CULTURAL QA 02-2023-24 Q1 Was diabetes a thing in the 1940s or1950s? Why is it a thing now, after 100 thousand years of human evolution? Doesa big government come with big religion and big sicknesses with big cures too?
A1 Matt Riggsby, MA Archaeology, Boston University22h Diabetes was alwaysa thing. We’ve got records of the condition going back to ancientEgypt. What was new in the early part of the 20th century was treatment for diabetes. Beforethat, diabetics would generally just die, so effectively it was a very rarecondition. Thatis, it was rare in that you’d rarely see someone with it, because mostdiabetics were dead. Insulin was isolated in the 1920s and longer-actinginsulin preparations perfected in the 1940s, allowing people to live withdiabetes, not just die of it. My note- In my boy hood days I have heardpeople telling about a rich diabetic – What is the purpose of having all thesewealth. He can drink only wheat porridge. But thespecification of diabetics have changed to day. I have not seen diabetics urinating very frequently nowadays or ants appearingnear an open place where a diabetic has passed urine. Q2 I booked a train ticket but it was onWL so I booked Tatkal today and confirmed both tickets now are on the sametrain. What can I do now? A2 Pranjal P, Feb 14 You can cancel the ticket which have the leastcancellation charges. In your condition, there will beno refund granted for cancellation of the ticket booked in Tatkal Quota, so youcan cancel the normal Waitlisted ticket. You can check thecancellation charges below for the confirmed tickets (which were waitlisted andgot confirmed further) Rs.240/- for ACFirst Class/Executive Class, Rs.200/- for AC 2 Tier/First Class, Rs. 180 for AC3 Tier/AC Chair car/ AC 3 Economy, Rs.120/- for Sleeper Class and Rs.60/- forSecond Class. I hope this will help you. My note- I haveseen many people not cancelling sleepertickets which is about RS 150-00, since cancellation charge is RS 120-00, going to railway station may costmore than Rs 30-00 or agency charge is very high. If one has booked himself on line he may cancel… Q3 What can I do to get in the habit ofbathing daily? A3 Gopala Krishnan, Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now Just for laugh. If you have a medical condition likehigh fever, most take sponge bath or no head bath. In ICU patients are givensponge bath only in India. What is your age?From boyhood children are taught to take bath in India. So for any reason otherthan high fever or bed ridden people take bath. With elders or very elders sometimessome sort of inertiacan be there. Q4 How regularly do you have to clean awater purifier? A4 Narendranath Goswami,Brand Manager(2001–present)Updated 3y According to mecleaning or changing filters of water purifier can be very exhausting andshould be done with the help of a well-trained technician. For the smooth performance of awater purifier, it needs to get service within 3-4 months. Carbonfilters and sediment filters need to be replaced within 5-6 months and ROmembrane can last longer up to 2 years if you properly maintain it. Sometime it becomesdifficult to remember when to change the filters so in this prospect I wouldsuggest you to go for a water purifier that comes with filter change alarm andUV fail alarm. It willnotify you when your machines need servicing. Water purifier such asKENT pearl comes with a detachable storage tank that can be easily removed fromthe machine and you can clean it easily. One thing which I want to mentionabout this water purifier is that it comes with auto flushing features. This feature helps inincreasing the life of the RO membrane as it removes impurities accumulated onthe surface of the RO membrane during the purification process. So, in order to getthe maximum benefit of your water purifier, you must maintain it properly anddo service on a timely basis. My note- InChennai, India, at least we have three ROS service with in a KM. Due to competition,the service charge vary from Rs 75-00 to Rs 200-00. Q5 What is the rule of two in IndianRailways? A5 SUBHENDU RANA,11h The "Rule ofTwo" in Indian Railways refers to a policy that requires at least twopeople to be present when handling certain tasks or operations on trains orrailway premises. This policy was implemented toensure safety and prevent accidents or mishaps. The Rule of Two applies to activities such as operatingrailway points, handling signals, and coupling or uncoupling train carriages.The idea is that having two people present can help toreduce the risk of errors or accidents, as they can double-check each other'swork and provide backup in case of an emergency. In recent years, the Rule of Two has been expanded toinclude other tasks as well, such as loading and unloading hazardous materialsand carrying out maintenance work on tracks or trains.By requiring two people to be present for these activities, Indian Railwaysaims to improve safety and reduce the risk of accidents or incidents. Q6 How do you make your bathroom tilenon-slippery? A6 Gopala Krishnan, Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now I am from Chennai,India. Non slippery ( tiles gives more grip) tiles are availablehere. I have provided non slippery tiles in all bathrooms in my home. In Chennai we getplastic brooms also. To avoid slipping after bath plastic broom is used toclean remaining soap lather, water is poured, and again small quantity of wateradded with cleaning detergent and wiped using a rubber wiper with handle.Exhaust fan is switched ON for drying the remaining water. However, withbest cleaning, the tiles loses shining if bore well water is used for bathingand stains can be there on drying. With agedpeople rather than shining/ non slipping floor is important. Q7 How long can a flying bird flywithout landing and getting exhausted (not migrating)? A7 Jon Wisbey, keen casual bird watcher Mon Meet the