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• Sivaji Statue in Middle of Beach Road May Have to Go !!!!

  

  I have posted on this earlier too……. the culture of statues has a long history and is not new to Tamilnadu alone – and there have been some clashes arising out... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2015 SOCIETY

• the Dropping of Nuclear Bomb ... the Resilient Recovery of Hiroshima !!

  

  I had earlier posted on ‘Enola Gay’ - a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named so after the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets, who selected the aircraf... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Google Doodle Celebrating 100th Anniversary of Traffic Light !

  

  Life on a fast lane is not all that easy – everyday thousands of vehicle pass through the OMR [aka IT corridor] Chennai – signals at Tidel Park, SRP Tools,... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Windows 10 is out .... Are You Trying to Upgrade ?

  

  Do you have grey hair ? ~ are you above 40 years of age ?did you use Computer in mid 1980s ? ….. [did you at some point of time say – no formal education in... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Floyd Mayweather Will Face Andre Berto - the Final Fight of Career !!

  

  It rained crores for both the winner and loser ! – and what unimaginable amounts !! - like the ‘ball of the century’ that bemused Gatting, it was dubbed ‘fight... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Enola Gay ! Paul Tibbets ~ and the Tragic Bombing of Hiroshima - an Attack on...

  

  The World of cinema is omnivorous – it has swallowed almost every subject from the trivial to great historical events, and then spewed them up. Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Dmitry Peskov Married Tatyana Navka .... and the Costly Watch Hits News !!

  

  Wearing wrist watches were customary – they were to be hand wound – automatic watches were costlier. Now this post is about a watch worth Rs.2.52 crores approx. Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Parakkum Rail Aka MRTS Chennai to Have Nine Car Trains from Now !!!

  

  Some good news for MRTS users ~ the Hindu reports that six car rakes are replaced by nine car trains. Everyday at Tharamani Railway station [at some other... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Homage to Punjab DSP Baljit Singh Saab ~ and Kudos to Hockey Players Jugraj,...

  

  Great hearty salute to these men ! – they safeguard the Nation, protecting people like us. Do you love Hockey and have a liking for Hockey players …… our love,... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Nadia's Perfect 10 ..... and the ' Zero ' by Aussie Maddison Keeney !!!

  

  At the age of 14, Comăneci was the most talked star of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. During her routine on the uneven bars, she was awarded a... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2015 SOCIETY

• the 'big Lady' Barbel is Killed by Otter, and Anglers Call for Clampdown !

  

  Reports say that after a week of online voting, the Oregon Zoo's rescued otter pup has been named Little Pudding. More than 5,500 otter fans weighed in, with... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Animal Psychic Claims to Have Talked with Cecil, After It Was Killed !!!!!

  

  In politics, we often hear some claiming that the leader [who is no more] wished him to be his heir-apparent and that the present day actions have the... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Man Shoots Armadillo ~ Gets Injured of the Rebound !!

  

  Anteater is a common name for the four extant mammal species, commonly known for eating ants and termites. They are related to armadillos. Of the 20 varieties o... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Buttermilk Flowed in River .... Fonterra Clamped with Fine !

  

  Sometimes we would hear electoral promises that – if they are to rule, it would be honey and milk in the river ! - The Rangitaiki River is the longest river in... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Today is Adi Perukku .... Break in Shutter Barrage in Mettur Releases More...

  

  Today [3rd Aug] is 18th day in the Tamil month of Aadi and celebrated as ‘Aadiperukku’- paying tribute to water's life-sustaining properties. Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Demonstrating Car Theft in 2 Minutes - Amazing Technology !!

  

  In India, Motor Insurance is tariffed business – though Insurers now are offering huge discounts. The parameters of rating for a private car, largely are : the... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Derbyshire Police Appeals for Info After a Petty Crime in Pavilion !!!

  

  In UK, three more police forces have signalled that those who grow cannabis for their own consumption will not be targeted, it has emerged. Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Aoteraroa Bats at Harare .... Does That Sound Kiliki !!

  

  At Harare, in ODI 3673, Zimbabwe opted to bowl, IS Sodhi makes debut as Aotearoa are batting …… does that sound ‘Kiliki’ to you ? Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Russian Financier Andrey Vavilov Sells His Penthouse in Time Warner Center,

  

  Sunday, almost all newspaper have exclusive space for real estate – people would scour through them looking for an investment opportunity ….. Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2015 SOCIETY

• Woman Injured Trying to Get Selfie with Bison at Yellowstone National Park

  

  Technology is good ~but mobile phones and the camera in smart phone is doing bad … or rather mankind is misusing such features ! Yellowstone National Park is a... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2015 SOCIETY