Category: Study

Books that are prescribed by Central Board of Secondary Education for students studying under this board are referred to as CBSE books. To perform well in CBSE examinations or for that matter any other school exam, it is very important for students to thoroughly go through the CBSE books. The questions asked in the final CBSE examinations are either directly picked from the end-of-chapter exercises in these books or are based on the NCERT questions with minor modifications. To score top marks and gain the maximum from the learning activity, it is essential for students to prepare quality notes from the CBSE books.

Students can follow this simple five-step process to learn how to prepare quality notes from CBSE books. These steps will help students approach their studies and related activities in the correct manner and will also enable them to score great marks in the final examinations; thereby making their learning activity a thoroughly enriching one.

The first and foremost step is to thoroughly go through the entire chapter in the CBSE book. This will acquaint students with the concepts, processes and other important information in the chapter. It will also help students to obtain a fair idea of the efforts required to proficiently complete the chapter and related topics.

After going through the chapter, the next step is to then assess knowledge levels with respect to understanding of key concepts, retention of important information etc. Such an assessment at this level will enable students to work efficiently towards completing their syllabus within the stipulated time period. It will also ensure that students do undertake other important activities related to studies.

After making an assessment of the knowledge levels, comes the time to prepare notes from the CBSE books. While preparing notes from the CBSE books, students should make sure that they are reproducing word-by-word from it. Ideally, such notes should be based on students understanding of concepts. Students should first try to understand the concepts in CBSE books then prepare a list of all important concepts and finally prepare notes for all these concepts in their own language. While preparing such notes students should keep the following points in mind.

-Students should try to keep these notes crisp and to-the-point. It will not only promote effective understanding but will also be useful for quick revision.
-While making notes from CBSE books students should make sure that they are as per their learning styles. Notes according to the preferred learning style will help students learn and process information quickly and efficiently.
-Students should try to support their notes with value-adding illustrations and videos. It will promote comprehensive learning and will also help students score extra marks in exams.

Once through with preparing notes from CBSE books, students should try to solve questions available in end-of-chapter exercises. A practice session like this will help students identify their knowledge gaps, clear all their doubts and fill those gaps to solidify learning.

Students can also seek help from a variety of websites that provide CBSE-aligned learning and assessment solutions. The learning solutions by such websites include free NCERT solutions, study material, formative assessments, interactive puzzles, tests, revision notes etc. Referring to such content can make learning a thoroughly enriching experience.

All the best!

A pioneer clinical study conducted by Meteor revealed use of Crestor (Rosuvastatin) has a positive effect on Atherosclerosis in people with early signs of artery disease and at low risk of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). The trial shows that Crestor (Rosuvastatin) slows down the progression of Atherosclerosis in people at low risk of Coronary Artery Disease.

Deposits of fatty substances (lipoproteins) or fibrous along the artery wall leads to formation of plaques, these plaques thicken the artery wall, lowers the elasticity of the arteries and narrows down the artery passage and as a result, reduces the blood flow to vital organs, this condition is termed as Atherosclerosis. It is also referred as hardening or furring of the arteries. Sometimes these plaques can rupture and block the artery as such leading to thrombus formation, this can sudden stoppage of blood flow to vital organs. If it blocks the blood flow to brain, it can cause stroke, similarly in heart it leads to heart attack. Atherosclerosis causes many cardiovascular diseases.

The clinical study was conducted using Crestor Rosuvastatin 40mg. The results obtained showed significant slow down in progression of atherosclerosis in patients when compared to placebo. Significant progression versus baseline was observed in placebo arm; where as no significant progression versus baseline was observed in rosuvastatin arm over two years of study.

Subjects who had moderately high level of LDL and no established atherosclerosis showed decrease of intima-media thickness by 0.0014/yr with use of rosuvastatin 40 mg, Compared to progression of 0.0131/yr in placebo patients. This clearly reveals reduction in atherosclerotic burden with use of rosuvastatin 40 mg.

It is exciting to see that by using rosuvastatin we can potentially slow or even stop the disease progression in people with relatively modest atherosclerosis, said lead investigator John R. Crouse, III, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences and Associate Director of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) General Clinical Research Centre. METEOR provides evidence that the effect of rosuvastatin on dyslipidaemia translates into a beneficial effect on the progression of atherosclerosis.

