Events 
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In Quotes
[I'm] inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa because all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours - whereas all the testing says not really.
--James Watson, Nobel Laureate, as quoted by the Sunday Times.
I am mortified about what has happened...More importantly, I cannot understand how I could have said what I am quoted as having said.
--James Watson, a few days later.
Jindal Wins
 Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (R), born to Indian immigrants, elected Governor of Louisiana. | Gore's Inaugural Address
What would it take to wipe away all the tragedies of the past eight years? What would a new president have to do to begin on this task? David Michael Green visualizes an inaugural address by Al Gore. Whether Gore is the right person to give this speech is less important than what needs to be said, which Green does perfectly. More...
Is that Us?
What do you say if after his crime is clearly established, people vote for a politician again? It happened in America in 2004. What if, after the recent Tehelka expose, it happens in Gujarat? Jawed Naqvi poses this dangerous question. More...
Good Deeds in the Garden City
In Part II of this two-part series, Srilakshmi Renganathan continues her look at Volunteerism in Bangalore. She finds that good hearts can run from building schools to finding homes for lost animals. The odds are still against the volunteers, but what courageous people they are! More...
Aussies Avenging
World Twenty-20 champions India received a sharp lesson not to be over-confident when Australia came-a-calling on their India Tour. In the end, it was in a lone t20 match India that India managed to salvage a little prestige, a tiny measure of balm upon a decisive and stinging series loss in the 50-over encounters. Who did well and who did not, in each team? Never lacking for strong opinions, Anushrut has been following the Aussie tour and files his report. More...
The Odd Cousins
Just when the world is being hit with genetic mappings of one species after another, we are informed that Dick Cheney is related to Barack Obama, eight-cousins, to quote Cheney's missus, Lynne Cheney. Well might you intone, Of all the gin joints in the world, as the famous line has it. Melvin Durai envisions the results of the discovery played out in the Cheney household. More...
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Movies 
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Consumer Tip
Fill up your car or truck in the morning when the temperature is still cool.
Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground; and the colder the ground, the denser the gasoline.
Chartoons™
This month, cartoonist Vijay Char has Dick Cheney in his nibsights. let's hope the Vice-President doesn't return the favor by inviting Char on one of his notorious hunting trips! More... |
