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| Sleeplessness; A personal Disaster | |
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| Sleepless nights and too much stress do affect our lives. Our biological clock acts abnormally and that’s not natural. We sleep at night and wake up during day. Ask anyone and the answer goes; ‘We need to sleep at least 8 hours a day’. But do we really do that? Some says ‘Yes’ and most will say ‘No’. Employees of different organizations are so stre...
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| 20:11 | 2/Mar/2008 |
| Relief and Discrimination | |
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| Relief and Discrimination: In any emergency, the response by Governments and Aid organizations can only said to be successful when it reaches everyone in need. But in disaster zones worldwide, despite the best efforts of many, a great need remains. The main things that happen in the disaster areas are: 1) Importance shifting to other emergen...
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| 22:36 | 22/Feb/2008 |
| REMOTE SENSING AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT | |
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| Space Technology plays a very important role in Disaster Management. Without this a proper management of disasters is not possible. Disaster Mitigation and Space technology communities work together in developing effective and accurate methods for prevention, preparedness and relief measures. Disaster Prevention is a long term, which can best be st...
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| 18:48 | 6/Jan/2008 |
| BE SAFE AND HELP OTHERS: HAPPY NEW YEAR ... | |
| BE SAFE IN 2008 AND MAKE A DISASTER FREE WORLD: HAPPY NEW YEAR The beginning of the New Year provides us an opportunity to reflect on the past and make resolutions to fulfill new goals in the coming year.The recent devastating hurricane at Bangladesh, earthquake at Indonesia, fires in California and other national and international disasters such a...
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| 23:19 | 1/Jan/2008 |
| MAINAKSWORLD: KYOTO AND ITS IMPACTS ON C... | |
| Kyoto and its Features (Climate Change): Kyoto Protocol has been signed long back. Long negotiations and reservations, it was signed by almost 174 nations. Recent Bali Conference on Climate Change also spoke about Kyoto. Here is just a summary of what the Kyoto look like when it was first placed at United Nations. The ...
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| 01:36 | 9/Dec/2007 |
| CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY | |
| Climate Change and Its Impacts Our personal perception of Climate Change is largely developed through experience and interpretation of records compiled by our ancestors. People who grow up in the warmer temperate regions and tropics are in awe at the first sight of snow, no matter what they have read or visualized from film and television. It is al...
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| 11:37 | 7/Dec/2007 |
| CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS CHALLENGES | |
| Climate change is one of the most critical global challenges of our time. Recent events have emphatically demonstrated our growing vulnerability to climate change. Climate change impacts will range from affecting agriculture- further endangering food security-, sea-level rise and the accelerated erosion of coastal zones, increasing intensity of nat...
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| 21:40 | 18/Nov/2007 |
| BANGLADESH CYCLONE: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS | |
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| A severe cyclone has killed more than 500 people in Bangladesh and left thousands injured or missing. As, the latest new goes, Three thousand people have been confirmed dead in Bangladesh after a cyclone hit the south of the country, the private ATN Bangla television network said Sunday as the death toll continued to rise."We are expecting that tho...
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| 23:57 | 17/Nov/2007 |
| ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME | |
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| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections. Previous names for the virus include human T-lymphotropic virus-III (HTLV-III), lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV) o...
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| 23:12 | 11/Nov/2007 |
| CLIMATIC FACTORS | |
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| The term Environment etymologically means Surroundings. Thus environment is a complex of so many things (light, temperature, soil, water etc) which surround an organism. Any external force, substance or condition, which surrounds and affects the life of an organism in any way, becomes a factor of its environment. These factors have been variously c...
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| Sandeep Ozarde | 10:47 | 26/Oct/2007 |
| Friends: (620)
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| The Real Shopping-Cart Revolution |
| Five hundred years of progress packed into a sack of flour.By J. Bradford DeLong, Wired MagHere's some food for thought.A smart shopper can buy a 5-pound bag of Gold Medal flour for 69 cents. That's enough to feed three people for a day - 7,500 easy-to-digest, relatively nutritious, and potentially tasty calories. All for less than 0.7 percent of a...