With completion of this study, CRESTOR has now been studied across the atherosclerosis disease spectrum, first with ASTEROID, which included patients with established coronary artery disease and at a high risk of CHD events and now with METEOR, which evaluated CRESTOR in asymptomatic subjects with early disease and at low CHD risk

Crestor currently is used to treat lipid disorders. Now with this wealth of data, Crestor has received approvals in 90 countries and over 9 million patients have been prescribed Crestor worldwide

People who like travel like to choose to study Chinese in China. It is an essential skill, certainly for those who wish to expand their business horizon. It is a language spoken by over 1 billion people, which is 1/6th of the world population. If you can communicate with many people, it is defiantly an advantage that, you might have, over other people.

To study Chinese in China is still not something you can do easily. There is a lot to learn. It is not only about the language but about the culture. Since the Olympics, more and more people have started to know China as being open minded people. It is still not the case. There are still a lot of preconceived notion of how things are.

It cannot be said that China is an open and liberal countries as many others, but it is much less so than it was a decade ago. This was mainly due to the summer Olympics in 2008 in Beijing. China opens its door to the world and showed them that there is so much more to this country that meets the eyes. So to study Chinese in China you must first understand are the preconceived notion on that country and try to stay away from them. Be more open minded.

Learn as much as you can about the culture. It is important to know that there is still an underbelly to the society. There is usually one everywhere. Know things about where you are going. To study Chinese in China, you must do a lot of advance research not to make someone mad. Their traditions are quite different from the western world.

Many things might change from region to region. So in order to study Chinese in China it is important to be able to talk a little bit with the locals. Make friends with someone and tell them that you will need a hand from time to time. Using a friend as a guide can be a great way to get to know about things you wouldnt get to know as a tourist.

If you are going to study there in groups try and get to know everyone. It is great to have someone with you who is experiencing the same adventures with you, whether they are good or bad.

The climate there is quite different from other parts also. The pollution levels are quite high so be prepared to some unusual sites and phenomenons created by such level of pollution.

Although you might find the more popular companies of fast food there, dont miss out on the chance to try out local traditional foods, which are quite different. To experience things so many things while in a foreign country can be quite overwhelming. If you know someone from China before you depart to there, make sure you have a chat about what tips and trick they have to offer you. Most of all try and relax and enjoy the experience.

For for over a decade, the Freedom From Pain Institute(R) has provided both types of educational opportunities to a broad range of bodyworkers including massage therapists, sports therapists, structural integrators, functional movement trainers, and physical therapists. Of course, nothing replaces a live workshop for actually participating and seeing the assessments and techniques performed firsthand.

There are, however, a lot of advantages to home study courses that make it very easy to maintain your CE certification while enhancing your education in a conveniently packaged format.

Build your bodywork library: I’m a video and book ‘junkie’ and am very fond of my large library of Massage Therapy education Videos, DVDs and textbooks, which I refer to often. This collection includes many of the masters of our profession such as Ida Rolf, Philip Greenman, Vladimir Janda, Stewart McGill, and others. I’ll throw one on in the morning when running on my treadmill and it ignites a spark that I can take into the therapy room that day. Even if I’ve watched it many times before, I always learn something new. A high-quality home study course offers a lifetime reference source to help build on the material you learned in massage school. My advice is to immediately begin building a quality library that shows your clients and fellow therapists that you’re passionate about your work.

All CEU courses are not created equal. You’ll not benefit the same from “so-called” quick and easy online CE courses designed to complete in a couple hours and once finished, you’re left with no reference material…no handsome books and videos to display in your clinic. However, there are some wonderful distance e-learning programs and podcasts available through top educators such as Whitney Lowe, Ben Benjamin, Tom Myers, Art Riggs, and the World Massage Conference that allow therapists to go back and reference the material they’ve learned..

Expense: If you live a distance from a convenient workshop, are disabled, or have a hardship, you probably should evaluate the time and expense of travel, high gas prices and airline inconveniences. Often, not only do you have to spend money on transportation, but also accommodations and food. That is not an issue with a course that you can complete in the relaxed, no time-limit of your home or office. The Freedom From Pain Institute offers speedy multiple-choice online testing in addition to books, videos and free home-study Ethics courses.

