March 4, 2014
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A rose will rest in peace
A one-line comment mourning a talented young person killed by ‘hideous, barbaric monsters’.
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Science
Eternal youth
A brief comment on a 70-year-old Bahamas resident who says stem cell therapy is reversing his ageing, with a quip about the promised land where the rich stay young.
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Gorakh Hill for a quiet time
A travel extract on Gorakh Hill, Sindh’s highest point at 5,688 feet, praising its views and the adventurous climb, with the poster pleased to find the peak and its ancient…
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History
The (unsung) mutiny (1946)
A 94-year-old eyewitness’s account of the 1946 Royal Indian Navy mutiny, with the poster noting the mutineers were never employed by either the Indian or Pakistani navy.
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Science
Thorium reactor #1 (only by 2025)
A report that India’s Advanced Heavy Water Reactor, a thorium-fuelled design from BARC, is ready, with the poster hoping the plans are meant and worrying that Kerala’s thorium reserves are…