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| Uday Sodhi | 13:29 | 23/Jun/2008 |
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| Lonely on an island.... |
| Once upon a time, a man decided to vacation on a cruise shipin the Caribbean. It was wonderful--the experience of his life! He was waited upon hand and foot. But, alas, it didnot last. A hurricane came up suddenly and the ship wentdown. The man found himself, he knew not how, swept up on the shore of an island. There was nothing else anywhere...
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| Rakshita Verma | 16:04 | 26/Jun/2008 |
| Friends: (636)
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| Dreamy Eyes |
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| Déjà vu was not new for Karan. He often dreamt of times that lay ahead. Or should I say his dreams came true. He didn’t know if they were messages from God for people around him or was it a blessing for him. But he often used the phrase; don’t dream too much, what if they come true. Nobody except people very close to him understood this. As a k...
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| Nischal Thapa | 02:40 | 12/Jun/2008 |
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| OOPS! q: Sorry for disappearing... Hope you guys will like this one. enjoy | nischal
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| Vish R | 03:10 | 16/May/2008 |
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| Tom Riddle |
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| Ijust cant write now-a-days.Its tough to put the thoughts on paper.I was readinga book but couldnt read more than five pages again and again.I tried to write abook instead.I did better.I wrote ten pages.Then i gave up.Life seems to movein 10 second ads.The movie has just begun... “ What do people do when they dont know what to do?” I stareout of ...
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| febin joy | 23:35 | 18/Jul/2008 |
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| A foggy morning - Kudajadri |
| Hi... One more picture from my Mookambika - Kudajadri trip.. Hope u'll like this one too... It was fog all around.... and the time was around 9.00 AM... (just for an introduction abt the climate there;))... Luv... Febz
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| Krishnaswamy... | 11:34 | 22/Jan/2008 |
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| MIRACLES DO HAPPEN |
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| A true life story, best told by the person himself in his own words: My name is Brian Boyle, and I am living proof that miracles happen.A month after I graduated high school in 2004, I was coming home from swim practice and was involved in a near fatal car accident with a dump truck. The impact of the crash violently ripped my heart across my chest...
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| amol prabhud... | 00:36 | 26/May/2007 |
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| Success in Life |
| The founder of a highly successful company was asked what it took to achieve success in life. He replied: “The same thing it tool to get started; a sense of urgency about getting things done.” Success in life should be determined by contributions, not accumulations.
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| kamal sharma | 11:34 | 17/May/2008 |
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| Beauty of Mathematics |
| Absolutely amazing! Beauty of Mathematics !!!!!!! 1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321 1 x 9 + 2 = 11 12 x 9 + 3 = 111 123 x 9 + 4 = 1111 1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111 12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111 123456 ...
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| Siddarth-The... | 17:43 | 17/Jul/2008 |
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| SuperHero |
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| I am a superhero but I cannot flyI am a superhero but I cannot act slyI am a superhero but I am not muscularI am a superhero but I am not popularI am a superhero but I am not the ghost who walksI am a superhero but I am not the one who stalksI am a superhero because I made someone happyI am a superhero because I made someone smileI am a superhero b...
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| Neeraj Jain | 16:54 | 11/Jul/2008 |
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| Dismal state of Bollywood |
| What is happening in Bollywood? I am unable to understand. What is happening to the film quality and the duration? Earlier, almost all the films used to be of 3 hrs duration or even more. Now all the films are being chopped off to earn big bucks in quick time. As a result, you have not even come to understanding the film and its characters when yo...
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| Jahan Bakshi | 20:04 | 19/Jul/2008 |
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| Review: Kismat Konnection |
| Kismat Konnection lacks the Mirza Magic- this one doesn't quite konnectOriginally published on NOWRUNNING.COMQuentin Tarantino, while explaining why he deleted one of the scenes from his 1994 masterpiece Pulp Fiction said, "It sounds like someone trying to write like me, (rather) than me." No line could better describe Aziz Mirza's new film Kismat ...
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| Sonu Katha | 18:25 | 13/Feb/2008 |
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| One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written: "Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym". In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleague...
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| Khushi A | 14:37 | 15/May/2008 |
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| CRAZY |
| “You are crazy”, My friend once saidHow can you laugh? putting worries to bed I winked with a grin, And smiled awayTo live life right, Is to live each dayLife isn’t a rehearsal, It’s a broadway showIts here to applaud, Your act and your bowThe choice is yours, You have one chanceTo sulk and slack, Or jump and danceNot denying the fact , that cros...
