S- exchange Offers

A Chinese policewoman has caused a raging row for running a popular web site that helped people swap spouses and go for onenight stands. These are among the several instances of an emerging permissiveness—at least in a section of the population—which has jolted the orthodox Chinese society trying to adjust to its new-found prosperity. A survey by the state-run Women’s Federation’s Psychology Consultation Office in Guangdong province showed that 52% of the women seeking psychological counseling were traumatised by their husbands’ infidelity.

“Extramarital affairs are common; Chinese couples have been influenced by Western concepts of sexual liberation and freedom outside the sphere of traditional ethical codes,” Shi Mengjuan, a doctor at the office, said. Another recent survey conducted in Beijing showed that 6.2% of high school students below the age of 16 have experienced sex. About half of the 2,300 students covered in the survey saw nothing wrong with one-night stands.

The policewoman, who goes by her surname of Su, told the local media in Shaanxi that her web club had attracted members seeking uninhibited sex from all over China. She lost her job at the police bureau in Liquan county in Shaanxi last November, within one month of boasting of her success to the local media. The media spotlight is once again on Su who recently told China Business View, a Shaanxi newspaper, that 60,000 people have signed up to her spouse-swapping club.

Billions In Scrap

China's richest billionaire is now a woman - 49-year-old Zhang Yin is worth a cool $3.4bn (£1.8bn). The tycoon is the world's richest self-made woman, having built China's largest paper recycling business, Nine Dragons Paper, which was floated on the Hong Kong stock market just six months ago. She seems an eloquent symbol of the new China; a capitalist whose success and wealth was unthinkable before Deng Xiaoping freed China from the embrace of Maoism in 1978. It is capitalists such as her who are proof that paradoxically it is communist China that is home to the globe's most vigorous capitalism. And she is a woman.
In China, though, beware. Nothing is quite what it seems. Zhang Yin owes her success both to pro-market Deng Xiaoping and ardent communist Mao. As the eldest daughter of a family with eight children, her expectation before the communist revolution would have been to grow up illiterate before becoming her husband's chattel. Mao's radical egalitarianism may have given China the murderous mayhem of the Cultural Revolution. But he also transformed the role, expectations and education of women.
In 1949 female illiteracy in rural China was 99 per cent. In 1976 when Mao died it was 45 per cent and today it is 13 per cent. One of Mao's first acts was to give women the same rights in divorce as men, and for all his other barbarism he consistently championed the equality of women.
China is still a sexist society, but compared with the rest of Asia it is light years ahead. Female illiteracy in rural India, for example, is still 55 per cent. The change has gone deep into the marrow of Chinese society. One survey recently revealed that Chinese girls between 16 and 19 name becoming president, chief executive or senior manager of a company as their top career choices; Japanese girls between 16 and 19 say they want to become housewives, flight attendants or child-care workers. One of China's most formidable economic and social resources has become its women.
As the daughter of an officer in the People's Liberation Army, Zhang Yin also understands the corrupt and controlling pathology of Chinese communism well - and has understood the imperative to keep ownership and direction of her company as distant as possible from Beijing. In China the party controls, or has the capacity to control, everything; the number of companies forced into decline or even bankruptcy because they were compelled to support party aims - bailing out an endemically loss-making company to protect jobs or buying a state-owned company at an astronomic price to feather the nest of a senior official - is beyond counting.

