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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Ode to Common Sense - An Obituary printed in the London Times...
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn't always fair;
- And maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.
It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.
Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death,
-by his parents, Truth and Trust,
-by his wife, Discretion,
-by his daughter, Responsibility,
-and by his son, Reason.
He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers;
- I Know My Rights
- I Want It Now
- Someone Else Is To Blame
- I'm A Victim
- Pay me for Doing Nothing
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.
If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn't always fair;
- And maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.
It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.
Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death,
-by his parents, Truth and Trust,
-by his wife, Discretion,
-by his daughter, Responsibility,
-and by his son, Reason.
He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers;
- I Know My Rights
- I Want It Now
- Someone Else Is To Blame
- I'm A Victim
- Pay me for Doing Nothing
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.
If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.
Monday, December 22, 2014
AIADMK functionary hacked to death in Thirunindravur
Unidentified man hacked a 49-year-old AIADMK functionary to death in Thirunindravur on Monday night.
The deceased man was identified as Poochandran, a resident of Meattu Colony in Thirunindravur. Poochandran was returning home on his bike when he was intercepted by a man at the four road junction in Gomathipuram at Thirunindravur. Police said an assailant hacked Poochandran from behind and he suffered two deep cut injuries on his neck.Witnesses said the incident happened at 9.30pm and he was taken to a private hospital and later to the government general hospital. Poochandran died without responding to the treatment at 11.30pm. Police personnel are looking into the possible angles for the motive of his murder. Poochandran was holding the presidium president of the Thirunindravur AIADMK unit. His wife Maragathavalli is the village panchayat councilor of the ward number 4 in the Thirunindravur.
Preliminary inquiries revealed that Poochandran was involved in real estate business and also he was running a few Tasmac wine shop bars, apart from illegal intimacy with a woman. An investigation officer said, we are looking into all possible angles to narrow down on the assailants.
Thirunindravur police have registered a case under the IPC Section 302 (murder) and further probing is on.
Three held in Koyambedu with possession of heroin
Chennai city police laid a honey-laced trap and nabbed three people at Koyambedu when they came to sell 'heroin' for Rs7 lakh.
The police personnel posed as traders and negotiated with the trio - Sethuraman, 27, Kanagasabai, 28 and Prabhakaran, 43 - to buy the consignment. After striking a deal with them, police personnel asked the sellers to deliver the consignment at the busy Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) to avoid being caught by the police personnel.
The trio hailing from Cuddalore came to meet the traders and they brought the heroin concealed in a leather bag covered up with clothes. They refused to hand over the consignment and demanded the police to show the currency notes. One of the accused accompanied the police team and they showed seven bundles of currency notes in the denomination of Rs1,000 kept in another leather bag.
Believing this, the trio showed the consignment and the police team waited for the opportunity nabbed the trio and seized the valuables weighing one kilograms. Police examined the consignment. It costs Rs1 crore in the international market, police said,
As the Chennai police didn't have laboratory to check the contraband, police personnel have informed the forensic officials and also the narcotics control bureau (NCB) officials to check the quality of the drug. Police have detained the trio and inquired them to know the origin of the consignment.
Software engineer kidnapped in Chennai
A 23-year-old software engineer disappeared from her office. The woman R Lavanya, a resident of Mela Ayanambakkam near Thiruverkadu, went to her office in Ambattur on Sunday night and she left her office at 9am on Monday and then she never turned up home.
However, Lavanya's father Raja received a call at 12.45pm on Monday and the call was originated from Lavanya's mobile. A male voice spoke to Raja and he claimed Lavanya was in his custody and she was safe.
After discussing with her family members, Raja lodged a formal complaint at Thiruverkadu police station on Monday evening to trace his missing daughter.
Police personnel immediately swung into action and started probing for the missing woman. After verifying her call records, it was last traced near Chinmaya Nagar in Koyambedu and then it was switched off.
Preliminary inquiries revealed that Lavanya often traveled in a cab from her house in Thiruverkadu to her office in Ambattur. She developed friendship with the cab driver Manikandan, as per the witnesses of her friends who worked with her.
