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Josh Dascombe was born in Queensland, Australia, but his family tree is deeply rooted in the USA. Josh's mom was born in Michigan, and even though he is Australian by birth, he is also a US citizen. His grandparents, along with several aunts and uncles, still reside in Goodrich, Michigan. Josh is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox spinner, and he is currently a member of Queensland Under-19 team. Josh sat down with me for an interview earlier today:
OH: First of all Josh let me say welcome to the USA, and thank you for taking the time to speak with me this evening.
Josh: My pleasure.
OH: What prompted you to come over to the US to play for the National team?
Josh: I did a bit of reading on the internet and I was just looking at the games in the US and realize that this year was quite a big year for cricket in the USA with Bermuda and Dubai later in the year and it is just something I wanted to be involved with to further develop my cricket and also help to bring the sport into more prominence
OH: When you decided to come over, what kind of support did you receive from your coaches and fellow players in Queensland?
Josh: There were all really supportive, all my friends at Sandgate. I caught a little bit of flack from them, but there were all very supportive, and my coaches as well.
OH: Having gotten a chance to play against Bermuda today, how would you describe your first outing here in the USA?
Josh: it was fantastic, yea it was great. I probably didn't perform as well as I would have liked to, I certainly would like to have gotten a few more wickets, but all in all, it was a great experience.
OH: You didn't get a chance to bowl until the 29th over today, but when you did, you picked up 2 wickets for 27 runs off 7 overs. How did it feel bowling here in the USA for the first time?
Josh: It was actually different to anything that I had encountered in the past. Back home, the wickets tend to have a lot more grass on them so, as a spin bowler ,I tend to get more grip and turn, whereas today I just sort slid on a bit more with the wicket being bare, but it was a good experience. Obviously getting my first wicket for the USA was very exciting.
OH: The USA is about to travel to Bermuda to participate in the World Cricket League Division Three competition. If selected, would you be available to represent the USA in this tournament?
Josh: That is something I actually trying to clear up at the moment. I don't believe so. Because there is a bunch of additional development criteria that I have to meet because I don't live in the country, but obviously, if everything does work out and I'm asked to, it would be absolutely amazing because it is a National tournament for USA cricket, so if I can do well, that would be incredible.
OH: Having gotten a chance to play in the only ICC-recognized cricket stadium in the USA, how would you compare the facilities in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to other places where you have played before?
Josh: It's right up there with some of the better grounds that I have played on. I was lucky enough to play at a really good ground in Brisbane and this facility is certainly on par with that, if not better.
OH: You are currently residing in Queensland, and attending University there. How would you make the transition from Queensland to the USA if you were selected to play for the National team on a regular basis?
Josh: I currently have another year to go to get my degree, so obviously if I get selected as a permanent fixture of the team, I would have to consider moving. I am lucky that I've got a job at a World-wide accounting firm. They actually have three offices here in Florida and a whole bunch of offices in all the other major cities across the USA, so, I'm sure, if push came to shove, I can work out a way to integrate cricket and work into my life here in America.
OH: Your mom was born in Michigan, and you still have relatives living there. Have you been in contact with them, and what do they think about your coming over to play for the USA?
Josh: I've been in contact with them recently, and they have been extremely excited and supportive. It's been great to know that they are all excited for me. They couldn't make it down this week unfortunately, which is probably a good thing, because my Granma is really a bad-luck charm when it comes to my cricket. Still wish they were here though. Even though they couldn't make it down this weekend, they are all very supportive, and that's great.
OH: Where would you like to be vis-à-vis US cricket within the next two years?
Josh: Obviously, I would love to be a full-time member of the side. That's the goal for me personally, but for US cricket on a whole, I think it all starts in Bermuda. If we can make it up to Division Two, and 50-Over completion, and then with Dubai further down the road in October, with six teams going through to the World Cup Qualifier, it is simply not out of reach for the USA to finish in the top six. Because from what I've been reading and from what I've heard, it sounds like we're starting to perform as a team, and if we can start to do that we can really start to push our team. Start looking at International tournaments. Obviously the public will get more involved and we will start being recognized more. So I think if we can start making International competitions within the next two years, it will go a long way towards developing cricket in America.
OH: Well Josh, I wish to thank you for taking the time to speak with me this evening, and I wish you much success as you pursue your efforts to gain a permanent place in the US National team.
Josh: Great. Thank you so much. Cheers.


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There are sooo many mornings that I am rushing out the door. Like way too many! One would think I would learn my lesson and do simple things like pick out my outfit the night before, pack my lunch before/after I pick out said outfit, iron, you get the picture. But no. Instead I somehow find some weird thrill in constantly feeling rushed.
I need to have more of these Apple Baked Oatmeal Cups in my life. They are are a great grab-n-go breakfast item or mid-morning snack. The best part is that I know they are healthy. One less thing to worry about while deciding on what to pack for lunch. I thought they were best slightly warmed up and with a little bit of almond butter/peanut butter to up the protein factor. Hope you enjoy these oatmeal cups as much as we did!
