Feel Safe And Secure

1. https://pathwaytohappiness.com/blog/emotional-security-safety/ - "Desire for closeness is from our emotional integrity but can also be from fear."
2. https://psychcentral.com/blog/what-it-means-to-be-emotionally-safe-in-a-relationship/
3. https://madamenoire.com/1066483/things-men-do-when-they-want-you-to-feel-secure/
4. https://www.elitedaily.com/p/4-red-flags-you-dont-feel-emotionally-safe-with-your-partner-10015642
5. https://www.yourtango.com/experts/iona-arratia/how-to-make-a-man-fall-in-love-with-you-be-his-safe-space
6. https://www.quora.com/Why-do-I-feel-safe-and-completely-myself-when-Im-with-my-boyfriend-I-never-had-this-feeling-even-with-my-mother 

Medical Procedures And drug Prices In USA

In the U.S., an Angioplasty Costs $32,000. Elsewhere? Maybe $6,400.

Herbert Wertheim -Another Warren Buffett

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2019/02/19/the-greatest-investor-youve-never-heard-of-an-optometrist-who-beat-the-odds-to-become-a-billionaire/

Colorful Unfounded Allegations

Beautiful examples of colorful, nicely worded unfounded allegations.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1524515

NEFT, RTGS, IMPS

Livemint: NEFT round the clock set to boost digital payments.

Wait 7 Months Before Going On A Trip

Femina: Alert! Wait For 7 Months Before Holidaying Together!.

Criminal Murderous Mind - Biren, Belara i

https://www.dailyo.in/arts/crime-kolkata-police-murder-in-the-city-belarani-dutta-murder-case-supratim-sarkar/story/1/23114.html

White Christmas

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/12/17/here-are-your-chances-seeing-white-christmas/

Breaking Off

1. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/relationships/a19150853/how-women-realised-partner-wasnt-right-for-them/ - "My ex wanted to marry me, and I genuinely couldn't see a future together. Anytime it was brought up, it felt like I'd swallowed a stone. "
2. https://www.quora.com/Why-do-some-men-make-women-decide-to-end-the-relationship-instead-of-ending-it-himself-when-he-is-no-longer-interested
3. https://www.verywellmind.com/how-do-you-know-time-to-break-up-4175309
4. https://time.com/5373451/break-up-someone-love/ - "If nobody in the community [family] supports your relationship, that’s a red flag,”
5. https://hackspirit.com/when-is-it-time-to-break-up-15-signs-to-the-end-the-relationship/

To Leave Or Not To Leave

Inverse: Why people want to stay in their relationship is based on this economic mod. https://www.inverse.com/article/61626-breakup-economic-model-holiday-season: "So it is unsurprising that some people are afraid of being single. This can leave many people settling for less than what they want or deserve in a relationship when they do not have clear alternatives available to them. This is closely linked to a fear of regret, which makes us biased towards sticking with the status quo even if our reasoning or intuition says we shouldn’t."

Additional reading
psychologytoday.com: “I don't understand” as a buffer for intimacy.

Personal Guarantee - Reliance RCOM

https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/a-question-worth-680-mn-what-did-anil-ambani-know-about-the-unpaid-loan-119121800262_1.html

Car Hacks You

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/12/17/what-does-your-car-know-about-you-we-hacked-chevy-find-out/

Signs Of A Girl's Interest

• https://issuesiface.com/magazine/she-wants-to-feel-special
• https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-answer-when-your-girlfriend-asks-Why-do-you-love-me-so-much
• https://www.byrdie.com/compliments-better-than-pretty: "If you want to comment on appearance, there are hundreds of alternatives: Love your haircut, love your lip color, love your outfit today. Better to be complimented on a choice than on genetics.”
• https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-signs-that-a-girl-is-attracted-to-you
• https://www.themodernman.com/blog/my-ex-said-that-shes-sorry-for-giving-me-the-impression-that-she-wants-to-get-back-with-me.html: Lovely Experimenting - "A woman like that might think to herself, “I miss him and I hate being alone. Maybe my expectations were too high. Maybe if I give him another chance, things would be different this time.”  If her ex then tries to get her back (e.g. calls her on the phone, asks for another chance, promises to change), rather than make it clear to him that she’s not interested, she might let him believe that she’s open to giving the relationship another chance to see how she feels (e.g. does she stop feeling lonely and stop missing him).  This may go on for weeks, especially if the guy is trying to get her back via text, or if he’s still making the same old mistakes that turned her off in the first place.  He might think that she will remain faithful to him and give him another chance, but if another man comes along and makes her feel more respect and attraction for him, she will almost certainly open up to that.   For example: The new guy makes her feel attracted in ways that her ex can’t because he’s more emotionally masculine and makes her feel feminine in his presence, he is more goal oriented and focused in his life or he is more emotionally dominant and takes the lead in the relationship.  All of a sudden, she will pull away from her ex and focus her attention on the new guy instead.   If her ex then says something along the lines of, “Hey, what’s going on? Why are you being so cold and distant all of a sudden? I thought we were making progress towards getting back together again,” she will then say something like, “I’m sorry for giving you the impression that I want to get back with you. Please just leave me alone.”   Her ex is then left feeling confused and probably even a bit annoyed at her for giving him mixed messages."
• https://www.gothamclub.com/7-hidden-signs-she-likes-you/ Nice
• https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Cheating_Game.html?id=Zj5KyVUMEDEC Nice

Warren Buffet's Choices - Intelligence. Driven, Integrity

Inc.: Warren Buffett Says He Won't Even Consider Hiring Someone Who Lacks This 1 Trait.