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| Isha Cally | 11:50 | 20/Oct/2006 |
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| SHUBH DEEPAWALI |
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| WISHING ALL OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,,,,JOY, SPLENDOUR, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERTY ON THIS FUN FILLED OCCASION OF DIWALI,,,! MAY THIS FESTIVE OF LIGHT BRIGHTENS & BRING PEACE AND PROSPERITY IN LIFE... HAPPY DIWALI,,,!
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| A dreamer | 10:08 | 29/Jun/2007 |
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| Bullshit |
| Curse on politicians who makes crores on the pretext of party funding, worse still they divide us on the name of cast, creed and religion, Bad on our part we choose them and make head of state, Pity on media who every day highlights the saddest & worst realities and we start our day reading all those gloomy news, Good on our apathetic attitude that...
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| Ajay Sattikar | 12:00 | 21/Nov/2007 |
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| Love and Maths |
| ( when maths teacher writes love letter )My Dear SweetHeart, Yesterday, I was passing by your rectangular house in trigonometric lane. There I saw you with our cute circular face,conical nose and spherical eyes,standing in your triangular garden. Before seeing you my heart was a null set, but when a vector of magnitude (likeness) from your eyes at...
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| Susan Fernandes | 10:07 | 24/May/2007 |
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| Our Childhood Dream House |
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| A House of DreamsWasn’t itAt least I as a child grew up fantasizing about such a houseIt was the first house I learnt to drawSurprising all of us had the same house in our drawingsThe house would have triangle shape shelterA pole holding the shelterTwo windows and a doorSometimes there would be four I guess because we loved drawing windows.Let me t...
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| Shailja Desai | 12:38 | 12/Oct/2006 |
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| hi ppl sorry i came after such a long long time but actually i was having my exams and so was a bit busy but anyways i m back and will talk to uall guys sooooooon...... Happy living enjoy!!!!!!! love, ME!!
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| warm sunshine | 18:39 | 7/Feb/2008 |
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| JUST A GRAIN OF SAND |
| As I write this, I lie on the sea shore, resting and reminiscing about the days gone by when I used to wonder what my purpose in life was.I was a miniscule part of the great Sahara desert till I latched onto the shoes of a tourist and traveled across continents and countries. I always used to wonder if this was the life I was supposed to live. Be a...
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| Anjan Preet | 21:33 | 22/Nov/2007 |
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| Jingles -- kuch yaadein purani si |
| Remember guys the jingles which were all the time on our lips when we were kids.. yes am talking about the creative tv advertisements and their jingles...Today me and my virtual friends on orkut (luckily I made great friends here in UK Indian community) were talking on this and we refreshed our memories with our all time favourite ads jingles.I tho...
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| Dheeraj Khanna | 21:15 | 19/Aug/2007 |
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| The Bourne Series...... download now!! |
| The Bourne Ultimatum has turn out to be huge this summer in Hollywood. So I thought, why not give a tribute to that great spy-master Robert Ludlum who created Bourne and made him a delicious character, an anti-thesis of James Bond.So I give you the The Bourne Trilogy. Now available for download.Go ahead, get ready for a thrilling ride.Downloand the...
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| Cubes 3B | 14:03 | 9/Jun/2008 |
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| Rain and Romance |
| Finally The Rain has come. It was much awaited after the blazing sun was literally baking the earth and the beings on it. With it the rain has brought not only relief but also filled the air with romance. The birds have started chirpping, the trees have started looking green, and all the souls are filled with satisfaction. Its a beauty how rain can...
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| Kiran Raivad... | 10:58 | 26/Dec/2007 |
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| STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART...FOR THE HEART. (Posting it as it may be useful/kr) A chat with Dr.Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya (Heart Specialist) Bangalore was arranged by WIPRO for its employees . The transcript of the chat is given below. Useful for everyone. Qn: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart? Ans:1. Diet - Less ...
