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This blog has become a sort of personal-cum-public diary. As for its contents, some are meant for me and my friends and relatives; others are for the public. This blog will have only positive, ennobling, elevating, encouraging and uplifting thoughts/ideas/materials. Whoever visits should feel happy and should be able to pick up some good ideas/thoughts/links. In short, "NOTHING NEGATIVE" is my motto.(Grateful thanks to Jon Sullivan and Public-Domain-Photos.com for the background photo)

Monday, October 13, 2008

Open Access-4: Google Directory for Open Access Resources

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It is heartening to note the growing support for the Open Access Movement and here is something for those who are interested in Open Access ...

Facts & Figures-34: "GMT"

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Greenwich was established as universal time meridian of longitude on October 13, 1884 . Wikipedia article on “GMT”: (In Britain, during wint...
Saturday, October 11, 2008

Websites to Watch-6: "Poetry 180"

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I came across this interesting portal last week. It is hosted by the Library of Congress, USA. Though it says "a poem a day for America...

A Thought for Today-145:

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Grateful thanks to Vinod for the photo - clicked by him with his Nokia N70M When the young behave badly, it is because society has already ...

Eyecatchers-113: "Nobel Peace Prize for Martti Ahtisaari"

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Finland's former President, Martti Ahtisaari , won the 2008 Noble Peace Prize for a long career of peacemaking around the world from Na...
Tuesday, October 07, 2008

S&T Watch-31: "Hydrogen-powered Cars"

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This interesting news is from 'NEW SCIENTIST'. I receive their e-newsletter, 'Science in the News' regularly. Excerpts from ...

Eyecatchers-112: "e-Cigarettes, Alternative to Smoking and Quit-Smoking"

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I read this interesting piece of news in SiliconIndia . Now that the Govt of India has banned public smoking, e-cigarettes or just e- cig h...
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A Thought for Today-145:

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Grateful thanks to Vinod for the photo - clicked by him on his Nokia N70M The Secret of Inner Peace is a Healthy Life: Exercising Regular...

Facts & Figures-50: "Stalin Vs. Hitler"

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In my limited knowledge of Russian history, I understand that Stalin was responsible for the death of around 15 million people during his 31...

In Lighter Vein-1:

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The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the diseases. Courtesy: The New India Express (Wisecracks - Other det...

My Photo Album-24: "Dad being honoured"

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Dad being honoured for meritorious service by the then Governor of Tamil Nadu, Hon'ble Sadiq Ali, during the Railway Week celebrations ...
Monday, October 06, 2008

Letters-43: "End the Violence"

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1. The editorial "Stop the violence against Christians" (Oct.4) was strongly-worded and timely. We salute The Hindu for its non-p...

S&T Watch-30: "Gene Link found to Cleft Lip"

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Scientists said on Sunday (Oct.5, 2008) that a single change in a sequence of a gene called interferon regulatory factor 6 or IRF6 is a majo...

Eyecatchers-111: "Mittal suffers £16.6 billion loss"

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NRI steel tycoon Lakhsmi Mittal has lost £16.6 billion in the global credit crunch owing to plummeting stock markets in the last four mont...

Gandhiana: "Leicester to install Gandhi statue"

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Residents of Leicester will install a statue of Mahatma Gandhi on Belgrade Road, the busiest street of the British town, said British MP Kei...

A Thought for Today-144:

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Thanks to Vinod for the photo - clicked by him using his Nokia N70 M Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the...

Nellaiappan's Column-9: "Cost Reduction"

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The most commonly misunderstood concept, in my opinion, but widely used in corporate circles, is “cost reduction”. Other euphemisms/ synonym...
Sunday, October 05, 2008

Self-Improvement-14: "The Grammar of Right Living"

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Get your grammar right! Live in the active voice rather than in the passive , thinking more about what you do than what happens to you....
Saturday, October 04, 2008

S&T Watch-29: "Bio-Insecticides"

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Patiala-based Thapar University has announced the commercial production of neem-based bio-insecticides. Four tonnes will be produced in the ...

Letters-42: "Jodhpur Tragedy"

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1. The stampede at the Chamunda Devi temple in Jodhpur on Tuesday (Sep.30, 2008) could have been averted - or at least the death toll red...
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