Indigenous Chinese capitalism is a form of hit-and-run guerrilla economic warfare in a constant battle with the world's greediest and most corrupt officialdom. Survival depends upon paying tribute. It is no accident that two thirds of China's six million private businesses are owned and run by ex-communist officials. Almost every private businessperson in China is either a party member or applying to join.
Zhang has avoided much of that - courtesy of Hong Kong, a Taiwanese husband and managing to get out of China in the months after Tiananmen Square when repression was at its height and the prospects for any kind of private enterprise seemed nil. Her cleverest moves were her first; incorporating her company in Hong Kong in 1985 and then marrying a Taiwanese with a non Chinese passport. In exile in Los Angeles in 1990 the pair founded America Chung Nam - a company specialising in scrap paper brokerage as she had been doing in Hong Kong.
Scrap paper is one of the few industries the party considers non-strategic and which it indulges - another smart choice for an ambitious woman. In December 1991 the Soviet Union collapsed, and in January 1992 the ageing Deng Xiaoping declared in a tour of Guangdong, China's most pro-capitalist province, that as international communism was dead the only way for Chinese communism to survive was to embrace pro-market reform. In particular it should welcome inward investment from foreign companies with know-how and technology. It was glorious, he said, to be rich.
There was an avalanche of inward investment, including America Chung Nam building a paper and board mill in the very same Guangdong- a foreign investor even if owned by a Chinese living abroad. After all, China's booming exports would need to be wrapped in paper and paperboard. Guangdong's exports have grown phenomenally; so have sales of paper and board.
And six months ago Zhang Yin and her husband cashed in - floating their shares not in one of China's stock markets on the mainland, but in Hong Kong. Here a private company can keep its distance from the party; if there is a dispute with the communists it gets settled in Hong Kong's still independent legal system - legacy of the British - and not in one of the mainland's rigged courts.
The extent of China's reform, and its subsequent growth, is stunning. It is also true that Ms Zhang could not have made her money if China had not opened to the world. But nobody should believe that somehow her fortune means that China has made the full transition to capitalism. Rather she has exploited the system's fault lines. This remains a one-party state, in which every institution - from the media to its companies - is constructed to sustain its monopoly of power.
Entrepreneurs such as Zhang Yin only succeed if they find ways around the system; they can only push the economy so far. One day the party will have to let go properly. The issues are only how and when.

What A Scanning

Now Scanning Can Tell You Whether You Are Selfish Or ...........

Altruism, one of the most difficult human behaviours to define, can be detected in brain scans, US researchers reported on Sunday. They found activity in a specific area of the brain could predict altruistic behaviour—and people’s own reports of how selfish or giving they are.

“Although understanding the function of this brain region may not necessarily identify what drives people like Mother Theresa, it may give clues to the origins of important social behaviours like altruism,” said Scott Huettel, a neuroscientist at Duke University who led the study. They set up an experiment in which they put 45 college students into a functional magnetic resonance imaging scanner, which can take real-time images of brain activity. They gave the students various games to play, and told them that winning earned cash for either themselves or for a charity.

The students reacted differently depending on whether they won for themselves or for charity with the ones who described themselves as altruistic responding more strongly. “The game involved reacting as fast as one can to the appearance of a target; if one responds fast enough, then money was earned,” Huettel said. The task was simple, and the students did not give up any payments to themselves to give to the charities. But it cost enough effort that Huettel believes it did represent altruistic intent.

“It’s challenging and requires them to focus,” Huettel said in a telephone interview. “They are lying in a tube, and it is a little tiring for them. Even though it doesn’t cost them anything monetarily, it costs them their effort.” And the researchers were surprised by their findings. Some other studies had predicted that giving would activate the reward systems in the brain. In fact, another centre was activated when they either won money for charity, or watched the computer win money for charity.

“This area we saw was the posterior superior temporal cortex,” Huettel said. “It’s part of the parietal lobe. What this brain area seems to be involved in is extracting meaning from things you see.” “If you see a rock move because someone picked it up, you can recognise that they have a goal. That would activate this region. If you saw a leaf fluttering in the wind, there is no intention in that leaf.”

And this brain region would not activate. “We think altruism might help others understand the intentions of others,” Huettel said. His team asked the students how altruistic they were, and found the test strongly correlated with their own reports of unselfish activity, such as helping a stranger

Men Will Be Men

1. We keep our last name.

2. The garage is all ours.

3. Wedding plans take care of themselves.

4. Chocolate is just another snack.

5. We can be president.

6. We can wear a white T-shirt to a water park.

7. Car mechanics tell us the truth.

8. The world is our urinal.

9. We never have to drive to another gas station because this one's just too icky.

10. Same work, more pay.

11. Wrinkles add character.

12. Wedding dress - $5000; tux rental - $100.

13. People never stare at our chest when we're talking to them.

14. The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected.

15. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle our feet.

