Jaws of death: Being in a dangerous situation (Poem)

 Jaws of death: Being in a dangerous situation

                      (Poem: Nov 2022)

 

Saw an insect about to be devoured by a lizard.

I tapped the wall with a spoon to scare him away.

The insect escaped from the jaws of death;

the lizard went away hunting for an alternate prey.

 

Just one insect I could save today,

the lizard will go hungry for some more time.

In HIS scheme for this cosmos, these co-exist;

Right or wrong is just in my mind.

Gloating over some small good deed

or guilting over an apparent bad action

are both unnecessary and meaningless.

You can not decode His ways or actions.

 

Also learnt that death can come at any time

be it an insect, lizard or just me- a human being.

Invisible fate will have its way, whether

You like it or not, expect it or not, be there or not.

 

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Hitting below the belt

Hitting below the belt

'To hit below the belt' is a common idiom in the English language. It
denotes talking unfair advantage over a person. In boxing or
kickboxing, this is not allowed. Figuratively it means, talking about
the weak points of a person to insult or humiliate him. It is not a
gentlemanly affair. Only mean, incompetent persons indulge in this
act.

Schools are good training grounds to perfect this art. Boys get into
duels, sometimes wordy, sometimes real physical fighting, rolling over
everywhere. Observers, supporters, friends, teachers who turn the
other way add strength for the game to flourish. The habit gets into
children's psyche. Adults can not give up the bad habit easily, even
upon realising it.

In TV serials I watch villains (every character turns a villain at
times!) using the technique smartly. They have a lashing tongue and a
fleecing wicked mind. The victim knows that he is being targeted but
can do very little to retort or fight it out openly. Threat is hidden
in words and almost amounts to blackmailing.

In political debates, opposition parties engage in this game with
ease. Always on the lookout to get even, they keep track of events /
statements of their enemies and take advantage in the verbal war
especially in the public forums. Hitting below the belt calls for
assessing the weakness of the opponents and seizing the opportunity to
encash upon it.

When someone hits another below the belt using the verbal mode, it is
fun for those watching but not for the victims. You can stop this
habit only when you realize that you are choosing to fight on unequal
terms, you are having an upper hand. It is a mean occurrence and one
should feel ashamed of it. Then we might change.

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Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

On the Art of Folding Clothes

https://youtu.be/IAWT2GdTdvI

On the Art of Folding Clothes

If drying clothes after washing using clotheslines is a technique to

be learnt & practiced, so also is the art of folding the clothes after

drying. Even taking out clothes from the clothesline needs care and

patience. If you pull out (frisk) a cloth, say Dhoti rashly, you may

have it torn due to sharp edges of wire at the wire joints. The cloth

may fall on a nearby dirty wall surface and spoil dried clothes. You

must take them out gently and not allow creases that may crumple them.

You need a clean and flat surface (table top / settee) to spread,

remove creases and fold. Folding styles depend on your skills and time

available. You may try a professional launderer's style of folding

shirts / pants. Or adopt a style of your own. For instance, I prefer

to fold shirts starting at the armpit level from the back. Others may

prefer front side, lengthwise triple fold first. Folding sarees and

bedsheets may require you to stand. Very small pieces like briefs,

undies, BRAs may be lumped into a plastic bag without folding.

Folding them to the same size helps you stack them properly. Stacked

clothes need to fit into shelves using optimum space. They should also

be easy to retrieve. Picking out one should not let all other folded

pieces fall apart. Slippery clothes require extra care. So do large

lehengas.  I have seen westerners rolling clothes into cylindrical

bundles and stacking them one over the other, towards the edges /

walls of the shelf. That is a puzzle to me.

Talking of the final size of the folded piece, I want to share an

observation. Once I bought some kerchiefs, a plastic pack containing

six pieces.  I bought it, looking at the size and apparent quality of

the product. Coming home, after opening the pack, I found he had

tricked me – folding the kerchief to appear bigger than it really was!

If you are short of time and want to finish the task as a chore, there

are a couple of videos to help you fold clothes very fast. They are

not for me. I enjoy folding clothes, to kill time, entertain and

learn; ruminate silently over events passing by.

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Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

OpenAI API answers text based questions

https://beta.openai.com/examples/

http://beta.openapi.com allows you to place common English language
questions to which AI provides answers. Given below is my experiment.

Hope you find it interesting, not from the content value but from the
ability of AI to interpret questions!