Apple Baked Oatmeal Cups
Recipe adapted from With Style and Grace
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups milk (skim, soy, rice, almond, etc)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 apple, cored, peeled, and cut into small 1/2″ pieces
- 1/4 – 1/2 cup dried cranberries or raisins
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray cupcake pan with cooking spray and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, applesauce, and egg. Add wet ingredients to the oat mixture and stir until combined. Gently fold in apple pieces and cranberries.
4. Fill each cupcake well about 3/4 full. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until tops are browned and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
5. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
- You might need to run a knife around the outside of the oatmeal cups to loosen.
- Best served warm. Reheat in microwave for 10-15 seconds and enjoy with a smear of peanut butter, nuts, milk, etc


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Prom was different this year for Chatfield High School junior Hally Burns.
Dressed to the nines and meticulously groomed, Hally arrived at the dance looking as glamorous as a trendsetting musician attending the Grammy Awards.
"We're going to make her like Taylor Swift tonight," said stylist Shauna Morris, as she ironed Hally's hair into thick strands of loose curls. "That is who she picked out."
In fact, for several of the special-needs students in Sharon McManus' class, the April 30 prom was extra-special — a local salon provided three of the young women with free makeovers, giving VIP attention to their hair, makeup and nails.
"I like it. It's special," said Hally, who selected Swift's image from a celebrity magazine at Tanglz & Co., a Lakewood salon. "I like her music."
For senior Rachel Nikolas, the evening was her first prom.
"I feel happy for her. This is great," said her mother, Bonnie, who watched proudly as her daughter patiently sat in a salon chair, looking like a young socialite as her hair was curled into an elegant up-do.
"She'll have a great time. She loves to dance. She's going to go with a friend of hers," Bonnie said of her energetic student, who tries at every opportunity to make people smile, giving high-fives to everyone she talks to and performing when cameras are trained on her.
"She loves people. She's really social," Bonnie said. "I've always called her 'little actress' since she was about 2 years old."
With bright turquoise nails and a stylish blue dress, Rachel was ready for the prom, even if, as Bonnie said, she didn't spend the entire evening on the dance floor.
"She usually only lasts about two hours at a dance, and then she's ready to go," she said.
But McManus, who sees the young woman in class every school day, said Rachel would likely dance her heart out.
"She's going (to be) nonstop for those two hours," she said.
For Hally, whose look was finished with a cream-hued dress and ornate gold earrings, the prom was not her first — though it was her initial experience with two dates.
"This is actually Hally's third time going to prom," said her mother, Toni. "The funny story about this is that she actually was asked by two boys and said yes to both. … Long story short, she said, 'I didn't want to hurt their feelings.' So they're all going in one big group."
To help balance the group's ratio, Hally invited her friend Amy Brack, a senior at Castle View High School who was also treated to a makeover. Having already attended four proms at her own school, the evening was the fifth such event for Amy.
"It's all about them not hurting each other's feelings," Toni said. "That was the main thing. And the logistics of everything else didn't matter. … We bought two boutonnieres, one for each boy."
Knowing her male students, they would be awe-stricken by their dates' polished appearances, McManus said.
"I think the boys are going to be speechless for the first time in their lives," she said. "And I've got a group of boys who talk nonstop."
And indeed, meeting at student Jaime Fiedorowicz's house for pictures, the young men were impressed.
"I thought it was kind of cool," Jaime said, noting that the prom night was special for him, too. "This is my only senior prom. I don't get any other senior prom."
After exchanging corsages and boutonnieres, the group of seven was eager to head off to their dinner at Dixon's Downtown Grill, and eventually the dance at Invesco Field at Mile High.
"The reason it's cool is that you get to party all night," junior Shawn Chase said.
For McManus, who coordinated the free makeovers with the Tanglz manager, the opportunity to help make the students' night memorable was rewarding.
"I wanted to do something special for the girls that I see on a daily basis — make them feel extra-special for prom this year," she said. "You really don't hear about the special-needs kids. They just look forward to prom as much as anybody else. … I love these guys. I want them to have a fabulous night. I want them to just have the time of their lives and remember this day forever."
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43 killers on lifetime parole - but where?By NANCY WEST
New Hampshire Sunday News
May 19. 2013 2:10AM
There are 43 killers who have been released from state prison on lifetime parole, but don't expect to find out whether they live next door to you or any other information about their supervision in society.
Those records are confidential in New Hampshire, even though prosecutors and family members of victims opposed some of the releases when parole was first granted - some for fear of the perpetrator.
Kenneth Gagnon, whose father, Maurice Gagnon, was murdered in Nashua in 1959, believes the addresses and general parole information of killers on lifetime parole should be public in order to hold the state accountable for their supervision. Similar information is generally released in Maine, along with the convict's photograph.
