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| Adam Smith on the China tragedy - Selfis... | |
| An article by Adam Smith. Examines the inner motives of us and the reason behind our selfishness... wonderful read..Let us suppose that the great empire of China, with all its myriads of inhabitants, was suddenly swallowed up by an earthquake, and let us consider how a man of humanity in Europe, who had no sort of connexion with that part of the wo...
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| 12:24 | 15/May/2008 |
| uncertainty | |
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| (thanks to sameeranadi for the blog....inspired by the last one)..uncertainty..this word bring in a lot of frustration and sleepless nights along the way..i was just looking back at the last few years..most of the time has gone by with some uncertainity in the back..this has made most of the nights sleepless on the possible outcomes and the worries...
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| 10:54 | 9/May/2008 |
| Games Indians PLay | |
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| In his book Games Indians Play: Why We Are the Way We Are, V.Raghunathan writes about a farmer whose corn won top awards year afteryear. When a reporter asked about the secret of his success, the farmerattributed it to the fact that he shared his corn with his neighbors. Why, thereporter wondered, would the farmer want to share his seed when thosen...
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| 12:21 | 8/May/2008 |
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| read this post in ndtv.com..and this one comment from one of the doctors got me thinking.."We come from middle class families and strive very hard to get a medical education. It is difficult for us to pay even Rs one lakh. But now with the fine increased to Rs 10 lakh, it is impossible,'' said Dr Amit Gopan, an MBBS student.first a quick background...
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| 19:46 | 7/May/2008 |
| what can i do? | |
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| was just taken back by wht i have been reading from a few blogs..no names..then the content gets missed!.. i find some of them sounding helpless / or disconnected to the actions or the state of affairs around them..most of them end up saying "wht can i do?"..this how is this country is!i kind of get irritated and put off when i get to hear this qu...
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| 16:37 | 7/May/2008 |
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| this bike thts thr on the picture is from the movie " world fastest indian" and its based on a real life story of new zealander who broke the speed record with this bike made in 1920s!... the movie is a must watch for those who hv missed it..the movie stars Sir Anthony Hopkins and he plays this charchter who is 70+ and who wants to race in the sal...
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| 12:04 | 6/May/2008 |
| some are more equal than others! | |
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| came across a old collection of George Orwell quotes from his books and writing.. written half a century ago..still makes a lot of sense..the basic construct of the society has not changed for ages..its only the change in form which makes as feel change!.. so next time u say things have changed, think again :) 1.Men can only be happy when they do n...
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| 13:47 | 15/Apr/2008 |
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| Have been reading this book Red Sun by Suddep Chakravarthi... this is opening line of the book..‘The Maoists are patriots, by their own admission . . . India’s Maoists do not want a separate country. They already have one. It’s just not the way they would like it—yet.’ The book talks about the reasons behind the origin of Maoists or Naxalism in ind...
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| 00:17 | 15/Apr/2008 |
| hey baghwan! | |
| i have been always crazy when it comes to music ( may nt be only towards music;))..so in the last two weeks i have been listening to the same collection...this one is from raghu dixit..i have been always crazy when it comes to music ( may nt be only towards music;))..so in the last two weeks i have been listening to the same collection...this one i...
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| 23:59 | 14/Apr/2008 |
| What is merit? | |
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| Most of us associate merit with the marks a particular candidate scores in an entrance exam or the boards. is this measure true? Can a student who has studied in rural India with no coaching centers and high profile schools be compared to a student in a metro with best of facility and schools? To certain extent it’s not just the caliber of the stud...
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| vilesh malde | 19:19 | 6/May/2008 |
| Friends: (55)
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| please do this |
| hello friend ,i want to make a humble request to you that whenever you want to do a google search for anything you can do it from my blog at http://freehoroscope.co.nr please copy and paste the above site in your browser. kindly bookmark this page in your browser and please do your google searches from my blog .
