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Kokkare Bellur – Of Pelicans and painted storks

Most of the times, getting to the destination is more interesting than the destination itself. I had one such experience while on the way to Kokkare Bellur.
I had been wanting to visit this place for a long time now. Every time I pass the sign-board on…

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Random Thoughts |

Customizing Daily Links Post

This post shows you how to extend the daily blog posting feature first provided by Delicious to share your daily bookmarks. With the help of a WordPress plugin, you can completely customize the post titles, publication time, and style of the links. Add…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Random Thoughts |
 

Sundance loves to rock with Jett, Runaways

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Joan Jett kicked open doors for women to rock out in a man’s music world. So when the time came for a film drama on how she got her start, Jett wanted to be on hand to help make sure the story was told right.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

FDA Consumer Health Information – Eat for a Healthy Heart

SILVER SPRING, Md., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — February is American Heart Month — and a good time to make simple changes in your diet to reduce your risk for heart disease.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO)
The food…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

Bill Gates in Davos: The decade of vaccines

On Friday I talked at the World Economic Forum about how I see the next 10 years as the Decade of Vaccines – a time when we will make more progress than ever on immunisations that save lives in the developing world.
The Decade of Vaccines will build on…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Random Thoughts |

Nothing is More Reclusive Than Death

I am very sad to report that the author of my favorite book of all time Catcher in the Rye , J.D. Salinger, has passed away.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Random Thoughts |
 

Garden of five senses – The other side of it

Last week of December, I was on a hurricane trip of Delhi. I had heard of Garden of five senses many times and so wanted to see it. Hard pressed for time when I was blessed with a few hours, I immediately decided to visit this garden with a friend.
Mr …

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Random Thoughts |

Hebrew literature publishers knock on the door to Taiwan market

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Hebrew literature, knocking on the door of the Taiwan market for the first time, is drawing a great deal of attention at the Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) that opened Wednesday at the Taipei World Trade Center.

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Bill Gates in Davos: How to make the difference between a bleak future and a bright one

One of the big topics of conversation here in Davos is the economy. In panel discussions and hallway conversations, people are talking about the long-term effects of the recession of 2009. While it’s true that we will see lingering unemployment a…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Random Thoughts |

Parents are losing ground to technology

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Like many working parents, Beverly Flaxington armed her daughter with a cell phone in fifth grade — about 11 years old — when the time came for her to venture out alone.

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |