro got its name. Euros had started to be used as a medium of exchange in financial transactions since 1999, but New Year’s Day 2002 was the debut for the Euro notes and coins. People all over Europe were bringing in their used old and torn mark’s, drachmas, liras, pesetas, francs, schilling etc to purchase anything and getting back Eur