The GOOD... the BAD... and the UGLY

The GOOD ...The BAD ... and the UGLY

The GOOD...

       Top Math Prize Has Its First Female Winner

Aug. 12, 2014     Winners of the 2014 Fields Medal in mathematics

The Fields Medal, based in Canada,  is given every four years and is the
 "Nobel Prize" in Math

 From left: Maryam Mirzakhani, Artur Avila, Manjul Bhargava and Martin Hairer.

“This is a great honor. I will be happy if it encourages young female scientists and mathematicians,” Dr. Mirzakhani was quoted as saying in a Stanford news release on Tuesday. “I am sure there will be many more women winning this kind of award in coming years.”

Maryam Mirsakhani - Professor at Stanford

Artur Avila - National Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics in Brazil

Manjul Bhargava - Princeton University

Martin Hairer - University of Warwick - England

I am sure other females will follow and "math" will not 

be the male territory...In the math departments in Canada and the U.S. female teachers are the majority... So there is no reason why males will dominate engineering and math related fields ...

Few of the obstacles are expectation from females and motivation... It is more cultural than anything else...

I expected that my female students will excel ... But I was kicking against age old spikes ... Males were expected to do good in sciences and math... and females...just to succeed...

Even in the same family...the parental expectations were different...and the males were a bit more "full of themselves"...and the females were more protective of the male sibling...I guess the parents had conditioned the siblings properly...

I hope the Math prize will open up new paths in front of us...

I wish and I hope...

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Still the GOOD...

I wish and I hope...youth will be encouraged and take the initiative in their hands...

I wish and I hope...youth will not wait for their teachers...They can do much more and without the assistance of the teachers...

Just get involved and experiment and NEVER GIVE UP...

Keep your head up...and when you err...try again... That is the road to success...

Persist, persevere...and practice more...

Try and err... and when hit by an error...try more...

Check below for inspiration and role model... 

Joshua Meier, 18, New Jersey is working on stem cell research since 14

Adeeb Alblooshi, 10, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

He has already made few "modest" inventions - He built a seat belt which monitors the heart beat and if it is too high or low alerts the authorities.

He is on a world tour sponsored by his government:

"I've learned a lot, but most importantly, I'm having fun while doing it," he says.

Samantha and Michelle Marquez, 18 and 15, Virginia

Samantha created "celloidosomes," three-dimensional structures built out of living cells, 

which act as a container for other particles. She suggests that these capsule-like 

structures could be used for organ repair and as innovative way to deliver drugs to 

the body, but anticipates that there could other applications too.

Michelle, on the other hand, decided to explore elements that couldn't be touched: 

music and emotions. Her research analyzed brain activity and found that highly 

complex sounds -- or chaotic noise -- triggered the part of the brain associated with 

negative emotions, while low-complexity music triggered the part of the brain 

associated with positive emotions.

Sandile Kubheka, 21, Newcastle, South Africa

Sandile Kubheka, at 20, had become South Africa's youngest doctor, four years ahead of schedule.

Tony Hansberry, 20, Jacksonville, Florida

That's what I love about the idea of medicine: the fact that you can change so many lives 

with just your hands. 

Jack Andraka, 17, Maryland

Jack Andraka was aged just 14 when he started developing an easy early-detection

 test for pancreatic cancer. By the end of the school year, he succeeded.

Andrew Almazán Anaya, 19, Mexico City, Mexico

Andrew Almazán Anaya is best known for becoming a qualified psychologist at 16,

 but in his eyes, he still has a lot to accomplish.

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The Bad...

It looks like a war zone... It looks like "Furgistan" in Missouri...

There is no reason why...

When the economy is weaker...When unemployment is high... When job opportunities for youth are scarce...They "bad" things happen...

Look at the photos...

Does it look like North America...? But it is...

In the land of the free...some are freer than the others...

In the land of plenty...Some have much more than the others...

Some are judged by the colour of their skin... and some are awarded accolades not because what they achieved but whom they know...

It defies logic... But then, human beings are fragile and mediocre leaders are dangerous...

I know it from my teaching experience... Mediocre admin definitely does more harm and can not engage the imagination of the students to achieve more...

Brown's shooting death, and police alleged stonewalling of details, have lit a fire in Ferguson. 

Residents say the officer's alleged actions were a brazen act of aggression, 

especially when Brown, who was about to start technical college, 

was unarmed and not threatening.

The city has seen protests every night since the Saturday shooting.

Wednesday was no different.

"They are now firing into the crowd," a reporter is heard saying as loud blasts and fiery 

sparks show tear gas canisters apparently being shot by police. Screams follow.

"They're firing rubber bullets," a reporter with KARG Argus Radio is heard saying in 

a video of the events. 

"They're attacking reporters, they are attacking civilians. 

They are firing up on the media."

Police and protesters face each other...

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....And Now the UGLY...

1. Turmoil in Ukraine... and my heart bleeds with the 

     

     the bleeding country...

       Ukrainians know how to live with each other...They know of to sing and dance        and create together... We should leave them alone...and let them heal and let

       them be...

2. Iraq is in war... and the Christian and Yezidi 

        

     minorities are being murdered...The ancient Christian Churches are being                destroyed...

     The ugliness of human GREED has created a hell on earth...

3. Syria and Afghanistan...

       The UGLY wars continue...cities and towns are demolished...and there is no            end in sight...

        Will there be peace...?

4. Africa is gripped by the Ebola virus...

        

        I hope there will be cure soon... before the next thousand is killed...

These are the GOOD, the bad and the ugly...today...

...and I know that you can help... You can do more...Come together and discuss and see what you can do to increase the GOOD... to wipe out the Bad...  and to eradicate the UGLY