Injunction Against "Distress" Sale Of Communal Property In California

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jilliandonfro/2019/12/13/judge-declines-to-block-sale-of-robot-startup-in-suit-filed-by-founders-wife/

You Make Me Laugh

He makes her laugh:

1. https://www.gothamclub.com/how-to-be-funny/ 
2. https://www.quora.com/Do-women-really-like-guys-who-make-them-laugh-or-is-that-something-that-guys-who-aren%E2%80%99t-as-tall-dark-and-handsome-tell-themselves

Online Dating

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/five-ways-to-enjoy-online-dating-while-improving-your-chances-according-to-a-psychologist/2019/12/11/c2aceeaa-1794-11ea-9110-3b34ce1d92b1_story.html

Places To Eat In Chennai - Inexpensive 31

Must Try in Chennai if you are a Food lover: (Pocket Friendly) 1) Samosa - Ritchie St. of Mt. Road Behind India Silk House ( Rs.10/- for 2 samosas) 2) Kachodi/ Kachori: After noon & Evening time at Kasi Chetty St and Patni Plaza on NSC Bose rd. Amazing Kachodi with corn flakes and chutney. 3) Idly : Thattu idly at Vaishnava Idly kadai - Ormes road kilpauk 4) Badaam Milk: Kakda Ramprasad at Mint St. Sowcarpet 5) Bread Bajji: Govindapanaickan St (Near Transformer) Sowcarpet 6) Paya Appam: Golden cafe early morning at 4 AM at Waltax Road. 7) Chola Battura: Loiee - Tambaram 8) Bun Butter Jam : Mount Road Buharis 9) Bhel Puri : Ajnabi's Egmore Fountain Plaza 10) Set Dosa Vada Curry: Dasa Dosa counter - Express Avenue 11) Dal Pakwan : Sidhi Vinayak Sweets Kilpauk 12) Molaga Bajji (Chilly Bajji - North Indian Style) : Ajab Mithai Ghar - Alagappa Road 13) Veg Upma : Woodlands canteen - Nardagana Sabha - TTK Rd. 14) Veg Meals ; Madras Hotel Ashoka - Egmore 15) Beeda/Paan : Nitya tambool - Besant Nagar - Near eden Restaurant 16) Aloo Paratha: Pait pooja - Thoraipakkam 17) Pizza: Superstar Pizza Perungudi 18) Paav Bhaji : Novelty - Mint St. Sowcarpet 19) Rasam Vada near Athipattan Street next to Zimson for Rs. 10/- 20) Pyaaz Kachori for Rs. 18/- at Elephant Gate Corner. 21) Bread Bhajji 2 Nos at back to Mint Big Temple at Rs. 20/- 22) Mayonnaise Vada Pav at General Muthaiah Street at Rs. 30/- 23) Andhra Punagullu 8 Nos Rs. 20/- at Pondy Bazaar. 24) Spl. Bhelpuri next Bata Showroom at Usman Road Rs. 25/- 25) Mixed Fruit Juice With Badam Milk Next to Mylapore Isabel Rs. 10/- 26) Chenna Samosa at Venkatnarayan Road next to TTD at Rs. 25/- 27) All Time Mango Juice at Rs. 10/- at purasaiwalkam next to Abhirami Megamall. 28) Nanari Sharbat Soda Rs. 20/- outside of Chetpet Railway Station. 29) Rose Milk near Karpagambal Mess next to Gandhi Mandapam at Mylapore Rs. 10/- 30) Badam Milk Rs. 50 big glass opp to Kakada better than kakada. 31) Agarwal Bhojnalaya unlimited Rajasthani Thali at Rs. 120 next to patni plaza. 32) Crispy & Hot Medu Vada outside chetpet Railway Station. 33) Samosa with Spicy Chutney Rs. 10 for 2 at Tambaram Sanitorium. 34) Sambar Vada & Rava Upma for Rs. 25/- at T.Nagar Railway Station 35) West Mambalam Venkateshwara Medu Bonda & Jeera Boli for Rs. 10/- 36) Granita for Rs. 60/- next to pondy bazaar petrol bank 37) Spl. Kerala Chips near loyala college at Rs. 30 for 250 grams 38) Any Flavoured Juice at Rs. 5 at Kodambakkam. 39) Veechu Parotta Rs. 70 at Bakya. 40) Nainappa Naicken Street entrance Chinnappa Chettiar Spicy Sandwhich after 4pm only available Rs. 20/-