Police personnel verified the whereabouts of the cab driver Manikandan. His mobile was also turned off at the same time from the same place near Koyambedu. Police suspect that the woman may have eloped with the cab driver. However police personnel are also probing into the angle if she was kidnapped by the cab driver without her consent.
Thiruverkadu police have registered a case and launched a hunt for the missing software engineer and the suspected cab driver.
Top cop assists road accident victim on the city road in Chennai
The goodsamaritan top cop helped a road accident victim and took her to the government general hospital in Chennai on Tuesday.
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The police officer - additional director-general of police C Sylendra Babu - was on his way to his office in the DGP's office when he saw the woman struggling on the road near Santhome at 9.30am.
While the police personnel and the passers-by were turned as mere spectators, the police officer got down from his vehicle and all of a sudden, he lifted the woman lying on the road on his arms and kept her upright inside the police vehicle.
Sylendra Babu instructed his driver to head on to the government general hospital. There also he didn't wait for the stretcher, he lifted the victim on his arms and took her to the emergency ward.
People and the onlookers appreciated the commendable job of a top cop on the city road.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Ode to large scale Industries in Tamil Nadu
Is Chennai safe for the industries...
On November 1, Nokia announce its plan to shut down its unit in Chennai and now Foxconn has announced.
The uncertainty in the political scenario has forced the private companies to wind up their business. Are the businessmen are loosing hope to invest in Chennai and in Tamil Nadu...It has to be noted seriously by the political masters.
Chennai has turned into a business hub for the several car manufacturers. They opted Chennai because of the access to the Chennai port, which helped them a lot in exporting their goods.The situation has gone other way around.
Nokia to shut down Chennai plant on November 1
Telecom gear maker Nokia today said that it will shut down its Chennai plant from November 1 as Microsoft has terminated mobile purchase agreement from the the factory and it is left with no business.
"Microsoft has informed Nokia that it will be terminating the manufacturing services defined in the agreement with effect from 1 November 2014. In absence of further orders from Microsoft, Nokia will suspend handset production at the Sriperumbudur facility from 1st November," Nokia said in a statement.
In September 2013, Nokia announced it would sell its devices and services (D&S) business, including assets in India, to Microsoft for $7.2 billion by March 2014.
In March, the Tamil Nadu government served a Rs 2,400 crore notice on Nokia, saying the firm had also sold products from the Chennai plant in the domestic market instead of shipping them overseas.
In a separate tax case, the Supreme Court had ordered Nokia India on March 14 to give a Rs 3,500 crore guarantee before it transfers the plant to Microsoft.
As a consequence, Nokia entered into a transitional services agreement with Microsoft to address their immediate production needs and keep the factory operational.
Foxconn to suspend operations at Chennai plant
Electronics parts maker Foxconn will suspend operations at its facility near here from December 24, a development than will affect 1,700 workers and comes after its major customer Nokia shutting production at local facility in November.
However, employees of the contract manufacturer of mobile phone parts have threatened to go on strike against the management's decision to suspend operations.
Foxconn said, "We can confirm that our India operation, FIH India Pvt Ltd, will be suspending all operations at our manufacturing facility in Chennai effective December 24, 2014."
Noting that about 1,700 employees would be affected by this move, the company said it was working with the government and the "relevant" labour unions to ensure that "this action is carried out in a manner that follows all relevant laws and regulations and is fair."
The company said it is suspending operations at the plant following a change in manufacturing requirements of clients in India. However, workers threatened to go on strike to protest the management's decision.
"A meeting in the presence of Assistant Labour Commissioner was held today. There were people from the management and representatives of the Union. The issue was discussed and we have clearly explained our stand that the employees should not be removed from service," an official of CITU-backed workers' union told PTI.
The development at Foxconn India factory comes after the suspension of production at Nokia's facility at Sriperumbudur which was excluded out of the USD 7.2 billion deal the Finnish handset maker had inked with Microsoft.
Following the exclusion of the Nokia plant, several employees were up against management decision as some of them were there right from day the plant was inaugurated in 2006.
Nokia was one of the major customers for Foxconn. Besides serving Nokia, Foxconn has been involved in shipping some of the products to China and Vietnam.