16. One mood, ALL the time.

17. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.

18. We know stuff about tanks.

19. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase.

20. We can open all our own jars.

21. We get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.

22. If someone forgets to invite us, he or she can still be our friend.

23. Our underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack.

24. Everything on our face stays its original color.

25. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough.

26. We don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt.

27. We almost never have strap problems in public.

28. We are unable to see wrinkles in our clothes.

29. The same hair style lasts for years, maybe decades.

30. We don't have to shave below our neck.

31. Our belly usually hides our big hips.

32. One wallet and one pair of shoes, one color, all seasons.

33. We can "do" our nails with a pocket-knife.

34. We have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.

35. We can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives, on December 24, in 45 minutes.

Where Is the Twelth????

SEVENTEEN:

U LOOK AT THEIR PROFILE/PICTURE CONSTANTLY

SIXTEEN:

WHEN YOUR ON THE PHONE WITH THEM LATE AT NIGHT AND THEY HANG UP, YOU STILL MISS THEM

EVEN WHEN IT WAS JUST TWO MINUTES AGO.

FIFTEEN:

YOU READ THEIR TEXTS or IMS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

FOURTEEN:

YOU WALK REALLY SLOW WHEN YOU'RE WITH THEM

THIRTEEN:

YOU FEEL SHY WHENEVER YOU'RE/THEY'RE AROUND.

ELEVEN:

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THEM, YOUR HEART BEATS FASTER AND SLOWER AT THE SAME TIME

TEN:

YOU SMILE WHEN YOU HEAR THEIR VOICE.

NINE:

WHEN YOU lOOK AT THEM, YOU CAN'T SEE THE OTHER PEOPLE AROUND YOU, All YOU SEE IS HIM//HER.

EIGHT:

YOU START LISTENING TO SLOW SONGS, WHILE THINKING OF THEM

SEVEN:

THEY'RE ALL YOU THINK ABOUT.

SIX:

YOU GET HIGH JUST FROM THEIR SCENT.

FIVE:

YOU REALlIZE THAT YOU'RE AlWAYS SMILING TO YOURSELF WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THEM.

FOUR:

YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR THEM, OR ANYTHING TO SEE THEM.

THREE:

WHILE READING THIS, THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON YOUR MIND THE WHOLE TIME...

TWO:

YOU WERE SO BUSY THINKING ABOUT THAT PERSON, YOU DIDN'T NOTICE NUMBER TWELVE.

ONE:

YOU JUST SCROLLED UP TO CHECK & ARE NOW SILENTLY LAUGHING AT YOURSELF.

IF YOU DIDN'T NOTICE NUMBER 12, POST THIS AS: "17 signs of falling in LOVE."

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This Really Needs An Award

Bloody Truth

At least This Guy Is Not Camouflaging His Acts Like Mr George W Bush

2 Stupid News

1) Can A Priest Marry
A priest in Virginia who is suspected of stealing more than $ 600,000 from two churches has denied accusations in court documents that he was living a double life as a family man in a neighbouring county. A newspaper report said that that Reverend Rodney Rodis acknowledged there’s a woman and three girls living at the home, but denies he was married and declined comment on whether the children were his. Rodis was indicted on a felony embezzlement charge. An investigation began in November after church officials found that a donation to the parishes had not been recorded. Rodis is accused of setting up a separate church bank account and funneling donation money into it over a five year period. Rodis has already been suspended from performing priestly duties. A lawyer for the Catholic Diocese of Richmond says the church was surprised to hear about Rodis’ living arrangements.
2) After He Received It
A retired police chief who made a career out of solving crimes is puzzled by his latest case — a postcard dated nearly 60 years ago that recently showed up in his mailbox. Ned Hethington said a plain white envelope containing a faded postcard of an old water wheel from the mountains of North Carolina arrived at his home. The card, dated June 28, 1949, reads, “Dear Granny, it is very hot up here. I thought this picture would cool you off by looking at it. Please write. Miss you. Aunt Olie Orr is going to take me around to see all the mountain. How is everyone. Margie.”