Frederick Martineau, one of two men sentenced to hang for killing Gagnon's father, was released instead on lifetime parole after serving only 13 years in prison after a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional. State officials fought unsuccessfully to have the parole board's decision to release Martineau invalidated.
Since then, Martineau, now 87, has been in and out of state and federal prison for other crimes, but when he is free on parole - as he is now - he has been known to live within a few miles of Gagnon's Cumberland, R.I., business. Still, Gagnon and members of the public aren't legally entitled to know his address.
"They have more rights than us," Gagnon said.
It would be very uncomfortable to run into Martineau at the store, Gagnon said, even after all these years.
"They never did anything," Gagnon said. "They should have revoked his parole and never did."
At the request of New Hampshire Sunday News, the Department of Corrections released a list of all murderers who are free on lifetime parole. The list includes the name, date of birth, crime, date entered state prison, date paroled and whether the parolee had violated terms of release at any time. Ten have violated parole in the past, and are free on parole, but the department won't say whether their parole violations involved minor technical infractions or new crimes. The department refused to release the parolees' address, work status or release conditions - including frequency of contact with a parole officer.
Not like sex offenders
Unlike a registered sex offender whose name, picture, crime and address are posted on the Department of Safety website even after completing parole, similar information about murderers - and all other criminals on parole - is confidential in New Hampshire, according to Assistant Attorney General Lynmarie Cusack.
"New Hampshire law requires that parolee information including addresses, work history, and general information relating to the parolee be kept confidential," Cusack said in a letter responding to a request for information.
Cusack cited an administrative rule saying "in order to protect parolees from injurious publicity, parole records shall be kept confidential" and are exempt from the Right to Know Law. Cusack also noted that the state Supreme Court held in Lamy v. N.H. PUC that all people have a privacy interest in being able to "retreat to the seclusion of one's home and avoid enforced disclosure of one's address."
Many of the parole decisions were controversial, as in the case of Frank William Torres, now 63, who served 15 years after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for the shooting death of a Marlborough man in 1977. The victim's body was found three months later with no head or hands, according to published reports at the time.
There could also be convicted murderers who are released on parole for a set number of years depending on the judge's sentencing order.
Or Frank Dow, now 55, who was convicted of second-degree murder in 1983 for beating 18-year-old Mary Sue DeLong to death and stuffing leaves in her mouth in Manchester. The girl's grandmother, Ruth DeLong, said years ago that Dow should "be locked up forever," according to New Hampshire Union Leader news reports.
Three killers were released late last year: Steven Henry Leo Volkmann, 56, who was convicted of second-degree murder for the 1985 stabbing death of his wife, Teri, in her Manchester apartment; Roy E. Wrenn, 42, who was convicted of second-degree murder for the 1992 bludgeoning death of Nelson ''Sonny'' Goodno of Conway; and Stephen Earle Spencer, 46, convicted of second-degree murder for the 1987 death of Boyd McDonald in a drive-by shooting in Campton. (See related chart.)
Truth in sentencing
Some on the list were incarcerated before the "truth-in-sentencing'' law was enacted in 1983 mandating inmates serve their minimum sentences with no "good time" reduction, according to Parole Board Chairman Donna Sytek, the architect of the law.
Others on the list after 1983 were sentenced for second-degree murder, which allowed prison terms that often included a set minimum number of years and up to life in prison.
Since truth-in-sentencing, anyone convicted of first-degree murder would have to serve life in prison with no chance for parole. But accused murderers can still be charged with, or plea bargain to, lesser crimes and receive sentences that could eventually lead to parole.
Sytek, a former Republican state representatives who served as House speaker, said crime victims are always welcome at parole board hearings. But she isn't sure whether the public or victims should know more detailed information about parolees than is now public.
"I would have to think about that," Sytek said, weighing the public's concern with a parolee's right to privacy after paying his or her debt to society.
"It would require a change in the law or administrative rules," Sytek said.
It is up to the parole board whether a parolee is returned to prison for violating the terms of release, and for how long, she said.
From a public safety perspective, murderers are less likely to re-offend than sex offenders, she said.
"With sex offenders, typically it is not a one-time event," Sytek said.
An often-cited 2002 Bureau of Justice Statistics report said of 272,000 prisoners released in 15 states in 1994, robbers, burglars and those arrested for drug crimes all had higher than 70 percent re-arrest rates in the following three years, while only 2.5 percent of the released rapists were arrested for another rape, and 1.2 percent of those who had served time for homicide were re-arrested for homicide during that time.
Although Maine abolished parole in 1978, judges can sentence criminals to prison for a set number of years, or sentence them to prison followed by a period of supervised probation, which is similar to New Hampshire's parole, according to Maine Assistant Attorney General Diane Sleek.
