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Reckless Musings (?): Chinese scientists genetically modify human embryos
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Friday, 24 April 2015. Chinese scientists genetically modify human embryos. This sounds straight out of a science fiction film. This reportedly had been carried out by Chinese scientists. Though the results were not outright successful, a beginning has been made. Needless to say, something as controversial as this is bound to have its pro's and con's,. The only real cons are two:-. 1 How do we stop parents then from going for designer kids? What are the socio-ethical considerations in that? Nothing wrong...
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Reckless Musings (?): Barack Obama and Outsourcing
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Tuesday, 9 October 2012. Barack Obama and Outsourcing. And I will invest $15 billion a year in renewable sources of energy to create five million new energy jobs over the next decade - jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced;. Jobs building solar panels and wind turbines and a new electricity grid; jobs that will help us eliminate the oil we import from the Middle East in ten years and help save the planet in the bargain. That's how America can lead again." -. President Barack Obama, October 30, 2008.
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Reckless Musings (?): Salman Khan arrest, Abhijeet, Farah and pavement dwellers
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Thursday, 7 May 2015. Salman Khan arrest, Abhijeet, Farah and pavement dwellers. Salman Khan convicted and sentenced to five years in prison! Though the sentence is not yet executed, it is unbelievable news because -. Salman is the King of Bollywood. Heart throb of millions. Founder of 'Being Human' an NGO. Tooo larger than life to be sent to Jail. Had he owned up manfully and underwent a short sentence, he would have emerged a bigger and more popular man than he is now! There were also a few tweets by h...
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Reckless Musings (?): August 2015
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Monday, 3 August 2015. Govt blocks 857 adult sites. At last a long overdue action! There are many who are likening this to Taliban like diktats of an authoritarian regime! I only beg to differ. Also people who repeatedly watch porn need a sexual release! One would recall that the Nirbhaya rapists also carried out the rape after watching a few sexual videos! In our country a ready sexual release is not freely available to everyone and this may be the reason for the increase in molestation/rapes in recent ...
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Reckless Musings (?): Television and cable - I am not anti, but.... - part III.....the case of the missing back ... Bollywood adds to the chaos
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Friday, 24 August 2012. Television and cable - I am not anti, but. - part III.the case of the missing back . Bollywood adds to the chaos. Disclaimer: This is not a sexist post but mere reflections on actual happenings. I compared this with the incident in our cocktail party decades back. 'Arrey! Yeh toh kuch bhi nahin (This is nothing), havent you seen our bollywood heroines? With the top heroines eager to display their backs I wondered what effect it would have on the normal women across the street!
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Reckless Musings (?): Girl, 14, Dies After Being Thrown Off Bus
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Thursday, 30 April 2015. Girl, 14, Dies After Being Thrown Off Bus. Girl, 14, Dies After Being Thrown Off Bus for Resisting being molested in Punjab, 2 Arrested - A ghastly news to read early in the morning. How many times do we have to read such headlines before punitive and deterrent action is taken against the individuals! No amount of sloganeering or appealing to people with such criminal and sick mindsets is going to help. The only language they would understand is that of the 'danda' or the 'st...
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Reckless Musings (?): Activist moves NCW over Bhati's comments against Durga Shakti
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Sunday, 4 August 2013. Activist moves NCW over Bhati's comments against Durga Shakti. Activist moves NCW over Bhati's comments against Durga Shakti. It was reported that Ms Nutan Thakur, an activist had lodged a complaint against Mr Bhati in the the case of Ms, Durga Shakti, the suspended IAS officer. In her complaint, she reportedly raised objections over the alleged usage of words like "aurat" and "behudgi" against the IAS officer, as was seen by all on national TV. After writing the above article, i d...
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Reckless Musings (?): April 2015
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Thursday, 30 April 2015. Girl, 14, Dies After Being Thrown Off Bus. Girl, 14, Dies After Being Thrown Off Bus for Resisting being molested in Punjab, 2 Arrested - A ghastly news to read early in the morning. How many times do we have to read such headlines before punitive and deterrent action is taken against the individuals! No amount of sloganeering or appealing to people with such criminal and sick mindsets is going to help. The only language they would understand is that of the 'danda' or the 'st...
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Reckless Musings (?): mobile phone cameras - boon or bane
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Thursday, 11 October 2012. Mobile phone cameras - boon or bane. There are cell phones in the market starting with a VGA camera to upto 18 MP (Mega pixels). what started out as hazy recordings on a VGA camera have reached a state of cyrstal clear picture with high resolution cameras. The internet too is full of such photographs - be it women on the beach, in parties or just friendly get togethers. Many of them photos are of women having a bit of fun, or in in-inappropriate moments or upskirt shots or ...
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Reckless Musings (?): Govt blocks 857 adult sites
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Monday, 3 August 2015. Govt blocks 857 adult sites. At last a long overdue action! There are many who are likening this to Taliban like diktats of an authoritarian regime! I only beg to differ. Also people who repeatedly watch porn need a sexual release! One would recall that the Nirbhaya rapists also carried out the rape after watching a few sexual videos! In our country a ready sexual release is not freely available to everyone and this may be the reason for the increase in molestation/rapes in recent ...
