News of the day…
Kerala panchayat peon return as its president..
Hailing from a poor family, Sainaba began her career as a part-time sweeper from 1977 and had served in five panchayats in last grade posts before retiring as peon from the Kodiyathur panchayat in 2010. Post-retirement, she contested elections as an independent an independent candidate. "Becoming the president of the panchayat was beyond even my wildest dreams. It was poverty which made me take up the job of part-time sweeper in 1977, at a time when not many women from our community would come into the public sphere", says she.
(Me: Three cheers to the lady!)
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Funniest tweet on the cricket scam, by popular character actor, Anupam Kher: "Once all arrests are done the league will be played between Arthur Road Indians and Tihar Dare Devils"
(Me: To the uninitiated, 'Arthur Road' and 'Tihar' are the premier prisons in Mumbai and Delhi respectively and the names signify the areas where the jails are located)
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Chidanand Rajghatta, TOI's US bureau chief on brain drain…
The term "brain drain" has gone into disuse, defeated by arguments that large-scale Indian emigration has actually resulted in "brain circulation" if not "brain gain", and in any case, brain drain is better than brain a drain, a suggestion that if our academic cream had remained in India, it would have curdled!
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Another take on the IPL tamasha that mercifully ended...
Pepsi is not going to sponsor IPL 7. Whisper has stepped in as IPL is going through its worst 'period'.
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Tongue in cheek…
"Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase" – Charles Caler Colton.
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"We hang petty thieves and appoint the bigger thieves to public office" – Aesop, Green slave and fable author.
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Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel" – John Quinton.
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What happened if a politician drowns in a river?
That is pollution.
What happens if all of them drown"
That is solution.
(Author unknown plz..)
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A beggar woman was sitting on the roadside, holding a child and weeping.
Passer-by: "What is the matter. Why are you crying?"
Woman: The baby and I are both are starving. We have no eaten for two days because I have no money.
The man searched in his pockets and brought out a Rs.500 note. "I only have this note. You take it and go buy milk for your child and food for yourself, sufficient for the next two days. Return me the change. I'll stay here and look after your child," said the passer-by. The woman did as instructed, and returned the man Rs.280 change.
Passer-by (to himself): Charity is truly a wonderful thing. The baby has got milk, the woman has got food and I have got rid of that fake Rs.500 note.
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"I'm getting a divorce," said Jack to his mate, Bill. "The wife hasn't spoken with me for six months."
Bill thought for a moment and then replied, "Just make sure you know what you're doing, Jack. Wives like that are hard to find".
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From the world of science..
Plant-based 'eggs' for vegetarians.
New York: Veg egg! In a good news for vegetarians, a US company says it is developing nutritious eggs from plant material as substitutes for chicken eggs.
(Indians and doubting Thomases and assorted suspicious creatures that abound in the Third World: Monsanto is coming!, Monsanto is coming in new avatar!!)
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What's good about almonds?
Almonds are on the short list of super foods. 25g of almonds provide over 75% of the RDA and vitamin E. Almonds are the highest source of calcium among all nuts. They are also a good source of vitamin B17, an anti-cancer nutrient. Almonds are a good source of magnesium, zinc, iron, potassium and fibre.
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Peanuts are a good source of dietary protein, which compose fine quality amino acids that are essential for growth and development.
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The probiotics (beneficial bacteria) in yogurts balance the microflora in your gut, which aid with digestion.
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News of the day…
Heat wave kills 206 in one day in Andhra Pradesh.
Hyderabad: For the sixth consecutive day, AP witnessed a large number of heat wsave deaths. As many as 207 people were reported dead across the state only on Sunday
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Weird world…
Frozen yogurt for dogs created in salmon and other non-veg flavours.
Two brothers have made salmon and beef flavor frozen yogurts for dogs. Roman and Raul Krohn, who are from Germany, have come up with a scrummy salmon and beef flavoured dessert for canines after concocting an unusual recipe.
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Police clear scooter man who wears only thong, cape.
Madison: A man who wears thong underwear and a cape while riding his scooter through Wisconsin's capital city may be a strange sight. But police say he isn't breaking any laws. Earlier this month, staff at JFK Elementary School in Madison called officials after the man rode by in his unmentionables while students were walking to a bus.
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"Integrity is the essence of everything successful" – Richard Fuller
(Me: The biggest joke of our times)
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