London,- Lord Navnit Dholakia, leading NRI
politician in the UK, has won the top honour at the GG2
Leadership Awards 2011 for his outstanding achievements.
Britain's Attorney General Dominic Grieve presented the
GG2 (Garavi Gujarat) Hammer Award to Lord Dholakia during a
ceremony at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel where
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was the chief guest.
Receiving the award, Dholakia, Deputy Leader of the
Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, lauded the
achievements of the Asian community and minority community
from all walks of life in the UK.
Speaking briefly on the occasion, Clegg said he along
with leaders of other parties in the UK strongly believed in
multi-culturalism - universal respect for basic values,
respect for law and liberty.
"Education remains the greatest key to progress and
advancement," he said.
Other recipients of the awards were: Sargeant Dip Pun
(GG2 Pride of Britain Award), Nina Wadia (GG2 Woman of the
Year), Darra Singh, Chairman of the Riots Community and
Victims Panel (GG2 Man of the Year), Nazia Parveen, Senior
Reporter, Lancashire Evening Telegraph (GG2 Young Journalist
of the Year), Atul Pathak (GG2 Social entrepreneur of the
Year).
In a message, Prime Minister David Cameron said, "There
is little doubt that Britain today is a far more diverse and
tolerant society than it was a generation ago. As a country we
have thankfully come a long way in the last fifty years and we
now have some of the strongest equality legislation in
Europe."
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Marketing Group, organiser of the Awards, said "all the
winners tonight exhibit some of the very best leadership."
5.9 quake strikes off Japan disaster zone
Tokyo, Nov 24 (AFP) A moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake
has struck off Japan today, US geologists said, close to the
area hit by twin disasters in March, but there was no
immediate tsunami warning or reports of damage.
The undersea quake hit at 4.24 am (local time) at a
depth of 37 kilometres (23 miles), 64 km from Iwaki and 112 km
from Sendai, the United States Geological Survey said -- both
cities struck by the tsunami that left almost 20,000 dead or
missing after a massive 9.0 earthquake in March.
The area is also close to a nuclear plant that was
crippled by the March disasters and has since leaked radiation
into the air, soil and sea, but has remained stable through a
series of more recent tremors.
Synesthesia can offer huge mental benefits: Scientists
- Heard anyone who can taste words
and hear colours? Well, some people have this unusual trait
called synesthesia which can provide numerous mental benefits,
scientists led by an Indian-origin neurologist have claimed.
Synesthesia, first discovered in the 19th century, occurs
when stimulating one of the five senses triggers experiences
in an unrelated sense. The most common of the conditions is
grapheme-colour synesthesia, in which sufferers can see every
number or letter tinged with a particular colour.
Although it causes due to drug use, brain damage, sensory
deprivation and even hypnosis, research has found that two to
four per cent of the general population naturally experiences
synesthesia, with the phenomenon tending to run in families.
Cognitive neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran and his
colleagues at the University of California, San Diego, suggest
that mutant genes responsible for synesthesia might lead
people to perceive links not only between seemingly unrelated
sensations but also between seemingly unrelated ideas, leading
to greater creativity, LiveScience reported.
For instance, synesthesia is purported to be seven times
more common in artists, poets and novelists than in the rest
of the population, the scientists said.
It also demonstrate remarkable memory abilities some
times. For example, British writer Daniel Tammet claimed he
has used his synesthesia to memorise the mathematical constant
pi to 22,514 digits.
The scientists, who have detailed their findings in the
journal PLoS Biology, also suggested that synesthesia might be
linked with savantism, the remarkable expertise, ability or
brilliance in one or more areas at times seen in people with
autism or other mental disorders.
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