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| ajit saini | 08:38 | 25/May/2007 |
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| Some Problem with ILAND |
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| Hi friends........ there is something wrong with my iland... its not allowing anyone to comment, write in my GB etc... i dont know how it is happening..m not even able to chane da settings..... tell me if u r also facing da same problem on my e mail id dynamicajit@rediffmail.com waiting 4 ur replies......... ur fr jeetu
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| Baldeo Pandey | 00:47 | 14/Apr/2008 |
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| Bhod Gyalo! |
| At Jantar Mantar….Rising fists…. Bhod Gyalo! Bhod Gyalo!Manju Ka Tila…..Dreaming eyes….. Rangzen! Rangzen!Fort Kochi...‘Torch of Shame without flame’,Hey! Sino Monsters! Bodies could be butchered,Not souls….Frightened sinners,Blood licking beasts…Frustrated to see…Sons and daughters of soil committed for ultimate sacrifices…In Amdo, Kham, Machu, Pa...
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| sudheer kar | 14:36 | 30/Jun/2007 |
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| INSPIRATIONS |
| "Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal."Give to yourself the highest of expectations. And all the while, be patient with yourself as well. Know for certain that you are surely born to do great things. And know also that real value takes time a...
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| Arien | 21:22 | 19/Jul/2007 |
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| I am currently reading Stanley Bing's "Rome, Inc.". Amazingly hilarious.... One of the most intelligent and humorous books on the ways ancient Rome operated, with the new world corporate setting as the back drop.Will write a review of this one day... But for now if you can get the book, read it and I assure that you would never put it down before y...
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| Ash K | 00:16 | 9/Jun/2008 |
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| Book Review: Keep Off The Grass - By Kar... |
| The novel has an honest attempt - to make you laugh till your sides ache. The book is replete with humor, laughter and funny one-liners which keep you on the edgeto the last word read. Certainly this one tickles your funny bone. The novel's protagonist Samrat Ratan, son of second generation US immigrantschooses to leave hot shot investment banking,...
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| sowmiya sowmiya | 23:08 | 13/Jan/2008 |
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| Am Back :) |
| hi ilanders... been a very long time... happy to meet u guys again.... its been 6 months... so belated NEW YEAR wishes and Makara Sankaranthi wishes...
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| cajetan vaz | 21:33 | 6/Jan/2008 |
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| how far back can you remember? |
| 13:27 | 15/Mar/2007 | 37 Comment(s) How far back can you remember? Some of my oldest memories - Tripping and hurting my knee on my way to nursery - My first day...
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| A J | 17:54 | 9/Jul/2008 |
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| Crash boom bank bank |
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| “Anybody there” crooned my phone. That was my ringtone, alerting me that a message awaited. In the midst of a busy schedule, I tapped around for the phone and press “read”. The message was from Citi alert, the alert service from Citibank, to remind me that my payment of Rs. ***** was due on the 13th of July 2008. It also mentioned that if I had alr...
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| dee vine | 15:12 | 18/Jun/2008 |
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| for old times' sake |
| Visiting my page after months ... have had little time to indulge in leisurely stuff like blogs. Been working hard and partying harder ... ahhh, back to life! Working, Mothering, Travelling, Loving, Facebooking, Orkuting, FlickRing, Housekeeping, Waxing (now waning), Binge-ing (now fasting), Socializing, Drinking, Saving, Spending .... all but bl...
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| uma krishnan | 19:23 | 7/May/2007 |
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| How people change |
| After about 12 years, I got to speak to the girl who was my best friend in school days. I was extremely excited with the anticipation of the call from her end. But when the call did come, i was stumped beyond description. She was no longer the girl, I knew and was extremely close to. Her attitude, thinking and even style of talking had changed beyo...
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| Neel Pradhan | 13:50 | 6/Jul/2006 |
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| Sporting extravaganza |
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| The months of June and July have been a bonanza for sports fans. While the football world cup has been the most watched and discussed event, there have been plenty of other sporting events and some memorable moments that have been overshadowed by it. Surprisingly the biggest casualty has been Cricket. Even the historic series win in the West Indies...
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| honey arora | 11:38 | 30/Jan/2008 |
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| C# split by string |
| strange .. split function in C# does not take string as delimeter.. anyways heres a workaround for the sameusing System.Text.RegularExpressions; public static string[] Split(string inString, string delimeter) { Regex r = new Regex(delimeter); // Split on hyphens. string[] sa = r.Split(inString); for(in...
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