Before "Parties" Now "Nude Parties"

Naked parties are becoming a part of campus culture and Ivy League colleges are among the many institutions where students dare to bare in the name of fun. When Yale University student Molly Clark-Barol got the invitation, she was reluctant to go. A naked party? Where people stand around in their birthday outfit? It sounded awkward. But she quite enjoyed the experience, calling it “liberating’’. She said, “It was really low key, kind of just like any other party. Except you’re naked.’’

Yale is one of several Ivy League schools at which naked parties are popular. Ask the partygoers why they attend and they may tell you something about releasing academic pressure, selfexpression or experimentation. But push them a bit more and you’ll find that when you put 30 or so naked college kids together in a room, the pulse of youthful rebellion runs strong. Held late in the evening, the parties are usually a last stop after an evening of social revelry.

Full of liquid courage, the naked partygoers abandon their coats—and their clothes—at the door. The guest lists for the smaller parties are usually limited to around 30 or 40 people, and the conversations tend to be more intellectual, partygoers claim. And there are strict rules about touching and gawking. If guests start getting too friendly with each other, they’re asked to leave. “It’s more about breaking taboos,’’ says Clark-Barol. “You feel more like running around in circles than hooking up with someone.’’

The tradition of naked parties at Yale is not new. In the 1990s, a naked party held in a small campus dining area called the Buttery was dubbed, ‘Nude Night at the Butt.’ Also in the late 1990s, a secret society called ‘Porn ‘n Chicken,’ met together to watch pornographic movies while eating fried chicken in the nude, sources tell ABCNEWS.com.

The club gained national attention after its leaders threatened to make their own pornographic movie starring Yale students. Though the film was never released, in 2002, Comedy Central produced a fictionalised TV movie depicting the club’s activities. The prevalence of naked parties on college campuses is not only a Yale phenomenon—the university shares a certain national notoriety for the tradition with its fellow Ivy, Brown University, according to Luke Skurman, CEO of College Prowler, Inc, a company that produces ‘insider’ guides written by students for over 230 colleges.

At Harvard, public nudity is a form of stress relief. Baring it all at a naked party can have its consequences, however. Many students refuse to attend these parties fearing that their professional or political careers may be jeopardised

Same Old Stale News

For the sixth consecutive year, the Mumbai police have topped the city’s annual corruption index. At the second place is the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, with 16 of its employees caught red-handed for allegedly demanding and accepting bribes.
According to the list prepared by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB), 29 policemen were charged in 16 cases related to graft, resulting in the department topping the list for 2006. The 29 black sheep include a woman constable, who was arrested for demanding a bribe of Rs 1,000 for returning the cellphone of a complainant, and a sub-inspector and a constable who went to the extent of withdrawing money from an accused’s savings bank account using his ATM card in return for shielding him in court.
Asked to comment, former IPS officer Y P Singh said, “Senior police officers themselves don’t have impeccable integrity. There is an informal ban on holding frank discussions on corruption in official meetings and conferences. Sensitivity to moral values is also declining very fast.’’ But in what may come as a relief for the department, no senior policeman came under the ACB’s scanner last year. The highest ranking cop to be arrested in 2006 was suspended inspector Baban Kadam, who involved in a case of disproportionate assets. In 2005, the ACB had arrested senior inspector Sahebrao Survade of RAK Marg police station along with a constable for accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000.
Also, if the ACB’s lists are anything to go by, corruption is actually declining in the police department. In 2003, 60 cops were arrested for demanding bribes, while in 2006 the figure plummeted by half.

All I Kow About New Zealand

New Zealand is ideal for travelling in the backpacking style. And more and more people are now choosing this kind of holiday thanks to not just the stunning landscapes but also the huge variety of excellent accommodation and activities available: from basic to luxurious and sedate to exhilarating.

