CULTURAL QA 04202408 KR Q1 suspension: It Is not unique only to Norway; all over the world this was caught from Italy origin to feed th homeless; I myself have done it in Starbucks. :
” The concept is based on an Italian goodwill gesture that allows customers to buy additional coffees in advance, which can be claimed later by someone in need. The movement has gained traction on social networks and has almost 40,000 Likes on Facebook. This morning almost 55,000 people were ‘talking about’ the concept on the social network and the hashstag #suspendedcoffee was trending on Twitter. The chain was inundated with comments on social media from customers suggesting it get involved with the scheme. Starbucks’ reputation was hit after it emerged the chain had paid marginal corporation tax in the UK despite revenue of more than £1.2bn in the last three years. It has since pledged to make a £20m payment to HMRC. The brand posted on its Facebook page that it would be introducing the concept of suspended coffees “soon”. Starbucks will donate coffee to the value paid for by customers to its charity partner Oasis, which will distribute the coffee to its hubs for homeless people across the UK. The chain will also match the value of customers’ suspended coffee donations with a cash donation to the charity. It says: “Thank you for all your enquiries, we echo your passion to help those in need, especially in the recent cold spell. We’re thrilled to be embracing the spirit of Suspended Coffee and will let you know as soon as you are able to take part in your local store.” The number of UK cafes participating is growing and includes mainly independent stores. Q5 What shocked you today as an Indian? KR I just cannot understand the madcap writing. It happened in 2018 and all the TV media including North NDTV had broadcasted it and th news contd. Apart from these. Madras HC recd PIL on this which was disposed only in 2024 recently. Only the shops 30 were burnt out. Temple outer pillars used to have shops all around. Now shops are kept away from the temple. All knew it Probably the writer woke up from the sleep or which surfing was shocked to find this news; edit note applied to him only. High Court closes PIL petition on Meenakshi temple fire incident The petitioner sought a State-level committee including officials from Archaeology Dept. to monitor security and safety arrangements and renovation and maintenance of all HR&CE-administered temples February 10, 2024 08:29 pm | Updated February 13, 2024 09:28 pm IST - MADURAI THE HINDU BUREAU It was submitted in the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court that the temple administration had taken a decision not to permit any commercial shops within the premises. It was submitted in the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court that the temple administration had taken a decision not to permit any commercial shops within the premises. The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has closed a public interest litigation petition that was filed in 2018 following the Sri Meenakshi Sundareswaran Temple fire incident in Madurai, in which over 30 shops along the eastern entrance were destroyed. S. Muthukumar of Madurai had filed the petition seeking a direction to authorities to constitute a State-level committee including officials from the Department of Archaeology to monitor security and safety arrangements and renovation and maintenance of Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, and all the temples under the administration of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department. The temple authorities informed a Division Bench of Justices D. Krishnakumar and R. Vijayakumar that all the shops that had been located within the temple premises were removed and there were no shops operating inside the premises. It was submitted that the temple administration had taken a decision not to permit any commercial shops within temple premises. Renovation works were being carried out on the temple premises only after getting necessary approval from the high-level committee appointed for the purpose. Taking note of the submission, the court closed the petition. According to HR&CE officials, the renovation works at Veera Vasantharayar Mandapam inside the temple, which was damaged in the fire, is under way. Huge stones have been brought from Namakkal district, and an expert panel has been constituted for the restoration works. K RAJAARAAM IRS 8424 On Mon, 8 Apr 2024 at 02:06, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 04-2024-08* > > All the below QA are from QUORA DIGEST to me on 08-04-2024. > > Selected Quora answers by generally interesting are included. Still they > need not be 100% correct answers. One joke is included. > > Compiled and posted by R Gopalakrishnan, 80, on 08-4-2024 > > *Q1 Can you tell about “suspensions” in Norway Restaurants?* > > A1 Chauhan Babu Nath,14h > > Norway is a country in Europe....If you ever go there, you will generally > find this scene. > > There is a restaurant.. > > A woman comes to his cash counter and says - "5 Coffee, 1 Suspension".. > Then she pays for five coffees and takes away four cups of coffee... > > After some time .... > > Another man comes and says- "4 Lunch, 2 Suspension"! He pays for four > lunches > > And carries two lunch packets... > > Then another one comes...orders - "10 Coffee, 6 Suspension"!! He pays for > ten, > > Takes four coffees... > > After some time.... > > An old man in shabby clothes comes to the counter and asks-"Any Suspended > Coffee ??" > > The counter-girl present says- "Yes!!" and gives him a cup of hot coffee... > > After some time, another bearded man comes in and asks- > > "Any Suspension Lunch ??" > > So the person at the counter gives a parcel of hot food and Gives him a > bottle of water... > > And this sequence of...one group making more payments and Other groups > carrying food without payment continues throughout the day…. > > That means...helping an unknown poor needy without "identifying" yourself > and even without "knowing" anyone's face...This is the tradition of > Norwegian citizens!!! > > *My note-* I have read long back the “suspension” arrangement in a coffee > shop at Bangalore. I forgot the name of the coffee shop. > > I could not attach the cabin photo of the counter person. It appears > like a very large Tamilnadu Anda vessel. > > *[image: Description: > https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-49b8f861cb9191db5f58a3bf4fe5e9a8]* > > *Q2 What is the most Indian thing ever?