Alzheimer's - Signs /Symptoms, "Going Home", Dementia

https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/10_signs


From https://lifestyle.livemint.com/relationships/it-s-complicated/what-caring-for-amma-through-her-memory-loss-is-teaching-me-111632130888200.html, very nice

Asking to go home: 

https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/i-want-go-home-what-to-say-to-someone-in-dementia-care

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2021/12/09/black-and-latina-women-dementia/ Nice article

https://www.timesnownews.com/health/article/7-mistakes-that-can-increase-your-risk-of-developing-alzheimers-dementia-memory-loss-worsen-cognitive-decline/839554

Additional reading

• Sweethearts Forever. Then Came Alzheimer’s, Murder and Suicide.
• https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/about-dementia/symptoms-and-diagnosis/time-shifting: Asking adult son when he will go to school
  
• https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/stages
  
• https://www.completecare.ca/blog/things-not-say-dementia/
  

Caregiver Syndrome

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/08/13/caregiver.syndrome/index.html

"Many exhausted, ill caregivers today don't seek help because they don't realize that they have a recognizable condition. According to a report from the National Consensus Development Conference on Caregiving, the most common psychological symptoms of caregiver syndrome are depression, anxiety and anger. Peter Vitaliano, a professor of geriatric psychiatry at the University of Washington and an expert on caregiving, said that the chronic stress of caring for someone can lead to high blood pressure, diabetes and a compromised immune system. In severe cases, caregivers can take on the symptoms of the person that they care for, he said. For example, a person caring for someone with dementia may develop progressive memory loss. Worse still, this syndrome can lead to death. Elderly caregivers are at a 63 percent higher risk of mortality than noncaregivers in the same age group, according to a study by University of Pittsburgh researchers Richard Schulz and Scott Beach reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association in December 1999."

Additional reading

• https://calmisc.blogspot.com/2019/09/home-care-of-relatives.html
• https://calmisc.blogspot.com/2019/09/euthanasia.html
• https://www.caregiver.org/caregivers-guide-understanding-dementia-behaviors (link isn't working as on September 21, 2021)
  
• https://www.beingpatient.com/voice/moving-after-dementia-diagnosis/: Good communication
  

Deception Correlation With Extraversion And Intelligence

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0176591: "The novelty of the work presented here is the finding that the effect of extraversion on lying frequency depends on intelligence (or, conversely, effect of fluid intelligence on lying frequency depends on extraversion level). This finding links the well-established relationship between personality traits and deception frequency with cognitive aspects of lying. The role of fluid intelligence here is unclear. It might have an indirect effect on lying frequency by making the person a more successful liar, which in turn reinforces the use of deceptive behaviors. Alternatively, one might speculate that in the context of current studies that higher fluid intelligence made the participants pursue deception, realizing it to be the most successful strategy."

Intelligence, Education, Smoking, Caution And Parkinson's

1. https://bloggingwithparkinsons.wordpress.com/2012/02/28/intelligence-and-parkinsons/
2. https://www.livescience.com/20008-parkinsons-disease-personality-risk-avoidance.html "Since the early 1900s, there have been reports that Parkinson's patients tend to be industrious, punctual, cautious and risk-averse." If one includes lack of social networking, then we have I**J (as in MBTI) as a good candidate. "The results showed that participants with Parkinson's had higher levels of neuroticism — a personality trait associated with experiencing more negative emotions such as anxiety — and higher levels of harm-avoidance compared with healthy participants. In general, participants' willingness to take risks tended to be stable over time, and Parkinson's patients tended to report they took fewer risks." Neuroticism (5 factor) is very similar to J (MBTI).

Additional reading

• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/intelligence-mental-illness-iq-study-findings-depression-a8005801.html
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289616303324
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7059935/Bipolar-people-seven-times-likely-develop-Parkinsons-later-life.html: "The average Parkinson's patient without bipolar disorder was diagnosed at age 73, and those with bipolar were diagnosed almost a decade earlier, at 64. The study's results, published in the journal Neurology, suggest that those with more severe bipolar may also be more prone to Parkinson's. People who had to be hospitalized due to the mood disorder were more likely to develop Parkinson's. And the more often they had to go inpatient, the more likely they were to develop Parkinson's. "
• https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/aug/19/intelligence-creativity-and-bipolar-disorder-may-share-underlying-genetics
• https://neurosciencenews.com/iq-hyper-brain-body-7720/
• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/11/001120072645.htm
• https://www.dementiablog.org/why-do-some-people-get-dementia/

Eu(rope)thanasia

The Personal Toll of Photographing a Story About Euthanasia

Additional reading
https://calmisc.blogspot.com/2019/09/euthanasia.html

Depression Plus Dementia (Parkinson's)

