Weird world…
China executives forced to run half-naked for failing to meet targets…
Beijing: A Chinese firm made its employees, including women, to run half-naked in biting cold for failing to meet their targets. State-run Global Times and several other dailies carried pictures f more than 10 men wearing shorts running in cold weather on a highway in Chengdu, the capital city of China's south-western province.
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Scientific reason why women out-talk men.
Women are much better at talking than men perhaps due to higher brain levels of a language protein. The language protein, Foxp2, plays an important role in language development, according to a new research. The study found that girls had more of Foxp2 protein in the cortex than boys the same age.
(Me: No wonder, why women make better teachers! This is also why me easily capitulate to the superior fire-power of my estimable internet female pals…)
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News from the world of medicine…
Soon, blood test to know if suicide-prone..
Melbourne: Australian scientists will team up with Swedish researchers to develop a blood test that could give results in 24 to 48 hours to doctors to determine if people are suicidal. The team had previously demonstrated that "quinolinic" acid is involved in several brain diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, autism and schizophrenia.
"We now know the mechanism and the molecule involved, so we have to find a simple way of testing it" said one of the team members.
(Me: It should be a ground-breaking development, at least lives some of the people with suicidal tendencies can be saved)
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Three men die and go to heaven. At the pearly gates, St. Peter asks them each one question: "How many times have you cheated on your wife?"
The first one answers "Never!"
St. Peter (the Hindu Chitragupt equivalent) checks the books, discovers the man is correct and gives him a Rolls-Royce to drive during his stay in heaven.
The second man answers "Oh, about 25-30 times." He is given a Ford Pinto and sent on his way.
The third man answers "maybe 400-500 times" and is assigned a bicycle.
A few months later, the three meet up. The Pinto driver and bicyle rider notice the Rolls-Royce man has a drawn sad look on his face. Puzzled, they ask him what the matter is. Mr. Rolls looks even sadder, and says, "I just saw my wife, she was on a skateboard.
(Me: ROFL! A good humour is one that makes you think to unravel it)
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Tweet of the day: "Dei TMC, by now you should have understood Mamata's accent. She wanted people's love. Not lobe"
(Me: For the benefit of the uninitiated… Bengalis pronounce "V" as "B". And the reference is to the story where the ear of a civil servant who was participating in the 2-day Bandh was chopped off by TMC supporters who were opposed to the bandh)
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Mindchow
Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.
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Tongue in cheek…
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking!
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Health tips…
400 gms of vegetables and fruits a day lower the risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity..
(Me: hmm. 400 gms – is it per person or for the entire family as is the case in most Indian homes!)
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Feel fresh through the day by getting 30 minutes of sunlight first thing in the morning.
(Me: cheap n best as the locals are fond of saying…)
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Tongue in cheek…
I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity" – Edgar Allan Poe
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News of the day…
Cycle of terror returns, this time to Hyderabad" TOI, Mumbai edition, 22/2/13
(Politician 1: This is an attempt by our enemies to sow disaffection and disunity among our people, but they will not succeed to break the will and unity of our people.
Politician 2: Terrorists/militants have no religion.
Politician 3: The perpetrators will be dealt with sternly.
Akhtar, Bhatt n co: why can't our media put on the searchlight on the goings-on in Timbuktu?
Tired People: Are such blasts worthy of being news in this country any longer?
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Health tips…
Does ginger work for nausea?
Sailors have for centuries relied on ginger to keep them free of nausea while at sea. Eat some ginger root or capsules ½ hour before boarding the boat or ship.
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At an all-you-can-eat restaurant Josh came back to the table, his plate full for the fifth time.
"Josh!" exclaimed his mother. "Doesn't it embarrass you that people have seen you go up to the buffet table five times?"
"Not a bit," said Josh. "I just tell them I'm filling up the plate for you!
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