Q: How can we alleviate loneliness among senior citizens?

A: One way to alleviate loneliness among senior citizens is to create
programs and activities that encourage socialization and connection.
This could include group outings, classes, volunteer opportunities,
and other activities that foster meaningful relationships.

Q: Are there professional story tellers in India to engage Senior
Citizens groups?

A: Yes, there are professional storytellers in India who engage with
senior citizen groups. These storytellers often use traditional folk
tales and stories to entertain and educate the audience.

Q: Who are they? Where are they to be found

A: Professional storytellers in India can be found in many cities and
towns. They often work with local organizations and cultural centers
to provide storytelling services to senior citizen groups.

Q: Is there any such person in Hyderabad or Bengaluru

A: Yes, there are professional storytellers in Hyderabad and Bengaluru
who provide storytelling services to senior citizen groups.

Q: Can you give contact details of any one of them

A: Unknown

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You are welcome to share your own questions and answers; better if
they are related to senior citizens.



Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

Fwd: Clothelines

Clotheslines

From your terrace if you observe clotheslines in houses nearby, it
would be fascinating. Some have regular clotheslines with proper
posts, wires, clips etc well designed in a professional way. Many dry
their clothes just using the balcony railings. In some gated
communities, well planned clothes washing area provides ample drying
lines as well. However, most are some sort of makeshift arrangements
and are mere apologies for clotheslines.

The clothes hung over there are a rainbow mixture, airing themselves
with gay abandon, unmindful of the gender, age, style of the wearers
or owners. You may see regular, occasional, upper, lower, inner,
formal, informal clothing. You may see undergarments teasing you guess
whose they could be. BRAs and thongs may kindle the poet in you.
Mentally matching them with owners will be titillating, if not just
time-pass. Keen observation of clothes would give a clue about the
members of a household – children, men, women, adults, youngsters,
older people etc. You may even guess if they are middle class or
affluent! Or if some guests are being entertained.

Clotheslines in the terrace offer the proverbial pretext for young
girls to meet their lovers for a few moments of privacy. Romance
flourishes as semi-wet clothes flutter due to the kindness of winds.
The place also gives privacy for some villainous oldies / aunties to
hatch some activities harming their enemies!

My friend's wife told her husband, pointing her fingers to clothes put
for drying in the opposite flat: "Our neighbour does not know how to
wash clothes. They are always dirty, never fully clean." Next day she
exclaimed: Looks like she has heard my comments. See today how clean
their clothes are! The husband told her: "No, No, I have just cleaned
OUR window glass!"(Joke courtesy: RVR)

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Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

Fwd: Google Reviews

Google Reviews

 

I use Google maps when I must reach some nearby places by walking, if the destination is new to me. The facility is so convenient that you do not need to ask anyone for directions.  I had once experienced a similar ease of walking to my destination, without asking anyone, just following the detailed local map given free in the tourist office in Vienna. That was in May 1991.

 

Currently Google Maps allow you to write reviews of establishments known to you or visited by you. In fact, Google Maps, as a part of their tracing / tracking your location activity, makes suggestions for reviews. There are several simple questions asked involving YES / NO / MAYBE / I do not Know as options. If it is a Kirana shop, for example, you may be asked if product groups XYZ are sold there! Their probing queries are meaningful and insightful too. For instance, I was asked: Is this outfit open on Wednesdays?   Such a question might have been triggered by the fact that certain market / shopping areas are closed on certain weekdays instead of Sunday!

 

In Hyderabad we have weekly Shanty. Near our house on Mondays, a couple of streets, mostly dead ends, get filled with vegetable vendors. On Sundays, near Koti in Hyderabad, I have seen old books being sold on footpaths by many vendors. The footpath is relatively free, that is an incentive!  Is there a method of writing reviews of such temporary / mobile markets?

 

Mutual sharing of experience is useful to all concerned. I have written many reviews of nearby shops. I do not know if I can edit or revise my reviews.