New Therapies Help Patients With Dementia Cope With Depression

Additional reading

1. Hypnosis Changed My Life
2. https://www.motomed.com/en/affected-persons/parkinson/?gclid=CjwKCAiAxMLvBRBNEiwAKhr-nIQIikqDHhoc-dg9wUNlfgVuCJMVDVIVYxci75YZFcrHgJAGU9nZKRoCVdgQAvD_BwE

Cougar - Sugar Mommy

1. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/myths-desire/201903/3-reasons-why-women-might-want-be-younger-men
2. https://www.insidehook.com/article/relationships/why-women-dont-date-younger-men: "According to Engle, while women may be going to bed with younger men, that dynamic doesn’t tend to have much longevity outside the bedroom."
3. https://www.oprahmag.com/life/relationships-love/a28213457/dating-younger-men/
4. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/relationships/a28219132/women-younger-men/
5. https://hackspirit.com/cougar-love-young-men-older-successful-women-perfect-dating-combination/
6. 
   

Additional reading

• https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-men-under-33-useless-2019-3

Evolution On. A Clock

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/12/06/ghosts-future/

Dog Is Mad

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/04/no-wonder-jonathan-turleys-dog-is-mad/ - "“I get it: You are mad,” he testified. “The president is mad. My Democratic friends are mad. My Republican friends are mad. My wife is mad. My kids are mad. Even my dog seems mad — and Luna is a goldendoodle and they don’t get mad. So we’re all mad.”

Damn right we are! But nowhere in the Constitution does it state that a president shall not be impeached if people — or their dogs — are mad."

Delhi To Bhutan Border Journey -Via Hashimara

https://youtu.be/hoAS1v-UuUA

A380 Aeroplane Engineering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFNOGnk4XnM

Contempt As A Separate Offense

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/23/why-possible-contempt-count-matters-much-rest-impeachment-case/

Mere Wetness Is Not Consent

https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/vaginal-wetness

"

Physical arousal is not consent

• It bears importance to repeat this: Just because you get wet, it does not mean you are horny. It just means your body is responding functionally. You can be in a sexual situation and wet, but it is absolutely okay and normal not to want sex. Physical arousal does not equate sexual arousal.
• Sexual arousal requires an emotional response. Wetness is not body language for consent, only an explicit “Yes” is"

Additional reading

• https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/why-women-get-wet-vagina
• https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a39585/reasons-youre-not-getting-wet/

Bedabrata Pain

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedabrata_Pain
• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Happy-that-Chittagong-is-no-longer-a-forgotten-name-Dr-Bedabrata-Pain/articleshow/19091629.cms
• https://www.arabnews.com/news/466438

Piece Of A Dog's Life

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/11/22/researchers-have-finally-put-price-tag-life-dog/

Female Authoritative Voices

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/what-does-female-authority-sound-like-marie-yovanovitch-and-fiona-hill-just-showed-us/2019/11/22/b5041d06-0cbc-11ea-8397-a955cd542d00_story.html

Jiofi Router Troubleshooting

https://www.techproofs.com/jio-wifi-device-not-working/

Impeachment Politics

Impeachment and Public Opinion

Dementia - Data, Cause, Remedy

What Science Tells Us About Preventing Dementia

Additional reading

• http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/07/25/alzheimer.disease/index.html: ""One of the underappreciated effects of Alzheimer's disease is how great a toll it takes on caregivers. Caregivers are much more frequently ill and die earlier than people who do not care for someone with the disease, studies have shown. The stress of taking care of someone chronically ill is sometimes called caregiver syndrome. Caregiving is hazardous to health because of the stress of helping Alzheimer's patients, and because caregivers may ignore their own health, DeKosky said."
• https://calmisc.blogspot.com/2019/10/rest-for-brain.html - 

  Excessive brain activity linked to a shorter life

• Hindustan Times: World Alzheimer's Day: Pay attention to these early signs of the disease.
  

Why Do Women Want Sex

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolution-the-self/201205/paradox-and-pragmatism-in-women-s-sexual-desire

ESOP Tax

https://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/read-this-before-exercising-your-stock-option-plan/article29932500.ece

Joint Home Loan

The Financial Express: 4 reasons why you should go for a joint home loan.

Trump

• Don’t Let Trump Make You Numb to What’s Unacceptable 
• https://wapo.st/2NRcg4Y Anonymous's book

5 Hour Workday

The 5-Hour Workday Gets Put to the Test

Awe

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_awe_looks_like_in_the_brain

Mund Boggling

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/is_there_a_better_way_to_have_an_argument

All The President's Women

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/a-thorough-revolting-history-of-trumps-behavior-toward-women/2019/10/23/3dea9ac4-d00d-11e9-b29b-a528dc82154a_story.html

Quid Pro Quo

"“When a businessman is about to sign a check to someone who owes him something, he said, the businessman asks that person to pay up before signing the check,” Mr. Taylor said, quoting Mr. Sondland. Mr. Volker “used the same terms several days later.” An Envoy’s Damning Account of Trump’s Ukraine Pressure and Its Consequences

Cheeni Kam Daddy

Hindustan Times: Sugar daddy relations much more than sex, money.