Maine probationers are treated like inmates when it comes to information that is made public, she said. The name, crime, picture and region where probationers live are posted on a state website, and their address can be obtained by calling the state, Sleek said.
Requesting information
Sandra Matheson, director of the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office of Victim/Witness Assistance, said victims are not privy to a parolee's address, but before parole is granted, they have wide latitude to request the perpetrator not live near them.
"The parole board is very good at abiding by those restriction requests," Matheson said.
Victims are also notified of changes in a prisoner's status if they request such notification, she said.
Kenneth Gagnon said he was never told he could ask to be notified relative to changes in custody of Martineau, his father's killer. Gagnon has since made the call to ask to be told.
In the past, he was never contacted when Martineau and the other man convicted in his father's murder, Russell Nelson, were released. Nelson has since died, but was released for good behavior from life parole in 1995 with only a DWI conviction on his record. Nelson lived quietly in Concord after his release, married a former nun he met in prison and raised a daughter while working for the city of Concord.
Gagnon has always believed it was Martineau who pulled the trigger on his dad, but the state never specified.
Nelson and Martineau kidnapped Maurice Gagnon, then a wealthy Rhode Island manufacturer, took him to Nashua in his expensive Cadillac and killed him because he was going to testify against them the following day for burglarizing his house.
Many years after his father was killed, a man stopped by his business to deliver the Cadillac, which was finally being released as evidence by the state. "I was blind-sided," Gagnon said, but it showed authorities knew where to find him.
Gagnon was 17 when his father was murdered. His mother told him the death made Kenneth the man of the house.
"It was hard," said Gagnon.
He took over his father's business, Magco Plastics, and made his own mark, too, inventing the Quack Decoy duck.
"Time heals, but you never forget," Gagnon said.
"Life goes on and you hunker down and do the right thing and try to get through this life as best you can."


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Friday, August 19, 2011
No more Anna .... till Sunday!
This appeared in The Week....
Lolita is alive and well…
At a time when the Police Commissioner of Delhi is compelled to advise women not to travel solo at night , it does seem terribly odd to read reports of 11- and 13- year-old girls who are being used as models for decidedly grown up ads. The peculiar part about this arrangement has to do with the fact that they are not endorsing teen products. These pre-pubescent girls are being passed off as young adults with a few clever flicks of the make-up brush, high heels, and entirely inappropriate clothes. When I read the report titled, "Twelve going on twenty-two" in HT Café recently I did a double take.These are not girls from underprivileged or uneducated background doing it to keep from starving.These girls are modeling for the dosh. And fame, of course.Read what the mother of 11-year-old Malvika Hoon has to say about her kid posing seductively for a photo shoot, "Since she didn't have a real cleavage then, a tight top made sure she passed off as a 20 year-old." Another mother (Dolly Chakra) boasts about her tween daughter Aarti, who started modelling at the age of 3, "Her height is an advantage and we make sure she looks years older through make-up." The 167cms girl is seen in bridal shows and has done jewelry campaigns as well. A photographer named Rahul Dutta is quoted as saying, "Skin care brands prefer young models as their skin is supple and flawless.There's a fresh appeal to their face." Child rights' activists may knock the trend, but the way it works is simple – the market gets what the market wants. And the market wants 'taaza maal.' Others in the glam business insist it's an acceptable trend given that it is popular in the West where agencies specifically ask for pre-teens and a model's career peaks before she hits 18! But then, are we in India also ready to accept transsexual models like Brazil's hottest cat walk queen Lea T, who is one - and proud of it?
Each time I catch a kid gyrating provocatively on tv in those awful dance shows, I shudder to imagine what life beyond that garish set is like for these precocious children. When I spot the faces of their beaming parents cheering them on, I feel even more revolted. Do they not see how blatantly their kid's sexuality is being projected and exploited for the hungry eyes of countless voyeurs? Does it not scare the hell out of these idiotic, misguided people? Or is the lure of making a quick buck out of an innocent child powerful enough to blind those greedy mothers and fathers? Do they really want their nubile daughters to send out lurid signals to the audience? Or have they just not thought about possible repercussions down the line? Is it ignorance or avarice that drives such folks? I recall talking to a shining example of parental exploitation – Rakhi Samant – just before she arrived on the big ticket circuit. She wept big, fat tears recalling the days her mother would throw ghungroos at her and command her to dance for 'rich people'. Rakhi eventually struck gold ( well… at least in material terms, forget emotional damage). Not every little girl shaking her booty for the cameras is as lucky. Given the times we live in, teen models being coerced into role playing by painting their faces and squeezing their budding breasts into tight tops, makes for a sickening story. No matter how lucrative the deals, or how prestigious the campaign. In fact, each time I spot pictures of Suri, the gorgeous daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, I cringe at the imagery. Here's a cute kid of high-profile parents being projected as a style icon, if you please! The kid's been wearing high heels and carrying designer bags virtually since she was a toddler! Now we are told she'll be launching her own fashion label since her fashion sense is so damn sharp that she provides valuable style checks for her parents!
