Saturday, October 24, 2015

Amaravati Egg

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"It was nice to see Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telengana state sharing the dais during the stone-laying ceremony for AP's new capital Amaravati"

...DC Page 10 Saturday 24 October 2015
















...Posted by Ishani

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GPS

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"For instance, no truck carrying the rice bags has GPS"

...DC Page 8 Saturday 24 October 2015




...Posted by Ishani 

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Jarring Journalese

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"The two (housewives) were relieved of seven tolas of gold ornaments"

...DC Page 8 Saturday 24 October 2015



gps: Oh! What a relief!




...Posted by Ishani

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Friday, October 23, 2015

Radiopathy

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"Tokyo: A former Fukushima nuclear plant worker has been diagnosed with radiation-linked cancer, Japanese officials said..."

...ToI Page 15 Wednesday October 21, 2015



gps: Prolonged exposure to radiation from nuclear plants causes cancer. And to treat it they give prolonged radiation from nuclear medicine...much like in homeopathy...there is only dubious evidence that they work...






...Posted by Ishani

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Thursday, October 22, 2015

Boiling Kids

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"Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet feels computers distract children at home and has banned them from her house"

...DC Banner Headline Page 14 Thursday 22 October 2015




gps: Sorry for Kate's children whom she banned from her house...

....like that canonical sentence:


"If your kid refuses to drink raw milk boil it"




...Posted by Ishani

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Late Kate

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"Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet feels computers distract children at home and has banned them from her house"

...DC Banner Headline Page 14 Thursday 22 October 2015




gps: To be replaced with smart phones:










...Posted by Ishani (who handles 3 smart phones changing their passwords)

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Population Implosion

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"Rangchhingapuli (dies at 104) and her husband late R. Zobela (Mizoram), a church leader, had ten children, 42 grand-children, 102 great grand children and 45 great great grand children."

...DC Page 8 Thursday 22 October 2015



gps: No big news. If you examine the figures closely, the fertility rate has been steadily declining in Mizoram, sadly.





...Posted by Ishani

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