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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Immigration And Babies In UK

I read this (http://in.news.yahoo.com/25-percent-british-babies-born-foreign-mothers-123021691.html) today. 25% of all babies born are to immigrant mothers. (Perhaps the data for fathers wasn't available and hence such a phrasing).

This is up from 12% in 1990. The percentage has doubled in about 20 years. Is it because there are more immigrant women now than before? Or because they have more children now? Or because citizens have fewer children than before? Or something else?

What Counts As A High Quality Site

I read this article (http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2011/05/more-guidance-on-building-high-quality.html) today. The content is terrific. Does Google really do all that it says in the article? And remember, this is not done manually.

What kind of logic could analyze a site for all the stuff mentioned in the link? I would love to understand the logic!

Mt Everest

A nice article on Mt Everest expedition (http://www.thehindu.com/arts/magazine/article2395900.ece). The hardcopy edition of the article in the newspaper had another lovely photograph which is missing here :(.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Death Penalty Coming Up

This is an editorial (http://m.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/article2400725.ece/?page=all) in "The Hindu" newspaper today on the death penalty for the assassins of Rajeev Gandhi.

Paschimbanga

This is a sweet post on Paschimbanga (http://m.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2400092.ece/?maneref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fm%3Fhl%3Den%26gl%3Dus%26client%3Dms-android-fih%26source%3Dandroid-launcher-widget%26action%3Ddevloc%26q%3Doh%2Bcalcutta%2Bhindu).

Friday, August 26, 2011

Web Site Performance

This is a nice post (http://techadvices.com/how-to-improve-website-performance/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AmitBhawani+%28Tech+Advices%29) on web site performance. Contact me if you have questions.

Control Your Temper

I found this to be an exceedingly good way to control temper. http://www.funtoosh.com/jokes/men_women/578.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

I Love Religious Sentiment

I read this (http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_muslims-snub-imam-s-call-to-boycott-hazare-protest_1579080) today.

I am surprised how some Muslims seem to insert religion even into an anti corruption rally. What really is religious about "Vande Mataram" and "Bharat"?

I really fail to understand them.

Lokpal Bill And Anna Hazare

A friend sent me this link http://m.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=265094053500813&refid=0&_ft_a=556917535&_ft_tf=257999390887079&_ft_tpi=556917535&_ft_ti=17&_ft_sai=2309869772&_ft_fth=c584fa17e665becc&_ft_src=1&_ft_time_ft=1314138972&_ft_mf_objid=257999390887079.

I liked it a lot. Is Anna Hazare doing things right?

Another relevant link sent by the same friend http://m.facebook.com/drbabasaheb.mission?refid=22

The Best Kapoor

This Kapoor is unlike the other ones. This one is after my own heart. About a year or two back I went to a show where he was the chief guest. He had come with his wife and he was on a wheel chair. He still had the josh and still immensely likable, 40 years after his heydays. That too in Chennai.

I mentioned about him to Femmo. She said (guess she moved with the filmy crowd) he was a lovely man. Rare it is to hear Femmo say anything nice about anyone.

This article explains the Shammi-Rafi magic I felt
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/article2389428.ece?homepage=true.