Education

Lazy colleagues top list of most hateful things at workplace

AustraliaMelbourne, Feb 16 : A new study has shown that lazy colleagues are hated most at workplaces.

According to management consultant James Adonis, who spoke to 2400 Australian employees, lazy and underperforming colleagues made the top of the hate list.

The next thing on the list that workers did not like was feeling unappreciated and unrecognised, while communication issues came third on the list.

Inconsiderate peers, lack of teamwork, negativity, and gossip and backstabbing also made the top 10.

Taiwan to issue education vouchers to tackle unemployment

Taiwan to issue education vouchers to tackle unemploymentTaipei - Taiwan, after issuing shopping vouchers, plans to issue education vouchers to allow unemployed college graduates and young white collar workers to receive vocational training while waiting for jobs, an official said Tuesday.

"We will use 20-30 billion Taiwan dollars (600-900 million US dollars) to issue the education vouchers, and will issue them as soon as the cabinet has approved it," said Liao Yao-tzung, secretary-general of the Council for Economic Planning and Development.

Booklet advices Brit school kids about tips on cannabis use

Booklet advices Brit school kids about tips on cannabis useLondon, Jan. 27: School kids in Britain have been given access to a 20-page booklet that provides them with tips on cannabis use.

Titled ''Know Cannabis'', the booklet, according to The Telegraph, spells out how the drug can make you feel relaxed and makes music ''sound better'' as well as whether to use bongs or buckets and how to roll a joint.

Nintendo brain-trainer 'no better than pencil and paper'

Nintendo brain-trainer 'no better than pencil and paper'It has been proved by a novel study that a Nintendo that carries a price tag of £100 is no better than a 10 paise pencil at stimulating the memory. After the latest study, the claim by Nintendo that the DS Lite boosts the brain has been disapproved.

Arjun Singh to be chief guest at XIth Convocation of University of Hyderabad today

Arjun Singh to be chief guest at XIth Convocation of University of Hyderabad todayNew Delhi, Jan 17: Union Minister of Human Resource Development Arjun Singh will be the chief guest at the XIth Convocation of the University of Hyderabad today.

The last convocation was held in 2007.

With student strength of more than 3,400 the University of Hyderabad has emerged as a top-ranking institute of higher education and research in India.

Union Ministry of Science and Technology has recognized this University as the Second Ranking University in the country.

Malaysian Government told to release funds for Tamil schools

Malaysian Government told to release funds for Tamil schoolsKuala Lumpur, Jan. 14 : The Malaysian Government has been asked to release the RM 50 million for Tamil schools under the 2009 Budget.

KLANG MP Charles Santiago made the appeal, the Malaysia Nanban and The Star reported.

He said the higher enrolment in Tamil schools had resulted in a shortage of classrooms. There was also a need to upgrade existing facilities in schools and quality of teaching, he said.

He said 370 Tamil schools out of the 523 were on private land and as such, they could not be converted into fully aided schools.

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