 

 

  

Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

Fwd: You have become old when …

You have become old when …

 

 1.     You have become old when a boy calls you Thattha

 2.     You have become old when you start using a cane or wheelchair

 3.     You have become old when some girls sharing a dirty joke do not lower their voices

 4.     You have become old when steps look double when you climb down stairs

 5.     You have become old when people start speaking louder on seeing your hearing aids

 6.     You have become old when dogs bark and chase you as you go for evening walks

 7.     You have become old when the frequency of masturbation comes to almost nil

 8.     You have become old when eyes water if you stare at TV or laptop for a few minutes

 9.     You have become old when Medicine box is bigger than the lunch box

10.   You have become old when time stands still all the time

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 Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

White Lies while using the Mobile Phones

White Lies while using the Mobile Phones

 

Most of us would tell white lies while using the mobile. To a question "Did I disturb you?" you may mostly say NO just to avoid hurting your friend and keep wondering when he will end the call! You may say 'he is not around' when someone asks if your brother is around and to give him the phone, after getting a silent signal from your brother to avoid calling him. When some friend complains that your son is not picking up the phone, you may say: 'Is that so? he forgot the mobile while going out.'

 

If you want to discontinue the conversation sooner you may say it is noisy and the voice is breaking and suggest we talk later in the day. You might increase the TV Volume to signify noisy background on your side and opt to move out to some other spot, often saying: 'Signal not clear' etc. You may do this even to avoid being overheard  by somebody nearby.

 

Sometimes the caller may be overwhelmingly bossy and upon suspecting a white lie he may ask you to come on a video call! Ten you are caught. You may say that the Internet is weak and then disconnect your mobile! At times you may say "I am out of my house / office shopping, will do that when I reach home" to avoid doing something immediately.

 

White lies are useful to avoid temporary hardship / inconveniences and are not very harmful. Is there an App that will detect lies when uttered by others from their voice changes and caution you? How popular will that be? Will you pay for it? How about such Apps working against you? Can you come up with a set of universal white lies that might work in most situations? 

 

Questions and questions galore but no answers!

 

 

 

Time Pass - water

WATER - Time pass 

1. Water is a three letter word when transliterated into Tamil

2. Does water sublimate from its solid state?

3. Can you water the plants during nights?

4. What happens when water gets contaminated in a hospital?

5. How may glasses of water should one consume per day?

6. "Assessing requirements of double filtered water among patients in General Ward" is a useless topic

7.  Human body comprises mostly of just water, in fact 60% is water only.

8. How many days can one survive without water? About thee days.

9. One can die even if small quantity is inhaled but one can drink a lot of water and live.

10.This sentence contains 'dihydrogen monoxide' and its common name: water as the tenth word

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I copied the above from my draft  notebook. Appears to be some answer to Prof Seshadri's game: 

Write ten sentences with a word chosen by you in first, second, third etc positions in sentences of your own.

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Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

Polyglot - Knowing many Languages

Polyglot - Knowing many Languages

 

If you know many languages you are at an advantage over others. I have written about polyglots earlier. I want to reproduce the last para from there before I proceed further:

 

I know Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and English. French and German – I have forgotten as quickly as I learnt them; I have retained just enough skill to ascertain the language of an article and perhaps translate the title.  Sanskrit was my second language in School. I cannot avoid exposure to Hindi as Modi's government is imposing it on everyone in devious ways.

 

Info given above may be presented as a table for easy comprehension / comparison.

 

Language	Read	Write	Speak	Understand If spoken	Remark
Tamil	Y	Y	Y	Y	Studied
Telugu	N	N	Y	Y	Local influence
Kannada	N	N	Y	Y	Mother tongue
English	Y	Y	Y	Y	Studied
French	Y	N	N	N	Sufficient to translate titles / headers
German	Y	N	N	Y somewhat	Ditto. Studied
Malayalam	N	N	N	Y
Sanskrit	Y	Y	N	Y partially	Studied
Hindi	Y	Y	N	Y	Studied
Sign Language				Y

 

It is the last row that brings me on par with dogs and certain other animals. We have a few street dogs that take shelter in our terrace. My daughter and I 'speak' to the dogs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi etc depending upon our moods. They understand all our languages well but behave as if they are deaf, especially when we want them to go out! Even human beings may benefit If they pretend to be deaf and do not respond, on certain occasions!

 

 

Fwd: Sounds from neighbourhood

Sounds from neighbourhood

I am exposed to many types of sounds in my neighbourhood. They tell
many stories: interesting to hear, interpret and have some fun.

The day starts with Allahoo Akbar prayer from a nearby mosque at 5'o
clock in the morning. Then Hanuman chalisa from a temple on the main
road via loudspeakers. A cart carrying Saibaba makes a round at about
9 in the morning blaring chants all the way.