50% Have Plan B

India Today: 50 per cent of women in relationships have a back-up partner in mind. Dear men, please note.

Carl & Brett Icahn

Carl Icahn Is Nearing Another Landmark Deal. This Time It’s With His Son.

Brexit Irish Backstop Border

U.K., EU Agree on Draft Brexit Deal, Paving Way for Vote

REST For Brain

Excessive brain activity linked to a shorter life

E-Gold Vs Au ETF

https://www.businesstoday.in/moneytoday/investment/e-gold-is-a-better-option-for-investors-than-gold-etfs/story/193556.html

Your Friend Has Cancer

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/dear_christine_my_friend_has_cancer_what_should_i_say

Cash Circulation And Usage Post Demonetization

CNBCTV18: Has demonetisation achieved its objectives? Data shows some contradictory trends.

East Pakistan Genocide - 1971

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Searchlight
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone
4. https://m.economictimes.com/news/defence/bangladesh-ups-ante-on-pakistan-demands-un-recognition-for-1971-genocide/articleshow/68590296.cms Quote: "Anthony Mascarenhas, a British journalist based in Pakistan, who was the first to break the news of the genocide in international media, reported a Pakistani army major telling him: “This is a war between the pure and the impure... The people here may have Muslim names and call themselves Muslims. But they are Hindu at heart. We are now sorting them out... Those who are left will be real Muslims."
5. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/genocide-us-cant-remember-bangladesh-cant-forget-180961490/
6. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/09/23/unholy-alliances-3 Quote: "On December 16th, India forced Pakistan into an unconditional surrender in Dhaka. Ninety thousand Pakistani soldiers and civilians became prisoners of war—they remained in India until 1973—and Pakistan lost its most populous province. Defeat shocked many West Pakistanis, who had come to believe that one brave Muslim soldier equalled ten Hindu ones. From then on, shame and humiliation drove Pakistan’s military and intelligence establishment to seek “strategic depth” in Afghanistan and a policy of “death by a thousand cuts” in Indian-ruled Kashmir. " So, it's this humiliation that is behind the rage that Pakistan has towards India (=Hindus).
7. http://herald.dawn.com/news/1153304 Quote: "Books on the history and politics of Bangladesh are hard to obtain in Pakistan. Publishers have mostly shown interest in reprinting and translating books which support Pakistan’s version of the 1971 war."

Additional reading

https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/2018/04/26/pakistan-cannot-say-sorry-bangladesh

Investment Tip

An Investment Tip From Mr. ZIP

Being Woman

Justice Ginsburg, a Woman Isn’t a ‘Demiboy’

Kashmir Medical Issues

In Kashmir, a Race Against Death, With No Way to Call a Doctor

Scientific Sex

http://mentalfloss.com/article/591339/scientific-sex-studies-facts

Jail Time

An inmate’s secretly recorded film shows the gruesome reality of life in prison

With Friends Like the U.S. - "For Mr. Trump, foreign policy is always a transaction, never a matter of principle. "

Sunni Side Down, Shia Side Up

https://theprint.in/opinion/after-scrapping-of-article-370-shias-in-kashmir-are-in-a-state-of-relief-and-caution/297510/

Finding Someone Not Guilty

NDTV News: Thai Judge Shoots Himself In Court After Acquitting Murder Suspects.

Was the judge forced to find the accused guilty and he did what he thought was right and then shot himself?

Or was he forced to find the accused not guilty and he couldn't live with what he had done?

Or maybe he was sick of his life and the shooting had nothing to do with the case?

Imran Kan - UNGA - Observations

The Wire: Imran Khan’s UN Speech Was Aimed at Helping Pakistan’s Army, Not the Kashmiris.

Hiring Process - Interviews

The Case for Hiring Managers Sight Unseen

Treatment For Depression

Brain Stimulation Shows Promise in Treating Severe Depression

Pak Minority

Times Now: Pakistan National Assembly rejects Bill to allow non-Muslims to become country’s President, Prime Minister.

Anti Pakistan Sentiments Across Countries - Wiki Essay And Indo Pak Conflict

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Pakistan_sentiment

Additional reading

1. https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/02/04/why-india-and-pakistan-hate-each-other/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide
3. https://www.bbc.com/news/10537286
4. https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/among-ordinary-pakistanis-theres-more-love-than-hate-for-india/articleshow/67005058.cms

E-Commerce In Pakistan

https://www.dawn.com/news/1508719/online-transactions

Miscellaneous News

Abhinandan

• https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/438399-india-removes-senior-iaf-officer-after-pakistan-shoots-down-jets
• https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/438392-indian-army-mocked-on-the-daily-show
• https://www.thequint.com/news/india/how-pakistan-media-reported-on-iaf-pilot-abhinandan-release
• https://www.oneindia.com/india/welcome-back-home-singam-wing-commander-abhinandan-2858416.html reeks of poor / false journalism. What is the truth?
• https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/who-wins-if-india-and-pakistan-fight-119030200045_1.html
• https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/439254-foreign-expert-analyzes-pakistan-india-statements-rejects-f-16-downing
• https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/439684-indian-armed-forces-in-alarming-shape-nyt
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Nizam Of Hyderabad Court Case - UK And Rahimtoola

https://www.dawn.com/news/1508706/uk-court-denies-pakistan-claim-to-35m-in-nizam-case

