Yesterday was Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday
"That side of our existence
whose direction is towards the
infinite seeks not wealth,
but freedom and joy".
It was the 159th birth anniversary of the poet, yesterday, for he was born in Calcutta on 07 May 1861.
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Top Hizbul Terrorist Killed
Security forces eliminated Hizbul Mujahideen's top leader and Jammu and Kashmir commander, Riyaz Naikoo. He was active in the valley for 8 yrs. At least two more terrorists were also killed by security forces in the encounter in Sharshali Khrew area of Awantipora. Naikoo had a bounty of Rs.12 lakh on his head!
And the anti-national journalist, Barkha Dutt, says that he was studious and aspired to be another famous mathematician like Srinivasa Ramanujan who was murdered by the security forces. Why is she allowed to spew venom at our armed forces? It's high time that she is tried for treason!
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Did You Know These Things Had Names?
(a) The space between your eyebrows is called a glabella.
(b) The way it smells after the rain is called petrichor.
(c) The plastic or metallic coating at the end of your shoelaces is actually called a wamble.
(d) The cry of a new born baby is called a vagitus.
(e) The prongs on a fork are called tines.
(f) The sheen or light that you see when you close your eyes and press your hand on them is
called phosphenes.
(g) The tiny box plastic table in the middle of a pizza box is called a box tent.
(h) The day after tomorrow is called overmorrow.
(j) Your tiny toe or finger is called minimus.
(k) The wired cage that holds the cork in a bottle of champagne is called an agraffe.
(l) The 'na na na' and 'la la la', which don't really have any meaning in the lyrics of any song, are
called vocables.
(m) When you combine an exclamation mark with a question mark (like this ?!), it is referred to
as an interrobang.
(n) The space between your nostrils is called columella nasi.
(p) The armhole in clothes, where the sleeves are sewn, is called armscye.
(q) The condition of finding it difficult to get out of bed in the morning is called dysania.
(r) Unreadable hand-writing is called griffonage.
(s) The dot over an "i" or a "j" is called tittle.
(t) That utterly sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much is called crapulence.
(u) The metallic device used to measure your feet at the shoe store is called Bannock device.
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"Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs!"
This is the new sentence which has all 26 Letters of English.
Previously it was, "A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog".
Discovered by a proud drinker. Cheers!
Tailpiece.
Got up at our usual time, the chores and was ready by about 9. Suma was unwell and Lekha had given her an off. Went to the shopping complex, nearby, to buy sundries, just before lunch time. Have been put on a three-day antibiotic course to sort out the congestion in my lungs.
After the first round, felt better or was it the 'placebo' effect?
"That side of our existence
whose direction is towards the
infinite seeks not wealth,
but freedom and joy".
It was the 159th birth anniversary of the poet, yesterday, for he was born in Calcutta on 07 May 1861.
* * *
Top Hizbul Terrorist Killed
Security forces eliminated Hizbul Mujahideen's top leader and Jammu and Kashmir commander, Riyaz Naikoo. He was active in the valley for 8 yrs. At least two more terrorists were also killed by security forces in the encounter in Sharshali Khrew area of Awantipora. Naikoo had a bounty of Rs.12 lakh on his head!
And the anti-national journalist, Barkha Dutt, says that he was studious and aspired to be another famous mathematician like Srinivasa Ramanujan who was murdered by the security forces. Why is she allowed to spew venom at our armed forces? It's high time that she is tried for treason!
* * *
Did You Know These Things Had Names?
(a) The space between your eyebrows is called a glabella.
(b) The way it smells after the rain is called petrichor.
(c) The plastic or metallic coating at the end of your shoelaces is actually called a wamble.
(d) The cry of a new born baby is called a vagitus.
(e) The prongs on a fork are called tines.
(f) The sheen or light that you see when you close your eyes and press your hand on them is
called phosphenes.
(g) The tiny box plastic table in the middle of a pizza box is called a box tent.
(h) The day after tomorrow is called overmorrow.
(j) Your tiny toe or finger is called minimus.
(k) The wired cage that holds the cork in a bottle of champagne is called an agraffe.
(l) The 'na na na' and 'la la la', which don't really have any meaning in the lyrics of any song, are
called vocables.
(m) When you combine an exclamation mark with a question mark (like this ?!), it is referred to
as an interrobang.
(n) The space between your nostrils is called columella nasi.
(p) The armhole in clothes, where the sleeves are sewn, is called armscye.
(q) The condition of finding it difficult to get out of bed in the morning is called dysania.
(r) Unreadable hand-writing is called griffonage.
(s) The dot over an "i" or a "j" is called tittle.
(t) That utterly sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much is called crapulence.
(u) The metallic device used to measure your feet at the shoe store is called Bannock device.
* * *
"Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs!"
This is the new sentence which has all 26 Letters of English.
Previously it was, "A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog".
Discovered by a proud drinker. Cheers!
Tailpiece.
Got up at our usual time, the chores and was ready by about 9. Suma was unwell and Lekha had given her an off. Went to the shopping complex, nearby, to buy sundries, just before lunch time. Have been put on a three-day antibiotic course to sort out the congestion in my lungs.
After the first round, felt better or was it the 'placebo' effect?
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