My gate has a latch where two halves meet. Opening and closing the
gate make different noises. I can make out whether it is the maid, or
the postman or the "Chatta wala" who is opening it depending upon the
time. If the gates are fully opened, the hinges make a unique
crackling noise – just yesterday I oiled them!

Other sounds are not time bound. Some are mechanical or metal made. My
left-side neighbour has a large metal gate that opens by being pushed
along rails. Whenever it is opened, I know they are taking the car out
or bringing it in. My right-side resident has a single gate. When the
servant opens it, it makes a different noise than when a vendor opens
it. I can make out who is going in / out.

The opposite house has a double gate and a single gate. There is a
bachelor staying on the first floor. When he returns home late in the
night, he stops the car smoothly. Closes the car door as if it is a
new car on its first day of use. Opens the gate as silently as
possible and tip toes up the stairs accosting his girlfriend. The same
gate makes a jarring noise when used by the office boy employed in the
office on the ground floor.

Vendors create their own sounds. "Koorkaailei" is an automated sound
from speakers in a vegetable vendor's cart. An indecipherable sound
tears your ears from the fruit vendor. The courier guy puts out such a
wail that you tend to drop everything on hand and rush to the door.

If you are keen in observing through your ears, not just eyes, you can
'see' a lot and understand the environment / surroundings better, for
your own good.

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Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

Fwd: What is on your Desktop?

What is on your Desktop?

I heard a friend telling me that he was busy decluttering some mess. I
took a cue and started pruning my desktop. I chose desktop because
that is relatively simple and after finishing, I can gloat over doing
something useful for the day. Inject some variety into a somewhat
boring routine. Keeping digression aside, let me dwell into the topic
straight.

My desktop contained some 64 shortcuts. The shortcuts refer to things like:

a. Documents and files meant for reading later;
b. Links to zoom and other meeting sites / applications
c. MS Office applications;
d. PPTs of lectures listened to
e. Browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Opera, MS Edge etc
f. Games or puzzles like: Word Finder, Wordle, Spellathon. Scrambler etc;
g. Tools like 'Google Visualisation tool; Pre-pend paywall tool;
FlashNote etc;
h. Bank statements;
i. Daily prayer song;
j. Forthcoming events to participate online;
k. An odd collection of items I cannot remember why they are on the desktop!

Deleting those that I do not need any longer or items under k above
was easy. I also re-arranged the icons into recognisable groups or
clusters as indicated above. My desktop is now decluttered, usable,
useful and I hope will be better used.

Have you discovered items under group k? What did you do with them?

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Half loaf and Half Pack – Will they come back?

Half loaf and Half Pack – Will they come back?

(Smaller packs are meaningful)

  

Some decades ago, we used to buy half a loaf of bread. Modern Bread, from a public sector company, used to sell smaller than usual full packs containing 16 pieces - containing just about half that quantity – called half-loaf . That has disappeared. Smaller packs were convenient to handle; we could just buy enough for a session, be it breakfast or evening snack. Convenient for bachelors and single persons. Always fresh and not much of a wastage. Wonder why that has been discontinued.

I buy frequently, semi cooked, ready to heat and types of chapati. Famous brands are ID and SV products.  They are sold in supermarkets in specially sealed packs of ten pieces per pack. Here again, consumers will stand to gain if smaller packs of five-piece packs are sold. It is suitable for couples, bachelors and students.

The manufacturer could – as is the usual practice – to price the smaller packs slightly more than just half the quantity and buyers won't mind it. Convenience, cost per pack, avoidance of wastage are important factors. Sales would increase as different consumer segments are taken care of.

Even now, half loaf is available in small bakeries as an unbranded variety. Cleanliness and hygiene may be sacrificed if we buy from non-standard vendors. We can not risk it when it comes to food as it affects our health. Big bakeries with a name to reckon with are available but the cost would be high.

 

I only wish some manufacturers are listening and they will bring back the changes needed by the consumers.

 

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Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

Fwd: Old Milk Bottles

Old Milk Bottles - Various uses

 

Some decades ago, our local dairies used to deliver milk in stout and strong glass bottles. I remember that the capacity was half a litre. Buffalo milk was popular. Consistency of contents in terms of fat, quality, colour and flavour was of high order. People used to return empty bottles in exchange for a fresh supply. So, the bottles were in great circulation. Breakage was rare compared to the volume of business. Though customers used to wash them before exchanging empty bottles, cleaning was not proper. Dairies spend a lot of time and money cleaning them after every use, otherwise fresh filling will be spoiled. Progress in technology affording much better and cheaper polythene sachets / pouches made such glass bottles obsolete. Those days are gone but not memories connected with them.