Turkish Travel

https://wikitravel.org/en/Turkey

Hymen 101

1. https://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book-excerpts/health-article/what-exactly-is-a-hymen/
2. https://sexinfo.soc.ucsb.edu/question/my-hymen-intact - nice explanatory picture
3. https://flo.health/menstrual-cycle/teens/your-body/14-questions-hymen-virginity - very interesting
4. https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/health/hymen-doesn-t-stand-in-the-way-of-intercourse-but-menstrual-hygiene-60656
5. https://www.self.com/story/the-hymen-what-people-get-wrong

SouthWest Monsoon Statistics

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10219663806570309&id=1371263854&_rdr

Whistleblower Comment

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-lashes-out-again-at-whistleblower-questions-whether-schiff-should-be-arrested-for-treason/2019/09/30/932840ba-e370-11e9-a6e8-8759c5c7f608_story.html

Paedophilia

"The biological clues attached to pedophilia demonstrate that its roots are prenatal,” said James Cantor, director of the Toronto Sexuality Center. “These are not genetic; they can be traced to specific periods of development in the womb.” "

From The Emerging Psychology of Pedophiles

Math Puzzle And Health

Can you answer this math question? If so, you’re numerate.

EuthanAsia

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/lifting-the-us-ban-on-euthanasia-may-be-more-complicated-than-you-think/2019/09/23/f0151198-de3b-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.html

Additional reading

A strong grip? Push-ups? What actually can help you live to a ripe old age.  - "Research has identified chronic stresses that can provoke harmful biological changes, including living in poverty, caregiving for a dying spouse, losing a loved one, suffering post-traumatic stress disorder, and experiencing prejudice.

CIA Whistleblower Knows How To Right - Ukraine

The Whistle-Blower Knows How to Write

Additional reading
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/washington-is-again-captivated-by-an-anonymous-source-its-different-now/2019/09/27/3234ec60-e0a3-11e9-b199-f638bf2c340f_story.html

Just Greed

What drives Donald Trump? Greed, and greed alone.

10 Year Old's Power - UK's Supreme Court

The U.K. Supreme Court is only 10 years old. But it just showed its power.
Btw, Who is Gina Miller?

Heroic Keyser

Christine Blasey Ford Vs Kavannaugh
Leland Keyser is the true hero of the Kavanaugh saga

Shouldn't Be Captured - Cartoon

"“He’s not a war hero,” Trump said of McCain, who had been shot down while serving as a pilot in the Vietnam War and then held as a prisoner for more than five years. “He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”

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How Trump retrofits wild claims into policy priorities

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/09/24/how-trump-retrofits-wild-claims-into-policy-priorities/

Comment On The Boorish Tramps And The Queen Bee Of Greenland

Boris Johnson’s Suspension of Parliament Was Unlawful, U.K. Supreme Court Rules

Additional reading

1. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/queen-bee-syndrome-is-a-myth-says-top-boss-senior-women-do-want-to-help-younger-ones-at-work-d78nv98tw
2. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/us/politics/trump-impeachment.html#commentsContainer&permid=102744258:102744258

Hookups And 1 Nightstands

• https://psychcentral.com/blog/one-night-stands-5-shocking-facts-about-the-science-of-hooking-up/ - No shocking facts but still a nice read
• https://www.quora.com/From-evolutionary-perspective-why-would-a-woman-engage-in-lots-of-one-night-stands-casual-flings

Judge A Book By Cover

Never judge a book from its cover...... a lovely poem shared from WA...

The topper of the class,

is a happy homemaker.

Back bencher of the lot,

Is an entrepreneur.

The flambuoyant fashionista,

Became a dreaded lawyer.

Often ignored e Joe,

turned a well  known writer.

The one who failed in math paper,

is a fashion designer.

And one who often got to stand outside the class,

is a respected Army officer.

The reunion tought me how,

People come with many layers,

And told me why we should never

Judge a book by its cover…..

Each child out there has a different success story!!

Robert Mugabe

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Robert Mugabe was a tyrant, and dictator of ZIMBABWE who had to be separated from the presidency screaming and kicking. He died last week at the age of 95. He messed up the  Zimbabwe economy but had a great sense of humor.

Here is a collection for you to enjoy

1) "When your clothes are made of cassava leaves, you don’t take a goat as a friend."

2) "If you are ugly, you are ugly. Stop talking about inner beauty because men don’t walk around with X-ray machines to see inner beauty."

