Tuesday, November 24, 2009

THE LIBERHAN ' TRAGEDY'!!!

Now, Liberhan report is out in the public domain for the scrutiny. See, how our Gen Y has reacted on the issue. It’s high time we the journalist needs to introspect. We have been put in the same league as are our politicians. Some Tweets…:-)

Is it possible that there were two different Liberhan reports: One leaked, the diluted version tabled?
Liberhan took 17 yrs/8 crores and PDFs follow same trend.Size 129 MB on NDTV,80 MB on Hindu
'Joke of d Year' - Media sections, now, fighting over their 'Exclusivity' on 'Trash'
17yrs 8 crore rs ...nw nothing against those who are behind the demolition of babri masjid...justice liberhan ?????
If I was the government of India, I would ask Liberhan for my money back. 17 years, 9 crores spent and complete rubbish ...
Liberhan has nothing to gain by leaking it now,anyway our HM is sick of talking to Naxalites & terrorists,would rather,prefer to quit
amusing 2 C sections of other media now claiming the Liberhan report 2 B "exclusive". Come on guys!!
m wondering which party does this Liberhan report benefit. BJP,Cong,SP or Left...God!!indian politics is too unpredictable.
who slept with Liberhan that it all leaked so early.....and then such a shoddy anti-climax to the whole event! lol
Liberhan no detective, politician nor a chess player, it was then PM N.Rao who outfoxed Advani by not stopping him nor dismissK.Govt
The #Liberhan report is expensive, took a lot of time coming up, got leaks in it and sunk fast. Kinda like Titanic.
Tragic day for Cong-sucking sections of media. Liberhan has turned out to be the ultimate dud.
Thank god its not a bollywood movie. This thing would have bobed biiger than Nuclear Bomb! Major Buzzkill!
Haha! You dont read my tweets closely. I just said that Congress is a long term player.Liberhan switch would be turned on-off
Now that you agree Liberhan is anti-climax, will you question why the PM is out of the country on 26/11 ?
Liberhan report could always haunt the BJP and remain there as an impediment in evolving into a viable alternative to the Centrists
May be a generational shift. But the issue here is what is more relevant today- Dalai, China, 26/11 or the old ghost called Liberhan?
liberhan has swished his sword left, right and centre - read comment about "shortsightedness of the Supreme Court" !! ref sec.163.2
LIBERHAN COMMISSION...its shame on you. What were you doing last 17 years..? Whom did you want to satisfy.. or you wanted only comfort..?
Kalyan Singh paints d clearest picture of the liberhan commission report yet! 17yrs on...is this worth d time we're giving it?
Liberhan Commission on Babri Masjid: "No punitive action against any criminals..!" Sad that all talk about report leak, not on barbaric act.
It is amusing to see how the politicians are using the Liberhan report to pander more than usual.
no mention of punitive action against any top brass leader in Liberhan ATR hs spilt water on BJP's grand plan rebuildn Hindutva agenda
The liberhan report is out - U must have been born in '92 ,The Babri Mosque was demolished that year by Hindu fanatics
Liberhan is trending.. someone finally notices after 17 freakin years. well better late than never

Friday, November 20, 2009

'Global warming' and '9/11': words that define the decade

Terrorism, economic turmoil and climate change have shaped the 2000s, not only affecting how people live but their language, with "global warming" and "9/11" topping a list of the most used words of the decade.

The Global Language Monitor, which uses a math formula to track the frequency of words and phrases in print and electronic media, said "Obama" came third in the list with the surname of U S President Barack Obama used as the stem for other words.

"Bail-out" was listed fourth after the bank bail-out was one of the first acts of the financial crisis, "evacuee" came fifth in the wake of Hurricane Katrina devastating New Orleans, and "derivative" featured fifth.

"Google," "surge," "Chinglish" meaning a hybrid of Chinese and English, and "tsunami," after the 2004 Asian disaster that left 230,000 people dead or missing, followed.

"Looking at the first decade of the 21st century in words is a sober, even sombre, event," said Paul JJ Payack, president of The Global Language Monitor.

"For a decade that began with such joy and hope, the words chosen depict a far more complicated and in many ways, tragic time. Nevertheless, signs of hope and renewal can be found in the overall lists."

Payack said the top phrase of the decade was "climate change" followed by "financial tsunami" and "Ground Zero."

Technology's impact on the past decade was reflected in the list with "Twitter," the micro-blogging site, one of the most used words while "blog" and "texting" featured on the list.

Hollywood continued to flex its muscle, with "Slumdog" from the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire," referring to child inhabitants of Mumbai slums, making its mark in global language. U.S. comedian Stephen Colbert's "truthiness," defined as truth that comes from the gut not books, came in at No. 25.