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| Shalini K | 12:38 | 12/May/2008 |
| Friends: (169)
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| Her Man (II) |
| HER MAN (II) “Anita? Is everything ok?” Peter was Anita’s good friend from University and was currently a practicing lawyer. After her man’s escapade in Vietnam and the nightmare decision she had made with David, Peter had bumped into her while she was waiting for the train in the morning. Peter could not believe how phased out she looked when appr...
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| RAGHUPAT | 07:10 | 16/May/2008 |
| Friends: (157)
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| smart sentences. |
| SMART SENTENCES.. 1. God is real, unless declared integer 2. Before borrowing money from a friend, decide whether you need more.3. Death is hereditary. 4. There are three sides to every argument: your side, my side and the right side.5. An expert is someone who takes a subject you understand and makes it sound confusing.6. Many things can be ...
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| Lissome Lady | 15:08 | 30/Apr/2008 |
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| THE BLESSING OF FRIENDS. |
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| With this bubbly I salute all of you - my amazing friends on this Iland. Guys I love you all. Totally blessed to know you all and to interact with you at length on so many wonderful issues. For me it is not so much a record of 400 but the evidence that blogging as a medium is rich, thought provoking and cerebrally engaging. If I were to ...
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| Frozen Sun | 21:02 | 10/May/2008 |
| Friends: (88)
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| Humorous side of Loose motion |
| This is not about love, butterflies or heart shaped red balloons. It’s going to be as dirty as it can get. So anyone having cold, fever or Mercedes Benz, please don’t read.It’s a normal weekday morning. After chatting with your online friends, you had slept very late into the morning and feel very sleepy. Your boss had scheduled a meeting with clie...
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| ant r | 10:29 | 17/May/2008 |
| Friends: (111)
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| Do not let my grief Throw you back into the deep That you strived to conquer That is not where you belong None of us ever did.. Do not lead yourself to believe That I am in pain Coz trust me, there is none Not anymore.. I breathe, therefore I am And will be thus, forever Somewhere in the depths Comfortably numb..
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| daniel ribero | 01:45 | 17/May/2008 |
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| The Best Way to Pick Up a Girl |
| You see her across the room. Ah, so attractive. But nobody to introduce her to you. "Ah, I'll do a James Bond on her," you think. Now what was Bond's first words to Pussy Galore? "I must be dreaming." No, that won't work. How about singing "Underneath the Mango Tree" to her as Bond did to Honey Rider in "Dr. No". Ah? No!Well, what's left? You'll ju...
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| sunshine | 23:58 | 16/May/2008 |
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| The Truth |
| people will forget what you said ... people will forget what you did ... people will never forget how you made them feel... ~ annonymous
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| Monalisa Smile | 21:52 | 16/May/2008 |
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| Gitanjali |
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| Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from the depth of truth; Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert s...
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| Seena Vincent | 07:57 | 8/May/2008 |
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| Stock Market for Beginners |
| Stock Market for BeginnersHere come a new blog that talk about stock market, sharetrading and online share marketing etc. You can become master of the trade infew days. Her we give some guidance to get help from the internet. So keepreading the blog Stock Market for Beginners.Some articles that already have posted in this bloghowdo mutual funds wor...
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| Shweta Singh | 20:43 | 13/May/2008 |
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| अन्बूझे से रह गए अनसुलझे से प्रश्न काल भंवर से हो गए मन के अंत...
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| kavita ganguly | 22:18 | 16/May/2008 |
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| The Love Note |
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| I counted the money I had in my purse and was astounded to find a lone Rs 10 peeping out shyly from its interiors. Oops! No cash handy, have to rush to my Lord Kubera, the lifesaving ATM. I hop with impatience as I join the long queue in front of it. Ah! Finally I’m there; I hurriedly withdraw the money and head home. Safely home, cappuccino in ...
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| Bhavana S | 16:10 | 9/Feb/2008 |
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| ek baar |
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| So now I am here with my first post in devnagari..that has been typed by me, as u know the last one was sent by someone else..the credit of this work goes to ORKUTconfused?? wat ORKUT has to do with my post…actually I am using the scrap book of ORKUT as it offers an automatic transliteration option in the scrapbook that converts Roman characters to...
