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THE MAN WITH THE BIONIC BOTTOM

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These days, what with hip and knee replacements, artificial hearts and what have you, fantasy has turned into reality. In fact, such surgical procedures have become so commonplace that they hardly raise eyebrows

1 day ago
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IT’S TIME FOR BAL THACKERAY TO RETIRE

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There has been speculation in the media that Bal Thackeray’s recent aggressiveness – manifest in fiery editorials – is a signal that he intends to take over the reins of the Shiv Sena from his son Uddhav.

3 days ago
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CAN THERE BE TOO MUCH SEX?

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Ask an average male that question and the answer will be an emphatic no. However, like most aspects of life, too much of a good thing can be dangerous to one’s health.

5 days ago
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THACKERAY COUSINS: KIN BUT NO KITH

from philippi666 in Government Docs

According to a recent news report, Uddhav Thackeray, in his first press conference after the Assembly election results, declared “it will be a golden day if everybody comes together on the issue of the Marathi manoos”. /

10/29/2009
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IS ARMAGEDDON NIGH?

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Unprecedented rains and flooding in South India and the Philippines, two major earthquakes and tsunami warnings – all in the space of a week. Global warming, greenhouse gasses are the usual suspects; and for sure they are major contributors, but is that the complete explanation?

10/08/2009
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WHAT’S IN A NAME

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/ This ridiculous controversy about Mumbai vs. Bombay keeps resurfacing with distressing regularity. The latest brouhaha was caused because a character in a Hindi movie referred to this metropolis as Bombay.

10/06/2009
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LOVIN’ YOU AINT EASY

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They seem to have surveys for everything these days. A new gem involves rating men in several countries for their potential as lovers.

10/01/2009
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SHOULD DONALD TRUMP HAVE ALLOWED GADHAFI TO PITCH HIS TENT?

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There is a huge flap currently going on in the United States over the fact that Donald Trump has leased one of his properties in Westchester County to Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi

09/24/2009
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ISHRAT JAHAN – A STATE IN DENIAL

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Even after it has been proved that some of the same police officers who shot Jahan and three other "terrorists" in cold blood, were responsible for similar "encounter" deaths in the past, Narendra Modi's government refuses to accept any culpability on the part of its loyal henchmen. ...

09/22/2009
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ARRESTING HAFEZ SAEED WON’T MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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The Indian government and the Indian public need to get over their obsession with Hafez Saeed, founder of the Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba. The man is a mere symbol, a puppet nurtured and controlled by the Pakistan army.

09/22/2009
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IS FACEBOOK TURNING US INTO NEANDERTHALS?

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Has it occurred to you that Facebook is killing the art of language? Previously, if you liked someone, you needed to express it in words. But in Facebookland, all you need to do is to send him/her a mindless poke, or a hug, or a high five, or a button. What's next...pink elephants?

09/08/2009
JedDiamondPhD

JedDiamondPhD scribbled: One of the drawbacks of being able to reach a lot of people quickly and easily is that we stay on the surface and never touch any one deeply. 09/08/2009

ahmeds027

ahmeds027 scribbled: kinda agree with you but not exaclty yes human contact is deminishing bt then those who matter us we contact them via email eventoday n forwards are amusement for everyone me or whoever 10/22/2009

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For The Love Of God

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Two items in today’s paper got me thinking about this whole business of human beings and deities. The first concerned four members of a family, who drowned while attempting to immerse their Ganpati idol off the sea coast off Mumbai.

09/06/2009
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THE ALLURE OF NEWSPRINT

from philippi666 in Creative Writing

I woke up on Monday morning with an inexplicable air of foreboding. I couldn’t make sense of it till I went to the dining room for my morning cuppa and realized there were no newspapers on the table

08/26/2009
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CAPTURED KOREAN-AMERICAN JOURNALISTS – IRRESPONSIBLE?

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Last week, the news headlines were dominated by the unfolding drama and release of two Korean-American woman journalists who had strayed into North Korea and had been captured by the authorities there. Was the whole sorry episode avoidable? Absolutely.

08/12/2009
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philippi666 published:

BOOMERANG BOYS

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Boomerang boys are young British adult males, who leave home to go to university; and then move back in again with mom and dad. Britain’s boomerang boys, six in ten Englishmen, aged 20-24, live with their parents because they can’t afford to leave.

04/25/2007

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