Foxconn has invested around Rs 850 crore at two facilities present in the campus of Nokia Special Economic Zone and SIPCOT Industrial Park at Sriperumbudur.
"This action also related to a restructuring being carried out of our India operations that is designed to ensure that we are able to meet both the current and future needs of our customers in that important market," Foxconn said.
According to Union officials, about 70 per cent of products manufactured at the plant was served to Nokia unit which suspended production from November 1.
Asked about their next course of action, Union sources said there would be second round of tripartite talks on December 18.
Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toireporter/author-A-Selvaraj.cms
selvaraj251075.blogspot.com
On November 1, Nokia announce its plan to shut down its unit in Chennai and now Foxconn has announced.
The uncertainty in the political scenario has forced the private companies to wind up their business. Are the businessmen are loosing hope to invest in Chennai and in Tamil Nadu...It has to be noted seriously by the political masters.
Chennai has turned into a business hub for the several car manufacturers. They opted Chennai because of the access to the Chennai port, which helped them a lot in exporting their goods.The situation has gone other way around.
Nokia to shut down Chennai plant on November 1
Telecom gear maker Nokia today said that it will shut down its Chennai plant from November 1 as Microsoft has terminated mobile purchase agreement from the the factory and it is left with no business.
"Microsoft has informed Nokia that it will be terminating the manufacturing services defined in the agreement with effect from 1 November 2014. In absence of further orders from Microsoft, Nokia will suspend handset production at the Sriperumbudur facility from 1st November," Nokia said in a statement.
In September 2013, Nokia announced it would sell its devices and services (D&S) business, including assets in India, to Microsoft for $7.2 billion by March 2014.
In March, the Tamil Nadu government served a Rs 2,400 crore notice on Nokia, saying the firm had also sold products from the Chennai plant in the domestic market instead of shipping them overseas.
In a separate tax case, the Supreme Court had ordered Nokia India on March 14 to give a Rs 3,500 crore guarantee before it transfers the plant to Microsoft.
As a consequence, Nokia entered into a transitional services agreement with Microsoft to address their immediate production needs and keep the factory operational.
Foxconn to suspend operations at Chennai plant
Electronics parts maker Foxconn will suspend operations at its facility near here from December 24, a development than will affect 1,700 workers and comes after its major customer Nokia shutting production at local facility in November.
However, employees of the contract manufacturer of mobile phone parts have threatened to go on strike against the management's decision to suspend operations.
Foxconn said, "We can confirm that our India operation, FIH India Pvt Ltd, will be suspending all operations at our manufacturing facility in Chennai effective December 24, 2014."
Noting that about 1,700 employees would be affected by this move, the company said it was working with the government and the "relevant" labour unions to ensure that "this action is carried out in a manner that follows all relevant laws and regulations and is fair."
The company said it is suspending operations at the plant following a change in manufacturing requirements of clients in India. However, workers threatened to go on strike to protest the management's decision.
"A meeting in the presence of Assistant Labour Commissioner was held today. There were people from the management and representatives of the Union. The issue was discussed and we have clearly explained our stand that the employees should not be removed from service," an official of CITU-backed workers' union told PTI.
The development at Foxconn India factory comes after the suspension of production at Nokia's facility at Sriperumbudur which was excluded out of the USD 7.2 billion deal the Finnish handset maker had inked with Microsoft.
Following the exclusion of the Nokia plant, several employees were up against management decision as some of them were there right from day the plant was inaugurated in 2006.
Nokia was one of the major customers for Foxconn. Besides serving Nokia, Foxconn has been involved in shipping some of the products to China and Vietnam.
Foxconn has invested around Rs 850 crore at two facilities present in the campus of Nokia Special Economic Zone and SIPCOT Industrial Park at Sriperumbudur.
"This action also related to a restructuring being carried out of our India operations that is designed to ensure that we are able to meet both the current and future needs of our customers in that important market," Foxconn said.
According to Union officials, about 70 per cent of products manufactured at the plant was served to Nokia unit which suspended production from November 1.
Asked about their next course of action, Union sources said there would be second round of tripartite talks on December 18.
Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toireporter/author-A-Selvaraj.cms
selvaraj251075.blogspot.com
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