A society that actively encourages and endorses this sort of sexual objectification of minors through mass circulated ads, reflects a scary , almost schizo attitude towards sexuality itself. When Nobokov wrote Lolita, he was branded a dirty old man, and the book was banned in several countries for promoting child pornography. Today, as millions of women across the world take to the streets to protest against sexual violence, here we are foolishly promoting tween fixations through girls like Aarti and Malvika. Their mothers need heavy duty counseling. Were it not for these women pushing their bachchas into growing up in a mad hurry… forcing them to slap on war paint and create fake cleavages… in other words, persuading their kids to sell their garden fresh wares to a panting audience, those girls may have actually got a life. A less twisted one.
38 comments:
- Desi Babu said...
Dear Mrs. De,
You made me laugh! Seriously, I just finished writing a short piece about talk shows on CNN-IBN and Mr. Sardesai's wife.
Perhaps, you would like to see what we think of her? And, by extension, someone we all like on this blog, although she is not mentioned by name!
Desi Babu
- August 20, 2011 at 12:34 AM
- Satrupa said...
Looks like you are not under the influence of alcohol today .... oops alcohol sounds cheap. Champagne !
The piece on Lolita is thought provoking ... hope it reaches the over ambitious mothers. Appreciate your thoughts on that.
After reading your last two posts .... yess I am jobless at the moment and have time to spare for you. I got curious of reading a little bit in detail about 'The Shobhaa De',the glamourous 60 year old granny who always has the nerve or at least tries to show that she is different.
Voila .... she was the editor of Stardust in her early career. Sorry I am have never bought that magazine till now. A renowned Page 3 journalist .... and yes it would be unjust not to mention that you have a couple of books to your credit. Books which I can read to kill my time when traveling.
Could not find any International Awards to your credit on Wiki.
And in the end I concluded that I had been making a fool of myself for the last 2 days .....Because I was expecting sensible stuff from a person whose career began n ended on Page 3. And we all know that that piece of newspaper only comes at a supplement.
And like I told you ..... People are supporting the cause of corruption. And they have found a face called Anna. Had it not been Anna but Shobhaa who would have come to the foreground .... I would have supported you too.
- August 20, 2011 at 1:13 AM
- Chintan said...
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- August 20, 2011 at 1:55 AM
- Chintan said...
And can you enable mobile version of your blog please?
- August 20, 2011 at 1:56 AM
- Chintan said...
Shobha, its a good read. Couple of years back a similar issue was reported by either Outlook or India today. There was boom in the capital for beauty salons meant for kids especially under 10. Parents always wish to fulfil their dreams through their children and today's parents probably wish for fame, money, and fashion. I liked the way you mentioned Rakhi Sawant's episode.
Some of your readers may make fun of Stardust but they forget they are reading your blog and even taking time out to post BIG comments :) By the way, I love gossip magazines and stardust is sheer fun!
- August 20, 2011 at 2:06 AM
- Satrupa said...
@ Chintan ..... Hey you probably didn't read my comment properly.
I did mention I am jobless at the moment and I do have time to read some funny stuff and write long comments. But I will write a short one now. Already Friday eve ;-)
Simply trying to get a hang of the cheap gossip magazines through Shobha's blog ... would never want to buy and read one.
- August 20, 2011 at 2:18 AM
- goodluck said...
Very sad.The greedy parents are to be blamed, especially the mother. How can a mother allow her little daughter into this mess?
- August 20, 2011 at 2:25 AM
- AAD said...
I am sorry but I think some people commentators here really need to get a life, it's shobhaa's blog, it's her point of view, she's entitled to it, whether one agrees to it or not, she hasn't invited anyone here to read what she writes and give their opinion on it, by coming back repeatedly, it's you actually whose giving importance to what she thinks, so you came looking for her opinion and found it, whether you agree with it or not, it's disgusting to use cheap methods like personal attacks and name calling, seriously get a life !
- August 20, 2011 at 2:54 AM
- Satrupa said...
@ AAD .... Ddidn't see your opinion on Shobhaa's piece of writing.
True Personal Attack is Cheap. Totally with you.
What about when Shobhaa attacks Anna and his supporters ?? Cheap or not ??
- August 20, 2011 at 3:58 AM
- Jyostna said...
The piece abt Lolita is very much true...last year in the state of AP there were these 2 TV channels broadcasting news against the child abuse in reality shows. The issue had gone to the Human Rights Commission. when the official questioned the obscenity in their dress n dance, the parents shamelessly supported their acts and stated that there have no objection in their child wearing a two piece bikini n dancing for an item number. . Many parents have become cheap publicity mongers not knowing the repercussions...a lot of those kids end up nowhere. pity them
- August 20, 2011 at 4:08 AM
- AAD said...
