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Learning - the modern way

 I tried to attend a class about marma - which is similar to acupressure. Some how still I doubt that, these people have tried to rename acupressure and each of these points. I may be wrong - as I am quite prejudiced.  OK, I was trying to attend the class.  The teacher was saying "I will surely make these points by heart for you". And so he did.  First he showed the diagrams - and then he explained them. Again and again and ag ain. And then we were supposed to work on these acupressure points. And then there was Q and A session. Next day was revision of the same points again.  Why didn't we learn in this method during our childhood? Ok, stone age, there was no media of any type. If a teacher wanted to display something - he had to draw those on the black board. There might have been some charts in later years.  Anyways, that was ancient past. Now my question is, today what method is employed to teach children? Is it still rote learning? Are there any image...

Boston Legal

 I was trying to watch Boston Legal on the iPad, while trying to complete sudoku in the mobile after a failed attempt and trying to tune out news channel discussion on TV. And Denny Crane and Alan Shore are sitting on their balcony sipping expensive whisky and smoking cigars.  Do not judge these lawyers and their expensive life styles. They all have their own personal hells.  Denny crane was a senior lawyer with a great legacy, but now he is struggling with early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Since he is scared of that, he tries to deceive others and self calling it mad cow disease. He forgets most things and he is still working in company because of his legacy and because he is the Crane of "Crane Poole and Shmidt".  His friend and buddy Alan Shore is neither old, nor ill. Very talented lawyer, one who can argue and win any difficult case. He is polar opposite to Denny in political opinion, as he is neither racist nor sexist, is quite liberal. He was married and di...