A truism
"Everyone lives downstream from someone else" – Anonymous
(Me: Absolutely – relative to someone else..)
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Mumbai city news..
29% of flats being built in the city cost above Re.1 crore (Pound Sterling 100,000 or US $165,000).
(Me: Utterly, filthily absurd levels of prices of apartments/flats of sub-standard quality. The dwellers of this richest city in India – even the reasonably affluent, let alone the middle-class - simply do not have this kind of money to buy flats).
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From the world of science…
Grandparents to blame for fat kids…
Children looked after by their grandparents are more likely to be overweight and obese: new study at the University of Helsinki, Finland.
(Me: One would readily agree: grandparents are more indulgent towards children than the parents are. Generally speaking, people tend to believe chubby kids are healthy..)
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Women remain the peacekeepers!
When a couple get into fight, it is the woman who tries to maintain peace.
(Me: Eureka! For it is a new discovery, contrary to the popular belief that women are fighter cocks or rather hens!)
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Now, a flashlight powered by heat from your hand…
Washington: A 15-year-old girl in Canada has invented a flashlight that produces light just by using the warm of your hand.
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Algae kills pollution by making biofuel.
A hardy algae species is showing promise in both reducing greenhouse gas production of power plants and creating greener fuels that could be used in vehicles.
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Cottage cheese or paneer provides all the necessary amino acids to rebuilt muscle and tissues after exercising.
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Walnuts are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which is essential for maintaining a healthy heart.
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Tongue very much in cheek news…
'India can't afford Sr. citizen Re': HDFC honcho, Deepak Parekh. He said there is a need to rebuild confidence in the economy to have 'younger' currency. It is important to understand that the movement of a currency is a reflection of the confidence in the economy, he said.
(Me: Why not introduce a brand new currency to bring about 'youthfulness" in our currency? Not a bad idea, na?)
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Line Maro
I'm not drunk, I'm just intoxicated by you.
(Me: yes, intoxicated without rhyme or reason…)
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Weird world…
Mugger snatches wallet, leaves behind his birth certificate.
Boston: A mugger made life easy for police when he attacked a woman – by leaving behind his birth certificate and a letter addressed to him.
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Think it over..
"Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least" – Robert Byrne.
(Me: This is much bandied about to buttress the goodness of democracy. But this is only applicable in the more aware citizens in the West. In India people vote purely on caste, language or language considerations or for those who give the fattest monetary incentives..)
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