@Satrupa : I will quote Voltaire here and say :
"I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"
Here I am referring to Shobhaa's article. I don't condone nor condemn her views, nor do I think she's wrong for having her views, they're her views she's entitled to it, I don't see anything wrong in criticism, it can only make us aware of the other side of an issue, which may have slipped our mind.
I don't completely agree to her views, nor do I fully disagree to it, but more than her views, what compelled me to react was the vicious venom spilled at her for merely expressing her points of view, am I wrong, or do we allow for freedom of expression in our country ???
- August 20, 2011 at 4:30 AM
- blue sky thinking said...
do we allow for freedom of expression?
She has freedom to blog, but if she can't deal with the comments, she is free to disable or delete them. If you cannot handle her criticism, you could simply ignore the comments. Freedom of expression is two way street.
One more thing may gratify you...muffle the inconvenient comments. Would be just like that section 144...huh?
- August 20, 2011 at 6:06 AM
We cannot compel no matter who s/he is to write what we want him/her to write.
- August 20, 2011 at 6:07 AM
- Cheryllyne said...
Thank you for this timely article, Ms. De. This is what we woke up to yesterday In the States: http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/08/18/young.girls.lingerie/index.html
- August 20, 2011 at 8:48 AM
- HymnZ said...
"this protest is longer about Anna or even the Jan Lokpal Bill!" or the otherwise..??
- August 20, 2011 at 9:44 AM
- saravanan said...
anna hazare what a great man.peoples should support for him.
- August 20, 2011 at 9:54 AM
- kakaka said...
BUT i dont understand her views....i dont understand what Shobha has to say.
we should not give Anna too much importance because this might not but lead to anything?
ok this bill might not but atleast it does something. Corruption has a trickle down effect, if people at the top are not corrupt, they require the same work ethics from their employees.
We have to atleat begin a discussion on this subject.
And Ms.De, what is happening in India does have parallels with the mid east.People in Mid east dont wanna live in a utopia they just want basic rights.
In India we have been deluded into thinking that we are the next ecnonomic powerhouse..
We have facebook but no water, tv but no electricity, luxury cars but bad roads.
I have had so many foreigners come up to me and tell me India is nothing compared to China when it comes to infrastructure, stinking airports, bad transportation. Does this not hamper our progress. Who wants to invest here?
Also i dont wanna see Varun Gandhi or any other Gandhi anymore. I think India should elect its prime minister and they should not repear terms. Also relatives of the minister should not be allowed to contest .
That has never worked anywhere, not even in the US.
- August 20, 2011 at 10:10 AM
- JustChill said...
Anna's movement is about the frustration which most of the Indians have to go through in daily lives. There is no one you can go to and vent out your problems. No one listens. For every little things in goverment department you have to pay money. The kind monies this politicians, beaurocrates have is unimmaginable. What we want is an institution where one can go and complain!! People working in govt. has no fear!! they treat you like a dog!!!
- August 20, 2011 at 10:52 AM
- Sayan said...
Shobha De..I thought you would be a patriotic Indian but your activities suggests otherwise.
Rajakars: Those who plays spoiltsport against the popular revolutions in countries and you are proving to be one of them and who knows generations will remember you to be one Rajakar.
- August 20, 2011 at 11:45 AM
- Karthik Binary said...
My views on janlokpal
- August 20, 2011 at 11:47 AM
- Nagesh said...
I watched the show on CNN-IBN. They did had a good debate. It was Yogendra Yadav, who described the events and implications in the right perspective.
- August 20, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- kk said...
Tell me if the media attention was not drawn like this,, wil the govt even think of introducing a bill???
- August 20, 2011 at 1:04 PM
- Latha said...
Shobhaa, you have every right to express your opinion on any issue you like. By all means contradict anna & team point by point. Blame them if they are greedy & selfish.
They have nothing to gain even if the jan lokpal bill is passed totally. But the govt has a lot at stake if they pass it. They'll lose their power, prestige, position, name, ill gotten wealth everything.
With nothing to gain except ungratefulness, team anna are doing a very hard work. And there are people like you who are in a hurry to dismiss him as a fake or a nobody.
Anna is here to stay and yes to win. People of this country will make him win irrespective of who likes it or not.
Let me repeat team anna has nothing to gain or lose but the govt has everything at stake. Hence this resistance.
Here is a man who is fasting for more than 100 hrs for the nation. Rickshaw drivers & dabbawalas understand this.
Do object if they are wrong. If you are in a hurry to sideline anna just because you don't like him, I think we too have a right to raise our objections.
Regarding programs like 'Boogie woogie', everybody seemed to cheer the suggestive & obscene gestures & dresses of the kids while it was on the air. I wish somebody strongly condemned this trend then.
- August 20, 2011 at 8:18 PM
- CHEERpy TALK said...