* > > A2 Ankurr, Works at Infosys Limited (2015–present)Updated 5y > > Let me share an incident with you. > > I was in the billing queue at a local supermarket. There was a kid > standing in the same queue with his mother. > > When my turn came, I took out wallet from my back pocket and somehow one > rupee coin slipped out and rolled under the billing table. > > I was just going to get that, but that kid rushed towards the table before > me, picked up the coin and did this. > > Touched the coin to his head. Touched the coin to his gut. Returned > it back to me. > > This put a smile on my face. I would have done the same thing after > picking up. We all would do that. > > We Indians respect our money. For us, its where Goddess Lakshmi resides. > > This gesture is the most Indian thing ever. > > *Q3 Can you tell about parents of late Winston Churchill, British > Prime minister?* > > A3 Shiv Tandon,21h > > When Jennie Jerome and Lord Randolph Churchill announced their engagement > in 1874, his parents were horrified. The couple had only known one another > for three days, and Jerome—the tattooed daughter of a philandering > financier and a social climber—was an American socialite, not a British > noblewoman. Appalled, the Churchills tried to block the match…until they > did the math. > > Jerome’s family might have humble origins, but they were outrageously > wealthy. Lord Randolph’s parents were not, and Jerome’s father was > willing to pay a dowry that equaled the equivalent of over $4.3 million > dollars today. The marriage went forward with the grudging approval of Lord > Randolph’s parents. > > They could have no way of knowing that Jerome, who became Lady Randolph > Churchill when she married in 1874, would be the mother of a future prime > minister, Winston—or that by allowing their aristocratic son to barter his > title for much-needed wealth, they had helped spark a trend. > > Between the late 19th century and World War II, a flood of “dollar > princesses” flocked to England looking for love. In return for a coveted > title, they offered their much-needed wealth to an aristocracy desperate > for cash. And along the way, they helped change British royalty > forever—including the lives of the modern-day heirs to Britain’s throne. > > *Q4 What's the best mistake you've ever made?* > > A4 Vasudev Roy,Lives in India Updated 5y > > Sometime back, I ordered Hush Puppies shoes on Amazon. I made the payment > and checked out. > > After a couple of days, I received a call from mother, “Son, did you order > some shoes?” > > I asked her to hold on for a minute, checked my amazon and realized that I > forgot to change the address as I’ve shifted to this new place for job > around 1000km away from home. > > “Yes maa! I ordered those shoes for father. He is going to attend a > wedding next month, isn't he? That's why! ” > > I lied a bit but their happiness was more important. > > A month later, mother was on call telling me about how much father liked > those shoes and with how much excitement he told grandparents and my aunts > about me sending the shoes with my first salary. > > My father is a simple man and he has never wore branded chappal/shoes so > that we could get Pumas and Nikes. > > I felt bliss. By mistake though, it was a proud feeling. > > The best mistake I ever made. > > *My note-* It need not be by mistake, Mr Vasudev Roy could have really > ordered the shoes for his father. > > *Q5 What shocked you today as an Indian?* > > A5 Anupam Sharma.Fascinated by depth of Indian HistoryUpdated 4y > > I woke up today, with my phone filled with notifications about the Massive > Fire that damaged the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. > > For those who don't know about Notre Dame Cathedral. It is A 12th century > monument located in Paris and is a city landmark. > > This monument has seen and survived French Revolution, 2 world wars, > countless invasions, plagues, crusades and other conflicts, for over 856 > years. > > Then the fire happened and parts of the cathedral got burned down. > > Within hours after the news of the fire broke out via a thousand odd > articles, hundreds of millions of dollars were donated by people to restore > the grand old monument. > > Over $560m pledged to restore Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris > > I am in awe of how the Westerners, specially the Europeans take pride in > and preserve their past. Really commendable. > > Now coming back to what shocked me today, I was shocked to know about the > fire at Meenaxi Temple Madurai. > > Meenaxi Temple, according to some ancient Tamil texts is around 2000 years > old. Like Notre Dame, the Temple has seen countless Islamic Invasions, Once > been completely destroyed by Delhi sultanate. And again restored by rulers > of Vijayanagar Empire. > > How many of you heard about the Fire? > > I certainly did not. While going through the articles about Notre Dame, I > came across an interesting article in The Economic Times. > > What do Notre Dame and Meenakshi Temple have in common? > > I was intrigued and I went through it and then I had to browse for a while > to know that, about a year ago in Feb 2018, there was a major fire in > Meenaxi Temple. > > The fire that broke out near the Temple Museum in East Tower late at night > severely damaged a few granite pillars with sculptures in the > Veeravasantharayar Mandapam. > > Apart from a few South Indian news channels and a few online tablets, no > one reported this news. > > Meenaxi Temple is a place of worship and a UNESCO World Heritage, just > like Notre Dame. But the Cosmopolitan Indian find it uncool to visit or > talk about the Indian heritage. > > Even though the fire was not massive and had been contained within hours, > the neglect by the main stream media of this historical heritage and place > of worship is just disheartening. > > Edit 1.For a few ignorant people who deliberately did not understand the > point I am trying to make here, > > I am not saying the world should show about Meenakshi temple. I am just > trying to point out, our own media doesn't care about what happens to our > ancient monuments. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" 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/iyer123/622051782.4089534.1712559973428%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/622051782.4089534.1712559973428%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAL5XZorsWfZY4NB61OoFQdO_oktCutFp1qOc7-qFgkKe0Ma7Pg%40mail.gmail.com.