New Zealand is a dream place in which to travel in the backpacking style. This is a compact country with sweepingly different scenery between the main towns and cities. Getting around is simple, and better still, your choice of routes, activities and accommodation is as wide as the Pacific Ocean horizon.

Roads in New Zealand are well maintained, it's hard to get lost, traffic is minimal and there are plenty of places to picnic or stop for a break. So travelling by campervan or rental car is a hugely popular choice.

Campervans are great fun – and a cost-effective option for groups of people travelling together. So many people want to pick up a hire vehicle in the North Island and drop it off in the South Island, or vice versa, that rental companies offer excellent ‘relocation rates,’ generally from south to north.

If you want to skip around the country quickly, hop on a plane - New Zealand has a comprehensive domestic flight service. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at how affordable domestic air travel is and booking online makes it even cheaper, and simpler too. Air travel is now the new, affordable way to experience New Zealand.

But let’s not forget the traditional backpacker mode of transport: buses. You can use Flexi Passes to buy travel by the hour on the nationwide network of Intercity buses. Or try the convenience of a Travelpass to go directly from A to B but get on and off as you like.

Magic Travellers Network and Kiwi Experience buses take you off the main routes and also allow you to get on and off as you choose (even taking you to the door of local hostels). With Magic Bus you can even tag on a train journey such as the spectacular TranzAlpine or TranzCoastal. Then there are the smaller bus operators like Bottom Bus in the lower South Island that let you get into some of the wildest scenery in the country.

The New Sutra

The fulfilment of women is at the heart of the experience of sex and the lines between sex and sensuality, as between social mores and individual desire, are indeed fine and must be understood deeply. That is the basic message author-diplomat Pavan K Verma tries to send across in his brave new book, Kama Sutra: The Art of Making Love to a Woman.

Verma’s tribute to the 300 AD immortal treatise on sex by Vatsyayana comes at a time when, in Verma’s own words, “there is an avalanche of flesh in cinema, TV and magazines”. “The subject is such that it is more than capable of nurturing more than one interpretation,” Verma said, speaking at the launch function. Varma is also the director-general of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), a former ambassador to Cyprus and a former spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs. But why do we need another interpretation of this world famous treatise on sex? “We need to resurrect the Kama Sutra from its various misinterpretations,” he said. He emphasised that Vatsyayana was clear about one thing: men and women are equal partners in sex and that it is important for the man to ensure that the woman gets her full share of fulfilment. “This book is not about technique but about attitude and right approach,” Verma said, while describing how Vatsyayana laid great importance on the environment in which a man and a woman make love. Talking about society’s prudish approach to sex today, he said, “There was a time in our history I am sure when desire was taken out of the dark and put out in the sun as an essential aspect of our life.”He said that the rise of Islam and the Victorian morality that came in with British rule changed Indians’ attitude towards sex forever. “Why, there was this Englishman who sued Lord Krishna in court for lechery!” Verma stated. Asked what the book has for the younger generation, Verma lamented that he was sure the young would look at illustrations rather than read the text. “But please go through the text, it is important to understand why a great sage —a mahamuni—like Vatsyayana wrote a book on such a subject so long ago.” However, Verma seemed to be at a loss for words when a member of the audience asked, “What does the book offer to senior citizens?” “A good lover has to be sensitive to a woman’s needs.”

Stupid Stories Of The Day

1) Mayor vexed by salesmen on ‘bat phone

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg complained to a US Senate committee that he’s vexed by pesky dinnertime phone calls from salesmen — ringing him on his secure line. Much like the Gotham police commissioner’s secure line to the ‘bat phone’ in the 1960s Batman television show, the kitchen of Bloomberg’s Upper East Side townhouse has been outfitted for emergency top-secret communications. Testifying at a Senate hearing on protecting America after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, Bloomberg was asked about New York City’s updated communications equipment that allows police, fire, health and other officials to talk to each other in a crisis. Bloomberg mentioned his secure phone and the insurance salesmen that regularly call him on it. Following the hearing, Bloomberg stood before reporters who asked about as many questions about the ‘Bat phone’ as they did about New York’s quest for more anti-terrorism funds. “It’s never been used other than to answer an occasional call for ‘Do I want to subscribe to a particular magazine, buy an insurance policy’ or some other such ridiculous thing,” Bloomberg said. Asked what thoughts race through his mind when it rings, Bloomberg deadpanned, “It’s somebody trying to sell insurance. That’s what I think.” For the record, the phone, which the mayor said has a secure device “that encodes on either end,” is not red. As for how salesmen tap into the super-secret line, Bloomberg said, “You can dial a number at random and eventually get to everyone in the world.