“I have been in practice for 25 years with advanced training in many bodywork disciplines, so when I have to spend time and money for CEUs to maintain my state and national certification, I am very careful and particular. Having read some of Erik Dalton’s magazine articles over the years, I researched his home study programs and purchased the Advanced Myoskeletal Techniques course. This program proved to be very comprehensive. Erik has a gift for articulating complex data so that it’s comfortable to understand and integrate into your practice. Beyond expanding my knowledge base and skills, the course gave me tools to educate my clients in a way that challenges them about their own process. Gift yourself this program today!” – Vince Falone, New York City

There are unique and equally important benefits to both types of certification education. I would suggest that you take advantage of both. Both have a place in your continued training, but don’t forget to build your bodywork library!

The Freedom From Pain Institute offers two beautifully produced top selling NCBTMB approved home study courses for massage and bodywork therapists. These detailed courses offer pain management techniques for finding and fixing chronic postural and functional pain problems through innovative deep-tissue, joint-stretching and postural therapeutic routines that will raise your clients to a new level of health. Upon completion you will be sent a beautiful “Certified Myoskeletal Therapist” diploma, and a free listing for your business on Erik Daltons Website.

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Meisner Acting
Scene Study

In a general sense scene study is the breaking down of a scene in a play and looking at how an actor’s character fits into the story as a whole. The Meisner acting technique uses scene study to delve even deeper, looking at specific details relating to the characters, their interactions, relationships, analysis of what happened “offstage” to propel the character into the scene–the list goes on. Playwrights have very meaningful reasons for putting characters into scenes and it is the actor’s responsibility to dig as deeply as possible into every nuance of the character and how it effects not only the scene but the development of the overall story.

It is practically useless to do any scene study without first mastering the fundamentals of the craft of acting. An actor studying Meisner acting techniques must first approach and break down the barriers, the emotional “habits” they have formed throughout life. From basic temperament to upbringing to social mores, we are programmed to instinctively react in a unique way. These can be an impediment to an actor who must learn to react and have the emotional habits of many different people, the characters they play.

Breaking down these barriers and emotional blocks is exhausting, demanding and exhilarating. Above all, it is absolutely necessary. The result is an actor who has learned how to move effortlessly from one emotional landscape to another. They have learned to imagine and internalize an entire library of complex feelings, reactions and impulses, from suppressed rage to intense sorrow, extreme vulnerability to subtle hysteria–if you can name it they can immerse themselves in it quickly and truthfully.
Most actors with any knowledge understand that acting is not a simple craft. However, simplicity is the cornerstone of great acting. How does that work?

Mastery of scene study and combining it with the fundamentals of the craft is one way actors can “give way” onstage and perform simply and freely as the character with all of the attending mannerisms, nuances, impulses, emotional responses, etc. that make it truthful and authentic.

The type of detailed scene study outlined below is one of the best tools an actor has to truly develop a living breathing character that they can call on at will. If one has studied in a rigorous way, they will find they have an ability to listen fully, respond spontaneously and be completely focused in the proper way as they react moment by moment onstage. This is the best way to be fully immersed in the reality as it unfolds onstage and give evocative, mesmerizing performances that seem to be happening in the moment rather than being memorized and rehearsed.

There are many, many things to consider when approaching scene study work–most of them relating to the character’s point of view. Here are just a few of the questions an actor must ask when approaching the development of a scene:

1) What is the story really about? Only by reading the script over and over will this
become clear.

2) How does this scene fit into the overall story and how is my character being dramatized
in it?

3) What happened offstage that propelled my character into the scene?

4) How would it make me feel? How does the character feel?

5) How are the characters in the scene relating to each other as the scene
progresses? How does my character feel as it progresses?

6) What is my character’s main objective?

7) What are my character’s actions?

8) How are those actions leading him or her to the objective
(or away from it? )

9) What kind of issues does my character have in the scene?

10) What is my idea for the part? How will I play the character?

This list is superficial at best but, it does give some idea of the types of things that need to be researched, thought about and integrated into the deeper understanding of a character. If you have done the necessary homework, if you remain open to what happens without trying to anticipate, if you are emotionally and physically present your talent will take over and your best work will rise up out of you and flow freely from an unconscious place.

There are always moments in any creative process, especially acting, when you feel as if you don’t know anything. This is a wonderful place to be. It will give you an opportunity to struggle in a new way with the material. It’s a struggle that will help you uncover a personal resonance with the text and the circumstances of the play and discover things about yourself and your character that will ultimately result in a higher caliber performance–if you let it. It is essential to love that struggle as much as you love acting.