I am a great fan of your writing, and i have seen u speaking on tv on anna issue as a dissent(so u said)..it comes as a surprise to me when u support the cause but not the means....maybe u were never a victim of the corrupt system or have happily adapted to it...silent were we for the last 64 years in vain....and today when a man dares the system,u consider it as some media frenzy...i may not be as intelligent as u r(btw m an iit engineer)....but i m in full support of anna....n mam , learn to handle criticism as u have been a dreaded critic for many...n it does hurt when shoes change feet...saying all this....vande mataram.
- August 20, 2011 at 9:02 PM
- चंद्रमौलेश्वर प्रसाद said...
After some years, these models would try to look like teens... What a paradox :)
- August 20, 2011 at 9:33 PM
- blue sky thinking said...
@Cheerpy good to see the real intelligent and sensitive people here.
No one (however drunk on expensive champagne) can afford to not support anti-corruption cause. But those who are perhaps in bed with corrupt system, tend to find some defect in the method. They must want the status qua to prevail.
Team Anna won't offer them book deals, parties or expensive trips...and all the goodies they salivate for...corrupt people will.
Hence all sleaziness that you see here and on IBNsqe places.
- August 20, 2011 at 9:51 PM
- Ashwani said...
How about no more Shobha de, with loads of makeup to keep the old age at bay - forever. I'd vote for that.
Rajdeep in that i'view was like Gollum! Why don't these ppl do a show solo.Anyway they don't let anyone else speak. Probably they sleep with their own voice blaring out of their ipods. :)
- August 20, 2011 at 10:11 PM
- Soumyadeep said...
You might be against Anna and his team but they are doing is for the betterment of our nation. These debates need to be there in NEWS channel as these will help to educate people regarding all these matters...
- August 21, 2011 at 12:14 AM
- ProudIndian said...
Dear Shobede,
As person who currently in United States completing his education and hoping to return and serve his country it hurts me that certain individuals like yourself question whether the people who are supporting Anna have ever read the Bill!! Yes madam I have and to be honest, yes it's not perfect but honestly far better than what is being proposed by the government or other activists! If flaws are found in future they can always been amended but at least till than we should take a step in the direction!
Believe it or not in every other class that I am part of and when topic of India comes up the biggest negative point that every presentation that my fellow class mates present says that India biggest problem is corruption! This throws off the investors from investing in our country! Studies have shown that India is one of the worst countries to invest in the list of emerging countries! The biggest factor of this is corruption followed infrastructure which has also been hit and delayed due to various scams!
It really shameful for me to even stand up for our country in my class because I know it myself that corruption is rampant and sadly even after 65 years of Independence nothing has been to address it. Rather for about 40-42 years we have been promised a lokpal bill which I think we will never be able to see till something drastic is not done right away, because in 2-3 years this government will change! It will be back to square one all over again.
Of course this will be excuse for our next government who will say Oh we have to give time for discussion! So the time is to ACT NOW!! Don't shot the messenger like Anna its coward of anyone to point fingers at man who is fed up of corruption just like every common man is and so am I.
We Indians are looking like fools in the front of the world, because we say are biggest democracy but honestly its failed democracy because a common man CANNOT EVEN GET A PASSPORT WITHOUT PAYING A BRIBE!!! Is that really a democracy?????
- August 21, 2011 at 12:33 AM
- CHEERpy TALK said...
As usual, read ur article in TOI today and m tempted to comment again against some disrespectful words'chappal' and 'seductive'....would u have minded if someone talked about ur dad or any other elderly relative of urs in the same manner,,,i know u r known for ur sassy words and below the belt punches....but i advise u to use such diction with care and sensitivity(if u take advices from ur ardent readers)...swaminomics too had his anti-view on anna but his article is a more intelligent handling of the situation.
- August 21, 2011 at 11:31 AM
- Radhika Gupta said...
HI Shobhaa.. well i completely agree with you on this one... it's really shameful on the part of such parents... it's almost like killing the innocence of their little children by pushing them into the glam world at such a tender age...
- August 21, 2011 at 11:49 AM
- AAD said...
@bluesky :
Freedom of speech does not mean freedom to make personal attacks on people, what Shobhaa is writing about is about the movement that is going and her views of it, what some people are commenting here about is Shobhaa, these are two different things.
I cannot call someone a moron, and claim freedom of speech, but I can call the governments ways moronic, and be well within my rights, of freedom of expression.
It's not like shobhaa's views are gonna have the slightest of impact on the outcome of this jan lokpal bill issue, so what spend good time and energy bringing her down, rather we can put that time and energy towards seeing to it, that detractors of the jan lokpal movement could be proven wrong, that might be more worthwhile, this type of cheap tactics, of insulting someone by writing inflamatory words on their blogs is nothing but a waste of time, neither is shobhaa gonna change her views because some criticize her, nor is she gonna stop posting about them, so what's the point ??? If her views bother someone so much, they should just stop visiting her blog, that's all I can say !
