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April 14, 2015

Meet Phryne!

On Saturday morning I brought home the newest furry member in our family. A gorgeous little furball - who looks so much like Evie Nyxx it's spooky! - she came from the RSPCA's adoption pen at our local shopping centre (a school holidays awareness and adoption campaign). Phryne is supposed to be 7 and a half months old, but from the size of her I'd say she's more 4 and a half months.

Why the name Phryne? Well it just so happens that I was watching an episode of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries not long after we got her home. I still hadn't thought of a name - she was listed as Roxanne at the shelter! - and I decided that she had spunky attitude, mysteriousNEW DELHI: With the JD(U) allying with the BJP , the NDA's numbers with the support of friendly regional parties are now very close to a majority in the Rajya Sabha , giving a boost to the government's legislative agenda.A counting of the strength of different parties besides independent and nominated members suggest that the Modi dispensation can expect the support of at least 121 members in the 245-member House.Shrewd political management by its floor managers can help it successfully stave off the challenge posed by the Congress-led opposition, which has often been successful in blocking its bills in the Upper House.The Nitish Kumar-led party has 10 members in the Upper House, a significant addition to the treasury benches which have so far remained in a minority.The JD(U)'s