2) Rabid raccoon attacks woman on porch

An woman in the US is undergoing rabies treatment after she was attacked on her porch by a rabid raccoon. Beverly Lanouette said the animal came up from behind and latched onto her leg. “It was a huge raccoon who meant business,” she told news stations. “It was very angry and growling and wouldn’t let go of my leg.” She said she beat the animal with a chair to get it off of her. The animal was killed and tested positive for the rabies. Police said it was the third raccoon attack in town but the first involving a human. Two dogs were attacked in the town. Two attacks on dogs were also reported in Manchester, prompting health officials to remind owners to keep their pets’ vaccinations up to date. Three of the dogs attacked had to be euthanized because they weren't up to date on their vaccinations. Health officials say there isn’t a pandemic of rabies. Instead, the warm weather has caused wild and domesticated animals to interact more. The first strain of rabies in raccoons in Connecticut was discovered in Ridgefield in 1991, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.

Curves Ahead

An hourglass figure is more than just a fancy of fashion. Scientists believe the waspish waist has “universal and timeless appeal” that crosses a variety of generations and cultures. Now they have the figures to prove it. And it will also help explain the popularity of glamorous women ranging from Sophia Loren and Marilyn Monroe to Kylie Minogue. The research is based on analysis of almost 350,000 works of fiction from Britain and the US. The scientists studied the various works to see how often, and in what manner, writers referred to the female waist. As a comparison they also picked out references to other parts of the body including the breasts, hips, legs, thighs and buttocks. They then repeated the experiment with Mahabharata and Ramayana between the 1st and 3rd century and Chinese dynastic Palace poetry between the 4th and 6th century. They found breasts received the most mentions, cropping up 219 times. However, on only 16 occasions was the shape or size referred to as well. There were however 66 references to waists — with every single one specifying a slim waist. This was important because it showed waists were considered attractive, regardless of culture and before the influence of mass media. Lead researcher Devendra Singh of the University of Texas said: “The common historical assumption in the social sciences has been that the standards of beauty are arbitrary, solely culturally determined and in the eye of the beholder.” “The finding that the writers describe a small waist as beautiful suggests instead that this body part — a known marker of health and fertility — is a core feature of feminine beauty that transcends ethnic differences and cultures.” The Indian and Chinese literature in the study featured very different depictions of women. Indian artists showed naked bodies sometimes in sexual acts, while the Chinese tradition did not sanction this

Innovation!!!!

An Australian zoo has put a group of humans on display to raise awareness about primate conservation — with the proviso that they don’t get up to any monkey business. Over a month, the humans will be locked in an unused orangutan cage at Adelaide zoo, braving the searing heat and snacking on bananas. They will be monitored by a psychologist who hopes to use the findings to improve conditions for real apes in captivity. Audiences can vote for their favourite ‘ape’ via mobile phone text messages, in the style of reality television shows, and at the end of the month, a ‘super human’ will be selected to represent the zoo. One of the human apes, Josh Penley, said the experiment was a chance to “get myself out of my comfort zone and to get a week off work.” Participants wear microphones in front of web cams to allow watchers to hear the action in what has been billed as ‘Big Brother behind bars.’ Zoo vets haven’t ruled out using tranquilizer darts if the humans misbehave.

A Letter To The Terrorists

Dear Terrorist,

Even if you are not reading this we don't care. Time and again you tried to disturb us and disrupt our life - killing innocent civilians by planting bombs in trains, buses and cars. You have tried hard to bring death and destruction, cause panic and fear and create communal disharmony but everytime you were disgustingly unsuccessful.

