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Sep28th --

Quotes of the week India has not caused the global warming problem. We are a deal - maker, not a deal- breaker -- Jairam Ramesh Union Minister for environment and forests Seize the opportunity of the Commonwealth games to change our behavioural pattern . Behave as residents of a international city- P.Chidambaram Union Home Minister to Delhiites I was selfish before, everyone is , but until i became a father - David Beckam footballer If you keep a pickle for more than two years, it turns rancid. I feel LK Advani;s period is more or less over- Manohar Parrikar BJP leader on the utility of the party's opposition leader The Navratri - Kollu at home It is a event that is run so efficiently by my wife and mom together -- Right from planning the invitee list, making up a probable list from the invitees of who will come home definitely ( risk assessment with high , medium and low confidence levels ), planning for unplanned visitors, to planning the "Sundal " and Sweet of the

Sep 21, 2009

Quotable quotes of the week Killing a girl child is akin to killing a thousand saints-- Sri Sri Ravishankar Spiritual leader on female infanticide There is something sinister about your body, under siege, under war. But I believe in the infinite power of the body to heal itself - Lisa Ray Actor , on her cancer What these people are doing cannot be compared to what I did for the sake of Marathi people.- Bal Thackeray Shiv Sena chief commenting on Raj Thackeray his nephew and now having his own party. The Formula one race fixing -- what a shame !! One would have not expected this to happen in F1 racing -- But Renault seems to have done this and managed to keep it under wraps for nearly a year Renault forced their second driver to crash , bringing in the safety car which allowed Alonso their first driver to get ahead in front and then win the race - I watched this race on TV last year, being the inaugural race at Singapore 2008 ( night race as well )-- I looked at my blog of Sept 30th ,

Sept 14th

Quotes of the week Gossiping is fundamental to being human -- Nicholas Elmer Social psychologist He is somebody I find a lot of inspiration in. He ended up doing so much and changed the world just by the power of his ethics - Barack Obama on Mahatma Gandhi I compete with myself, not anybody else -- Priyanka Chopra Actor when asked about rival Katrina Kaif I do not need Mr Jaswant Singh to write a certificate for my grandfather - Nusli Wadia -- Businessman and grandson of Mohammed Ali Jinnah on the former BJP leader's book The US Open -- Amazing Champion in the women's and a new champion in the Men's category It was a fairy tale dream run for Kim Clijsters -- Having been off the circuit for more than two years to raise a family and then coming back as a wild card unseeded player to win the tournament was a astonishing feat !!Clijsters proved that she could compete at the highest level after such a layoff- And this will be a great boost to all mothers and mothers to be in

Sept 7th Weekly Lore

Quotable Quotes of the week Many ask why i joined politics and then why i left it. I joined because i was asked to and i left because i was inadequate for the job- Amitabh Bachchan When you do well in sports the bar gets raised. If you cannot raise the bar , you have no business being here - Vijay Mallya after his Force India car finished second at the Belgian GP Only a leader who loves his people selflessly and unconditionally will reap success - Sri Sri Pooja Ravi Shankar , Spiritual leader Different Strokes -- Stroke 1 The Butter Story -- Most of you must have been aware of the shortage of the government made and sold Butter sold through various outlets , that is a key ingredient in any household in the south. The shortage has been due to short supplies, as well as rumours floating thick around other Butter/ Ghee manufacturers buying the government brand and badging them as their own product!! To ensure my household has enough supplies ( i do not consume this product at all )