3) "When one’s goat gets missing, the aroma of a neighbor's soup gets suspicious."

4) "Treat every part of your towel nicely because the part that wipes your buttocks today will wipe your face tomorrow."

5) "Sometimes you look back at girls you spent money on, rather than send it to your mum, and you realize witchcraft is real."

6) "If President Barack Obama wants me to allow marriage for same-sex couples in my country (Zimbabwe), he must come here so that I marry him first."

7) "What is the problem with deporting white men from Africa? We now have aeroplanes which can take them back quicker than the ships used by their ancestors."

8) "Cigarette is a pinch of tobacco rolled in a piece of paper with fire on one end and a fool on the other end."

9) Interviewer: "Mr President, when are you bidding the people of Zimbabwe farewell?"

Robert Mugabe: "Where are they going?"

AND FINALLY the 'piece de resistance'

10) "If I am given a chance to travel through time, I will go back to 1946, find Donald Trump's father and give him a condom."

Expense Report

Your Expense Report Is a Window Into Your Soul https://www.wsj.com/articles/your-expense-report-is-a-window-into-your-soul-11568021401

Chickpet, Bangalore is known as the business hub of Bangalore City with more than 1000 shops in the locality. 

This place is always crowed as people throng to buy clothes, furniture, toys etc. at a wholesale price. 

Yesterday, I had been there as part of my educational research to talk to a few shop keepers to understand how they do business and what education has to do to them, with regards to their business. 

During my interaction with many shop keepers in Chickpet, I found that, most of them were from Rajasthan. 

One more interesting thing that I found was that, most of them were in their teenage. 

Out of all, meeting a young 10th dropout who runs a clothes shop, was very interesting. 

His name is Bramhadev, from Rajasthan. I thought I should share a few our discussions here.

 

I went into the crowded shop as a customer, he greeted me with a great smile saying, "Anna banni, en bekithu". (Meaning : Brother, what do you want) (The conversation was in Kannada. I have translated it below)

 

Me : I wanted to check for some nice shirt and pant piece.

 

Bramhadev : Tell me Sir, what is the range you are looking for ?

 

Me : You first show me all the clothes, let me choose out of those.

 

Bramhadev : Sure sir and started showing me all his collections. (Meanwhile during the selection time, I thought I should ask him a few questions, which was my only intention)

 

Me : How did you learn Kannada ?

 

Bramhadev : Sir, obviously by talking to people.

 

Me : But, your Kannada is very fluent !

 

Bramhadev : Sir, initially I found it difficult, but, when I continued to speak to  customers, I learnt it on the fly. Now, I speak better than Bangalore Kanndigas.

 

Me : Superb. When did you start this business ?

 

Bramhadev : It’s almost 10 years now. I started it when I failed in my 10th. My uncle got me into this business.

 

Me : How many languages can you speak ?

 

Brahmadev : I can speak, Hindi, English, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu & Malayalam.

 

Me : Oh my God ! How did you learn so many ?

 

Brahmadev : I told you Sir, Customers taught me.

 

Me : Sorry to ask you, but still out of curiosity, I just wanted to know what would be your monthly turnover ?

 

Brahmadev : Ummmm, it depends on the festival season. Normally, the turnover would be around 8 - 9 lakhs per month, and during festivals it will shoot up to 15 lakhs. Profit upto Rs. 4 lakh per month.

 

Me : What ? Oh my God ! That’s a super number ! Great, man !

 

Brahmadev : What great Sir ? In Chickpet, this is very less. Others make double than what I do.

 

Me : Didn't you feel like completing your education, by studying further ?

 

Brahmadev : Sir, to be honest, none of our family members have  completed their education. To complete my education it might take another 5 - 6 years which I feel is a big waste of time and money. I invested both of these, in my business. Today, I can  challenge that not even n one of the educated persons with a work experience of 10 years experience will earn as much as I do. What do you say Sir ?

 

Me : Hmmm....Yes. True. But still, education would have helped you grow more than what you are earning today.

 

Brahmadev : Seriously No Sir. Education would give us fear and make us feel that, one has to work under someone to earn their livelihood. Education does not teach us to live independently. I also have many friends who studied along with me and completed graduation. None are into business. Almost all of them are working in some private firm.

 

Me : Hmmmm....So you don't regret to have not completed Ur education ?

 

Bramhadev : Definitely No Sir. I am very happy. (In between our conversation, another customer had purchased around 20 pairs of shirts and pants and few sarees. Without using a calculator Bramhadev calculated the total cost of the purchase and told the customer the total cost including 10% discount in just 15 - 20 seconds).

 

Me : Boss, you don't even use a calculator ?

 

Bramhadev : Sir, educated people need the calculator and mobile phones, to calculate. Not me !

 

Me : Started smiling and put my head down (because I was using a calculator to calculate the cost of my purchase).

 

Bramhadev : I continuously practiced calculating. I am doing this since 10 years and I have become perfect. I am sure, I will never err in my calculation.

