February 2012
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why is Feb 29 not Feb 31 a leap year day ? (hint:...
All the other months have 30 or 31 days, but February suffered from the ego of Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus, says Stewart.
Under Julius Caesar, February had 30 days, but when Caesar Augustus was emperor he was peeved that his month - August - had only 29 days, whereas the month named after his predecessor Julius - July - had 31. “He pinched a couple of days for August to make it the same...
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Hallo, BPO calling →
From 2010 to 2012, $5 million was paid in 17,000 transactions to accounts controlled by the alleged fraudsters. Read the complete article.
Even those of us in India are not safe. If some of the large BPO’s move out, the cabbies who ferry the callcenter employees, will become active rowdies and thugs, intimidating and extorting money from people on flimsy pretexts.
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Some more Yoga →
A GREATER cause for concern for Karnataka’s liberals is the attempt to inject communal polarisation even in the cosmopolitan environs of Bengaluru, India’s IT hub. A casual visit to the Satyam and Infosys complexes makes for some disturbing observations… all in the pretext of yoga.
Read the complete article.
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“Conventional wisdom in most cases is premised on fallacies”
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On the prowl, get set ... Rowdy
While returning from Sarjapura, we stopped at San City Bakery for a cup of Lemon tea and our 3+ years old daughter was introduced to the Bakery owner’s girl.
As the two girls were beginning to build on a conversation a local guy came to the Bakery. As he stood before the display counter waiting to be serviced, he picked up Aviva’s (my daughter) cap, made a grunting sound and put...
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“PSK Sai Arcade, is the name of the Passport Seva Kendra located on Outer-Ring...”
– where is PSK Sai Arcade ?
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“Is there any country, where the best teacher award is named after the most...”
– Incredible India.