Common Swift (Apus Apus)… They are not big,6″ beak to tail with a wing span of 10″. They breed in Northern Europe and overwinter in Southern Africa. They do not reach sexual maturity until they are two years old. Theynever land on the ground. They nest in hollow trees and rocky overhangs and eves of buildings. and once they fledge, by literally falling fromthe nest to gain airspeed, they will not stop flying until they are old enough to breed.This means a young bird will be flying without a rest for nearly TWO FULL YEARSbefore ‘landing’ to nest. In that time they will fly from the top of Europe tothe bottom of Africa and back TWICE! They eat, mate and even sleep on the wing. Add in the fact thatcan hit 70mph in level flight, climb to over 15,000ft and top 120mph in a dive,make extremely tight turns to avoid preditors and pull off manouvers likelooping the loop (which few other birds can) and you have natures best aviator.A truly remakable creature. Q8 What was the cheapest invention madethat made millions, or better yet, billions? A8 Ashley Kjerstin, Updated Sep 25 The Brick It's literally made from dirt(clay), water, and sunlightin its earliest forms. Now it’s made with dirt (specifically clay), water, anda kiln. While the first bricks ever made were about 9,000 yearsago, the more modern fired brick has only been around for about 5,500 yearsand has been a primary building material used in all human construction, thoughspecifically popular in the west. The amount of money made from bricks is literally so muchyou can't count it; we can safely assume it's not in the millions or evenbillions but in the trillions of dollars worth, possibly much, much more. Q9 How many years does it take for anexpress guard to become a driver in the Indian Railways? A9 Rakz, Former cabin crew at Emirates Airlines1h The Indian Railwayshas a well-defined recruitment process for various job categories, including that of an express guardand a driver. However,the time it takes for an express guard to become a driver can vary depending onvarious factors such as job availability, promotions, and qualifications. To become a driver in the Indian Railways, acandidate needs to first qualify for the post of an Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) through a competitiverecruitment process conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB).The recruitment process involves a written exam, followed by a skill test and amedical examination. After working as an ALP for a certain period of timeand meeting certain eligibility criteria, such as completing specific trainingand passing certain examinations, an ALP can be promoted to the post of a driver. The exact number ofyears it takes for an express guard to become a driver in the Indian Railwayscan vary based on the factors mentioned above, as well as the individual'sperformance and opportunities for promotion. It's best to check with the IndianRailways or relevant authorities for more information on specific jobrequirements and promotion criteria. My note- A guard promotion to pilot is not there in Inddia.The trainings are different. I have seenin my younger days sometimes drivers function as conductors in private buses inTamilnadu. Actually they select drivers and give training for conductor jobalso. Q10 If monogamy was the norm in Westerncivilization, then why was having mistresses common through its history? A10 Matt Riggsby, MA ArchaeologicalStudies, Boston University59m Becauseindividuals might not find strict monogamy suitable, regardless of what societymight expect of them. It should come asno surprise to anyone who’s spent any time at all observing human behavior thatrelationships can fail to live up to their billing and change over time. Webecome closer to or more distant from friends, we spend more or less time withvarious relatives, and so on as circumstances and our feelings of the momentshift. And this happens regardless of rules dictated to us byour various societies. Most societies, for example,call for at the very least profound respect for one’s parents and sometimesutter obedience, and yet we get children who rebel against their parents allthe time for any number of reasons (for example, if the parents we’re supposedto respect and obey are cruel and abusive). Simple, narrow rules are quite inadequate to encompassthe possibilities of different circumstances. So, then, peopledesire romantic and sexual partners for a variety of reasons: physicalappearance, personal affinity, economic and political advantage, and so on, andthe extent to which any given partner fills those desires changes over time andmay be quite limited in the first place. Through a lot of history, a spouse was an obligation,selected or allowed by one’s family for political and/or economic reasons.Other parts of that were secondary, so while one might have a nominal romanticand sexual partner on getting married, there was no guarantee that you’dactually like them very much. And even in a society such as ours where we’re free tochoose our own mates, pretty and engaging people of theappropriate gender don’t stop being pretty and engaging once you put that ringon even if we don’t want to blow up our domestic situation to get to them. Sowhat to do? You have an illicit affair. You’re not supposed to, certainly, butthat’s how you get the sexual and romantic relationship you want rather thanthe one you’ve been told to have. Other societies might deal with this(imperfectly; affairs happen elsewhere as well) through legal or sociallyrecognized polygamy or concubinage, but the west had to resort to less formalarrangements. All the above QA are from Quora website on 24-02-2023 Quora answers need not be100% correct answers . Compiled and posted by R. Gopala Krishnan,79, former ITS on 25-02-2023 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1093404176.382044.1677297616867%40mail.yahoo.com.
