THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
"Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart is needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform." Kautilya"
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From the world of medicine…
New blood test to tell how long you will love…
London: Researchers claim to have developed a controversial "lifespan" test that can tell how long a person will live by determining the rate of ageing.
(Me: One doubts how many will take it….)
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Is there any promising new research on Alzheimer's disease?
A newly released study has revealed a promising new compound called TFP5. It reversed Alzheimer's symptoms and restored memory in mice, with no toxic side effects. The next step will be testing to see if TFP5 will have the same effect on people.
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Health tips…
Black tea boiled with a small piece of ginger is one of the best remedies for upper respiratory tract infections.
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Walk for 20 mins after a meal to bring down high glucose and insulin levels.
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Weird world…
Dating site Sugardaddie offers $3.5 mn to name town after it.
New York: Dating site SugarDaddie.com, which helps match older rich men with younger women, is attempting to persuade a Georgia town to adopt its name for publicity. The site has offered Sugar Hill, a town of 20,000, $3.75 million to change its name to SugarDaddie.com for 10 years. The proposal includes addition of a statue of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in the town!!!
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Man to wife: "I was in a good mood once, but I really couldn't find any practical use for it."
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Fact of the matter…
Each of the suits on a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the middle ages: heart represented the Church, spades represented the military, clubs represented agriculture, and diamonds represented the merchant class.
(Me: Wow! This is more or less akin to the very 4-group varna or caste system (comprising priestly/teaching, warrior, merchant and shudra or lower class that catered for the first three) that originated and still thriving, albeit with umpteen sub-castes, in India. Indians didn't know until now that the four suits in a deck of cards represented the class system prevalent in the West).
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Banner news of the day...
Sanjay sentenced to 5 years' R.I.
Film folks express solidarity; fans shocked. 250 crores riding on Sanju.
Comment: When politicians n babus commit serious crimes, the aam janta want them punished, howsoever mighty they be. But, film 'heroes' committing serious villainy shd be exempted.. Howzzzzzat!!!
If the producers have blindly gambled hundreds of crores on him, blame it on their avarice and greed.
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News of the day…
Censor board member held for stealing panellist's Rs.5 lakh jewelry at screening..
Mumbai: A censor board member who allegedly stole her colleague's rings and a gold chain collectively worth Rs.5.25 lakh during a movie screening was arrested by the police.
(Me: Even the rich are not above the weakness for getting richer quickly, even by resorting to purloining another's belongings)
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Tongue very much in cheek...
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies: - Groucho Marx.
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Found written on a Maths paper answer sheet:
Dear Math: I'm tired of searching for your X… She's not coming back, get over it!
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