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| VirginatThirty | 23:56 | 15/May/2008 |
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| And god made Drew! |
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| Oh God its Friday only, 2 whole days of work to go. Not that I have something planned on the weekends, all the more reason to have a drink or two. I’ll look out and say, its too hot, so I stay at home and then weekend’s gone in a flash. I went yesterday for an audit at a 5-star hotel and I was paid for it, cab fare. There I saw an old colleague w...
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| A M Daniel | 21:10 | 14/May/2008 |
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| Never ever give up |
| Don't give up.....One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality... I wanted to quit my life.I went to the woods to have one last talk with God."God", I asked, "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"His answer surprised me..."Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?""Yes", I replied."When I pla...
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| ice candy | 23:57 | 11/May/2008 |
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| One Word |
| I was playing a game with myself, its not supposed to be played alone but I had no one around to play with.The game is pretty simple, one has to think of one word associated with the word given to you.I took the words India, Bharat, Parliament, Politicians, Media, North India, South India, Yoga, Agriculture, Industry, Defence, BPO, Temple, Mosque a...
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| rakhi | 16:49 | 4/Feb/2008 |
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| causes of break -up in love |
| Every young couple who is in love with each other want to do marriage(exceptions are There),but due to some reasons break-up between two happens.I found some of the causes of break up around me.Which are:(1)The couple may be intercaste and of diff.religion.(2) There may be over age gap between the both(3) Parents disagree/fear of scoiety and paren...
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| angel | 12:30 | 1/May/2008 |
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| m bak 2myself :) |
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| hmm...atlast xams r over..........!!!!n m bak 2 myself.....!!! i wantd 2 b free as soon as possible...n now therz loads of things goin on in my mind.....i wantd 2 do soo much at a time.....n still m gettng bored.....strange!!!well atleast i hav lots of time 2 enjoy wid myself..........!!!!some music...some fun....frenz....n loads of masti....well ...
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| Sameera Nandi | 14:48 | 15/May/2008 |
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| Sapnay aur bhi hain |
| I am definitely feeling better today. Perhaps it has something to do with the call I got from a placement consultant. I am not redundant yet. That’s a very heartening thought. It was rather foolish of me to think that I would end up without a job. Sometimes, the state of your mind is such that you tend to make mountains out of molehills. Even, with...
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| geetanjali k... | 09:13 | 12/May/2008 |
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| The health benefits of turmeric or haldi |
| Turmeric, or Haldi, is one of the best known spices used in Indian cooking. But did you know, it also has so many health boosting qualities, that it is worth its weight in gold! It has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-microbial and cytotoxic (tumor-fighting) effects. The main constituent of turmeric is curcumin, which has lot oftherapeutic eff...
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| Uma Nair | 16:58 | 16/May/2008 |
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| Elephant............ The Biggest Animal |
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| Today in themorning I was watching Discovery channel, they were showing some document aboutElephant. I really impressed by the way it was created. We can see elephants in almost every temple in tamil nadu. Iremembered those days when I was a kid whenever I go to temple & see anelephant I use to take a ride or just climb on it. I use to put coins in...
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| shalinitandon | 23:23 | 15/May/2008 |
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| His or Her's |
| Male or Female? You might not have known this, but a lot of non-living objects are actually either male or female. Here are some examples: Freezer Bags: They are male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them. Photocopiers: These are female, because once turned off; it takes a while to warm them up again. They are ...
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| Mia | 21:34 | 10/May/2008 |
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| HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY |
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| Wellhere I am writing to you with a special plea today, my beloved mothers ( i have 2 mothers) this mother's day and has organized a celebration ofhair ... My dear mothers I hope that this day is beautiful,you're full of gifts and surrounded by those you want and obviously youwant to ... We hope you both have enough sun to keep your spirit bright...
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