 

At times you are left with a couple of empty milk bottles. They were put to different uses. Some of them that I can recall are listed below:

 

1.       Filled with coloured sand, it can be used as a paperweight on our Tables

2.       Filled with hot water, it can be used as a hot compress for wounds / injuries / sprains

3.       Filled with Ice Cold water, it serves as a cold compress for reducing fever

4.       When you want 500 ml of a liquid in the kitchen, it turns into a measuring device

5.       It can be used to grow small creepers / flower plants etc decorating the window

6.       Painted bottles become handy candle holders, hangers etc

7.       Broken bottles too may be sent for recycling

8.       Persons practicing onanism may find a handy tool in this ubiquitous glass bottle

9.       Of course, it can be used for storing Puja oil or other liquids

10.   Some may sell it to the scrapes collector and make some pennies

 

Ten is an ideal count for any enumerative write-up. Therefore, I stop right here.

 

 

   

Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

Re: Street Vendors and their calls

Additional comments
Please see
https://youtu.be/c5adwDitdKg

Advantages of such hawkers' wails:

• You can know the approximate time, if you are regular
• You can guess the state, language and availability of vendor's wares
• you can entertain yourself guessing what the item being sold is and venture out to verify if it is correct
• Learn how the vendors are automating their work by playing recorded sales pitch
• One lady even earned a PhD on this topic!
• Appreciate how service at your doorstep eases your life

Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 at 12:15, Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy <vyasamoorthy@gmail.com> wrote:

Have you paid any attention to the high pitched calls of street vendors in your area? We see people selling vegetables, green leaves, Rangoli powder (Moggu) etc. Then there are house to house garbage collectors, old clothes exchangers, mobile vans vending Saibaba's grace / blessings too. Each one has a distinctly unique wail. Some could be sweet and enjoyable, as the one seen in the audio clip given below. Some could be so harsh, deafening and jarring that in cities like Bengaluru, street vendors are prohibited from using the megaphone.  There was an old man in our colony suffering from Alzheimer' Disease; he made frequent complaints to the police about street vendors' offensive / disturbing noise. I have even gone out of the house to find out what one is selling so that I won't miss him, as at times their wails may not make sense. 

https://www.loc.gov/item/flwpa000029/

Street vendor selling watermelon in the city of Savannah Georgia, USA in 1939

Do you like hawkers' howling? Senior citizens are less tolerant. Hence my question.

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Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/281221/e-chhawani-lets-down-cantonment-residents-keen-on-online-bill-payments.html

Street Vendors and their calls

Street Vendors and their calls

Have you paid any attention to the high pitched calls of street vendors in your area? We see people selling vegetables, green leaves, Rangoli powder (Moggu) etc. Then there are house to house garbage collectors, old clothes exchangers, mobile vans vending Saibaba's grace / blessings too. Each one has a distinctly unique wail. Some could be sweet and enjoyable, as the one seen in the audio clip given below. Some could be so harsh, deafening and jarring that in cities like Bengaluru, street vendors are prohibited from using the megaphone.  There was an old man in our colony suffering from Alzheimer' Disease; he made frequent complaints to the police about street vendors' offensive / disturbing noise. I have even gone out of the house to find out what one is selling so that I won't miss him, as at times their wails may not make sense. 

https://www.loc.gov/item/flwpa000029/

Street vendor selling watermelon in the city of Savannah Georgia, USA in 1939

Types of Street Vendors - Hawker Sound

Above one is from Telangana region. Vendor sounds in Telugu

Do you like hawkers' howling? Senior citizens are less tolerant. Hence my question.

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Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

Test

Test this is an umbrella

Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

Poem - Homonym - Yard - mark

Unmentionable 

 

A lady avoided attending a party

As she was uncomfortable due to periods.

It was an unmentionable excuse, of course.

And a condition in which her unmentionable (=undergarment)

was indeed a soiled brief.

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YARD

 

You know that 

a YARD is 36 inches

But 

Do you know that

a man's YARD 

could be mostly

3 to 6 inches

only?