 

After this, I made a purchase and the whole of the next whole day, I was thinking about our conversation over and over. I would like to infer what I learnt....

 

After thought or moral of the story :

 

1. Without higher education, Bramhadev is not jobless. Whereas our today's graduates with distinction, are still in search of a job.

 

2. Without higher education, Bramhadev has good communication skills. But, today's corporate world complains about our graduates for having no communication skills.

 

3. Without higher education, Bramhadev earns in lakhs, where as our current generation graduates complains of not having enough salary to pay their EMIs.

 

4. Without higher education, Bramhadev's mathematical mind works faster than today's graduates who has cleared different levels of mathematics papers with high scores. Today's graduates need Mobile Phones to perform simple calculations.

 

5. Without higher education, Bramhadev has no fear of losing his job, but today's graduate employees are always in the fear of getting fired from the company they are working in.

 

Now, thinking aloud………………How does higher education help one ?

Spinoza And God

Apparently, when Einstein attended some conferences in the numerous universities of the USA, the recurring question that the students asked him was:

*- Do you believe in God?*

And he always answered:

*- I believe in the God of Spinoza.*

For the ones who haven't read Spinoza

hope this shall give them an idea:

Baruch De Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher, of Portuguese Jewish origin, considered one of the great rationalists of his time along with the French philosopher Rene Descartes. Spinoza was born in Amsterdam in the 17th century of a businessman father who was successful but not wealthy.

*This follows from the nature of the God of Spinoza:*

*God would have said:-*

"Stop  praying and giving yourselves blows on your chests, what I want you to do is to go out into the world to enjoy your life.

I want you to enjoy, you sing, have fun and enjoy everything I've done for you.

Stop going to those gloomy, dark and cold temples that you built yourself and that you call my home.

My house is in the mountains, in the forests, the rivers, the lakes, the beaches. That's where I live and express all my love for you.

Stop blaming me for your miserable life; I never told you that you were a sinner.

Stop being so scared. I do not judge you, nor criticize you, nor ever is angry with you, nothing bothers me, nor do I devise punishment. I am pure love.

Stop asking me forgiveness, there's nothing to forgive. If I made you... I filled you with passions, limitations, pleasures, feelings, needs, inconsistencies... of free will, how can I blame you if you do or say something out of that what I put in you? How can I punish you for being as you are, if I'm the one who made you? Do you think I could create a place to burn all my children who misbehave, for the rest of eternity?

What kind of God can do that?

Forget about any kind of commandments, of any kind of laws; those are wiles to manipulate you, to control you and  only to create guilt in you.

Respect your peers and don't do to others what you don't want for you. The only thing I ask is that you pay attention in your life, that your alert status is your guide. This life is the only thing there is, here and now and the only thing you need.

I have made you absolutely free, there are no prizes or punishments, there are no sins or virtues, no one carries a marker, no one carries a record.

You are absolutely free to create in your life a heaven or hell.

I couldn't tell you if there's anything after this life, but I can give you a tip. Live as if there wasn't.

As if this was your only chance to enjoy, to love, to exist.

So, if there is nothing, then you will have enjoyed the opportunity I gave you. And if there is, be sure that I will not ask you if you behaved well or not, I will ask you. Did you like it?... did you have fun ?..What did you enjoy the most? What did you learn?...

Stop believing in me; believe is to assume, guess, imagine. I don't want you to believe in me, I want you to feel me when you kiss your beloved, when you play with your little girl, when you love your dog, when you bathe in the sea.

Stop praising me. What kind of egotistical God do you think I am?

I'm bored of your praise, I'm fed up with thanks . Do you feel grateful? Prove it taking care of yourself, your health, your relationships, the world around you. Do you feel  overwhelmed?... Express your joy! That's the way to praise me.

The only thing sure is that you are here, that you are alive, that this world is full of wonders.

What do you need more miracles for?

Why so many explanations?

Don't look for me outside, you won't find me. Find me inside... there I'm beating in you."

*Baruch De Spinoza*

Maps Don't Lie

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/08/opinion/trump-hurricane-map.html - "Trump doesn’t see the truth as rigid, absolute and unassailable. For Trump, truth is like Play-Doh: You can shape it however you want, squash it, or ignore it all together. It is a thing to be toyed with."

Home Care Of Relatives

‘I Put My Own Life on Hold’: The Pain and Joy of Caring for Parents 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/reader-center/taking-care-of-elderly-relatives.html

Can Pakistan Approach ICJ To Resolve Kashmir Issue With India

Nice article: https://www.dawn.com/news/1503102/can-pakistan-invoke-icjs-jurisdiction-in-the-kashmir-dispute

Additional reading:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1503270 - nice article

Mecheri CV

• http://www.ritzmagazine.in/creative-confident-connected-anusha-ravi-rinku-mecheri-and-sriya-chari/
• http://www.forbesindia.com/column/zen-garden/how-to-part-with-your-own-business/9882/1
• https://www.instafinancials.com/director/rinku-mecheri/08379447