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Dear Friends, Yesterday itself I saw Dominos AD (advertisement) on TV, it was a beautiful AD in which they showed that a young couple had gone to see (in progress) construction of their flat. Very sweetly they imagined how they might be entering their own home, wife sits on bricks as-if she’s sitting on the dining table and husband lights a candle. Then comes a Domino’s delivery boy (to that construction site) to deliver their Pizza order. The AD was beautifully written/shot but the worst part is behind the curtain… “ DOMINOS DOES NOT DELIVER TO SUCH NEW CONSTRUCTION SITES IN RAJ NAGAR EXTENSION, GHAZIABAD ” and I strongly doubt about other construction sites also…. This was a rainy day in July 2010 when we’ve shifted our own home in Raj Nagar Extension, Ghaziabad. Those who bought their 1 st own house may understand that most probably we’ll not find good shopping places in such area. Where we moved did not have any such shops. After 3 months I was able to locate a Domino Outlet

Another 4.3-magnitude earthquake hits Northeast Press Trust of India , Updated: September 19, 2011 13:47 IST Shillong:  An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale shook parts of Meghalaya today, the seismic observatory here said. The mild intensity quake was recorded at 12.52 am and its epicenter was located along the Meghalaya-Bangladesh border, officials at the observatory said. There have been no reports of any damage or injury. A 6.8-magnitude tremor, epic entered on the Sikkim-Nepal border, was felt across north and east India last evening. It was followed by two aftershocks measuring 6.1 and 5.3 on the Richter scale. Last evening's tremor was the biggest quake felt in the Northeast since 1988. Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/another-4-3-magnitude-earthquake-hits-northeast-134693&cp   Previous Earthquake: http://virdigs.blogspot.com/2011/09/2nd-earthquake-in-two-days-india.html   Larsen & Toubro Limited www.larsentoubro.com

Magnitude 3.9-earthquake strikes Maharashtra, epicenter at Latur Indo-Asian News Service , Updated: September 19, 2011 11:08 IST Mumbai:  An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter Scale shook Maharashtra on early Monday, barely 12 hours after a powerful quake jolted northern and eastern India, an official said. According to an official of the Seismological Monitoring Centre, the quake was felt at 6.22 am with the epicenter in Latur district. Though there are unconfirmed reports of minor damage to a few houses in some villages, no casualties have been reported so far, an official said. The quake was felt, among other areas, in Latur, Parbhani, Osmanabad and Solapur districts.   Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/magnitude-3-9-earthquake-strikes-maharashtra-epicentre-at-latur-134638&cp   Larsen & Toubro Limited www.larsentoubro.com This Email may contain confidential or privileged information for the intended recipient (s) If you are not the

Indo-Asian News Service , Updated: September 01, 2011 15:45 IST New Delhi:  Smoke emitted from one mosquito repellent coil is equivalent to those of 100 cigarettes, thus causing harm to a large number of people in India, an expert said on Wednesday. "Not many people know about it, but the damage done to your lungs by one mosquito coil is equivalent to the damage done by 100 cigarettes. This was according to a recent study conducted in Malaysia," said Chest Research Foundation director Sandeep Salvi. He was speaking at the conference 'Air Pollution and Our Health', organized by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) along with the Indian Council for Medical Research and the Indian Medical Association. Mr Salvi said there is a lack of awareness about the impact of air pollution on human health. Pointing out the "lack of research culture" among Indian doctors, Salvi said that indoor air pollution too is a health risk factor. Participants at the