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Mark

 

He drew a sketch of a voluptuous girl

Taking special efforts to

Mark her titillating belly button.

The teacher gave marks – 100/100 saying

You will make a mark as a great artist.

 

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Our Mango Tree

 

Car AC Mechanic Workshop

 Car AC Mechanic Workshop

One Car AC Mechanic shop has come up in my neighbourhood, on my
walking route. It is just about six months old, occupying a large
space. I was wondering how he could afford such a spacious plot in our
costly area. I see at any point of time, some 8 to 10 cars – all AC
cars - waiting to be serviced. The cars are different every time I see
which proves that he is having a good business. Maybe he is quite good
at his work and word of mouth publicity by his customers might have
helped him grow his business.

The array of cars stationed there shows that there are rich people
around. And counting the failed cars, should I also guess that the
quality of cars has come down? Or, is it because we are in summer? I
do not know the automobile industry and any guess might go wrong.

Looking at the name board made me think of specialisations. Not just a
mechanic or car mechanic but a CAR – AC mechanic. Like among lawyers
and doctors, specialisation has crept into every field.

The other day I saw a name board for a car mechanic shop – XYZ
Dentist. He is an expert in attending to dents on the surface of cars.
The guy must be either a fun loving humourist or poor in English or
both.

Do you think my observations are correct?

Shortening of URLs – Tech Tips

                          Shortening of URLs – Tech Tips

 Sometimes we get long URLs in email messages. They are unwieldy and irritating  psychologically. You need to pass on the URL only, not necessarily fully as such, along with the irritability component! One example of a long URL is given below:

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https://m.economictimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/in-a-first-turkey-places-orders-for-50000-t-wheat-from-india/articleshow/91477042.cms?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NewsDigest&utm_content=News&utm_term=2%20%20%20%20%20&ncode=3a19f6a2892266444d753639d5f1c2227cf44718de6840afbc3520c0fc17e8f4e7e6d527395a8d4ccc8cc129aaae255125aa5976f6c124afa0b7d40e13dd93d2c73aa377b6a6452c04dbf270962c4a08
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In the above URL you can comfortably / conveniently delete everything from the right end up to and including the question mark (?).  Therefore the following URL is equally / functionally same as the longer one:

https://m.economictimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/in-a-first-turkey-places-orders-for-50000-t-wheat-from-india/articleshow/91477042.cms

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In case you find the 'shortened url' also long and desire to shorten it even further, then you may go to the site:  bitly.com , enter the long URL and get a further shortened version - see below!

https://bit.ly/3Ntiqpd

 Above is the shortest you can get! The only problem is that the shortened version does not give any clue about the content or source.  You can always enrich it by adding brief comments preceded by # at the end of the URL. For example, see comment after # in the URL below:

https://binged.it/3wjxznj#nude shilpa

 Another little known advantage of a shortened URL is that you can find out how many times the URL has been clicked. You get this info in bit.ly site on your dashboard page. For instance, the above URL on Shilpa Shetty was clicked 15 times in less than a day, merely from the email page!

 Therefore, you may choose any level you want to go, to help others!

 

 

Book Review - Handbook for Elderly (A Ready Reference)

  Book Review - Handbook for Elderly (A Ready Reference)

Published by GUTS & Printed by HelpAge India. 2022, Hyderabad. pp96

This recent addition to the field of Reference books (Handbook) in Gerontology as applicable to India, with special emphasis on Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is well brought out – neat and short publication with varying fonts to avoid boredom.

The book contains ten chapters dealing with topics like: Legal Services Authority of India; Elder Laws - especially MWPSCA and Rules of AP & TS; NPOP; NCSC; Awards, Economic Security of seniors – NSAP, IGNOPS, AP Pension, Aasara Pension, Reverse Mortgage, New GOI Pension Scheme etc

Health security of senior citizens is dealt with in detail – NPOP 2011, NPHCE, Ayush, State level health schemes in AP and Telangana.

In my view, the chapter on Digital Literacy for Seniors is the most useful one as it solves many (nearly 20) “How to” problems, with ample illustrations. How to use Google Maps, how to use PayTM etc Emergency Contacts listing in Chapter 10 is a handy reference item per-se. “About HelpAge” tells how they are deeply committed to Elders welfare.

This is a timely publication that will be welcomed by SCAs, Elderly population, NGOs, govt departments and others. It can as well be a supplement to the course material in Gerontology Certificate