- August 21, 2011 at 8:21 PM
- Tsomo85 said...
Pathetic parents! Well, those moms must still have their young days idiotic mentality, & trying to satisfy their left out ambition by using their super young girl child! Both of them go to hell!
- August 22, 2011 at 1:17 PM
- archie said...
Excellent post about an extremely grim and disturbing trend in today's society.
- August 22, 2011 at 6:47 PM
- Aaina said...
Looks like @ Satrupa has nothing better to do than heckle a rich, socialite buddhi. Well maybe blog and get on your own soap box, perhaps? Just sayin'
- August 22, 2011 at 8:07 PM
- Aditya Gokhale said...
Well said in the Lolita....writeup...couldn't agree more!
If this is what they call "progress" and "forward society" then I wouldn't want to be a part of it. Oh those poor girls...
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For a lighter-colored soup, use a 50-50 mixture of store-bought vegetable broth and water.
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Adapted from a recipe by Daily Telegraph columnist Xanthe Clay's cookbook, "It's Raining Plums" (Simon & Schuster, 2006), that appears in "Recipes From an Edwardian Country House," by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall (Atria Books/Marble Arch Press, 2013). To cook the parsnips, they are added after the ginger and before the flour.
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1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons unsalted butter
1 cup chopped onion (see headnote; may substitute 1 medium onion, chopped)
1 pound parsnips
1 large orange
1-inch piece ginger root
1 tablespoon flour
2 1/2 cups light-colored homemade or store-bought, no-salt-added vegetable broth (may replace half of the broth with water; see headnote)
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The top-seeded pair in the white doubles draw, Semenzato and Pura earned a matchup in the final with VCU's Wilder Pimentel and Michal Voscek. The Blue Devil duo combined for an 8-6 victory over the Rams, claiming one of three doubles titles in their debut as a tandem.
In other doubles action, sophomores Michael Redlicki and Daniel McCall topped Sasha Gozun and Vadym Kalyuzhnyy of South Florida in the consolation final of the blue draw, 8-4. In the black doubles draw, the second-seeded duo of senior Fred Saba and junior Raphael Hemmeler battled to a 9-8 (7-3) win over Nicholas Sayer and Patrick O'Keefe of Radford to place third in the bracket. Redshirt junior Cale Hammond and sophomore Josh Levine rounded out the 4-0 morning for Duke by taking third on the consolation side of the black draw with an 8-2 defeat of VCU's Alejandro Argente and Jean Baptiste Mateo.
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Black: Third place - Fred Saba/Raphael Hemmeler (Duke) def. Nicholas Sayer/Patrick O'Keefe (Radford) 9-8 (7-3)
Consolation third place - Cale Hammond/Josh Levine (Duke) def. Alejandro Argente/Jean Baptiste Mateo (VCU)
Blue: Consolation final - Michael Redlicki/Daniel McCall (Duke) def. Sasha Gozun/Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (South Florida) 8-4
White: Final - Bruno Semenzato/TJ Pura (Duke) def. Wilder Pimentel/Michal Voscek (VCU) 8-6
Black: Quarterfinals - No. 26 Fred Saba (Duke) def. Sean Weber (NC State) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Josh Levine (Duke) def. Alejandro Argente (VCU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Consolation quarterfinals - TJ Pura (Duke) def. No. 92 Nelson Vick (North Carolina) 3-6, 7-5, 6-0
Semifinals - Michal Voscek (VCU) def. No. 26 Fred Saba (Duke) 7-6 (3), 6-3
Josh Levine (Duke) def. Oystein Steiro (North Carolina) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Consolation semifinals - TJ Pura (Duke) def. Jordan Kaufman (Elon) 6-2, 6-4
Blue: Quarterfinals - Bruno Semenzato (Duke) def. Beck Bond (NC State) 7-5, 7-5
Anthony Delcore (Wake Forest) def. No. 49 Raphael Hemmeler (Duke) 7-6 (4), 6-4
Consolation quarterfinals - Cale Hammond (Duke) def. Wilder Pimentel (VCU) 6-1, 6-3
Semfinals - Bruno Semenzato (Duke) def. Anthony Delcore (Wake Forest) 6-3, 6-2
Fifth-place bracket - Beck Bond (NC State) def. No. 49 Raphael Hemmeler, walkover
Consolation semifinals - Cale Hammond (Duke) def. Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz (South Florida) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
White: Quarterfinals - No. 22 Michael Redlicki (Duke) def. Nicholas Osterline (Wake Forest) 6-1, 6-0
No. 34 Cameron Silverman (Elon) def. Daniel McCall (Duke) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
Semifinals - No. 22 Michael Redlicki (Duke) def. Nick Horton (NC State) 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-3
Fifth-place bracket - Sasha Gozun (South Florida) def. Daniel McCall (Duke) 6-3, 1-6, 6-4


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