Do you know how we pass our life in Mumbai? How much it takes for us to earn that single rupee? If you wanted to give us a shock then we are sorry to say that you failed miserably in your ulterior motives. Better look elsewere, not here. We are not Hindus and Muslims or Gujaratis and Marathis or Punjabis and Bengaliies. Nor do we distinguish ourselves as owners or workers, govt. employees or private employees.

WE ARE BOMBAY-ITES (MUMBAIKERS, if you like). We will not allow you to disrupt our life like this. On the last few occassions when you struck (including the 7 deadly blasts in a single day killing over 250 people and injuring 500+ in 1993), we went to work next day in full strength.

This time we cleared everything within a few hours and were back to normal - the vendors placing their next order, businessmen finalizing the next deals and the office workers rushing to catch the next train. (Yes the same train you targetted) Fathom this: Within 3 hours of the blasts, long queues of blood donating volunteers were seen outside various hospital, where most of the injured were admitted.

By 12 midnight , the hospital had to issue a notification that blood banks were full and they didn't require any more blood. The next day, attendance at schools and office was close to 100%, trains & buses were packed to the brim, the crowds were back. The city has simply dusted itself off and moved one - perhaps with greater vigour.We are Mumbaikers and we live like brothers in times like this. So, do not dare to threaten us with your crackers. The spirit of Mumbai is very strong and can not be harmed.

Innocent Answers

A first-grade teacher, Ms Brooks was having trouble with one of her students. The teacher asked, "Johnny what is your problem?"

Johnny answered, "I'm too smart for the first Grade. My sister is in the third grade and I'm smarter than she is! I think I should be in the third-grade too!

"Ms Brooks had enough. She took Johnny to the Principal's office. While Johnny waited in the outer office, the teacher explained to the principal what the situation was.

The principal told Ms Brooks he would give the boy a test and if he failed to answer any of his questions he was to go back to the first grade and behave.She agreed.

Johnny was brought in and the conditions were explained to him and he agreed to take the test.

Principal: "What is 3x 3?"

Johnny: "9".

Principal: "What is 6 x 6?"

Johnny: "36".

And so it went with every question the principal thought a third- grade should know. The principal looks at Ms Brooks and tells her, "I think Johnny can go to the third-grade.

"Ms Brooks says to the principal, "Let me ask him some questions?" The principal and Johnny both agree.

Ms Brooks asks, "What does a cow have four of that I have only two of?

Johnny, after a moment "Legs."

Ms Brooks: "What is in your pants that you have but I do not have?"

Johnny: "Pockets."

Ms Brooks: What starts with a C and ends with a T is hairy, oval, and delicious and contains thin whitish liquid?Johnny: Coconut

Ms Brooks: What goes in hard and pink then comes out soft and sticky?

The Principal's eyes open really wide and before he could stop the answer, But Johnny was taking charge.

Johnny: Bubblegum

Ms Brooks: What does a man do standing up, a woman does sitting down and a dog does on three legs?

The Principal's eyes open really wide and before he could stop the answer...

Johnny: Shake hands.

Ms Brooks: Now I will ask some "Who am I" sort of questions, okay?

Ms Brooks: You stick your poles inside me. You tie me down to get me up.I get wet before you do.

Johnny: Tent.

Ms Brooks: A finger goes in me. You fiddle with me when you're bored. The best man always has me first.

The Principal was looking restless and a bit tense.

Johnny: Wedding Ring.

Ms Brooks: I come in many sizes. When I'm not well, I drip. When you blow me, you feel good.

Johnny: Nose.

Ms Brooks: I have a stiff shaft. My tip penetrates. I come with a quiver.

Johnny: Arrow.

Ms Brooks: What word starts with 'F' and ends in 'K' that means a lot of heat and excitement?

Johnny: Fire truck.

The principal breathed a sigh of relief and said to the teacher,"Send Johnny to University, I got the last ten questions wrong myself !"