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Monday, October 17, 2011

There is more to this land on the Western coast of India than a well-thumbed set of picture postcards

A waltz through the Hawaii of India or maybe we should call Hawaii, the Goa of the US.
Seasons in the Sun - Smithsonian Mag


http://www.smithsonianmag.com/departments/my-kind-of-town/your-kind-of-town/Goa-India.html#ixzz1b0Z8Jxpw


 

See also http://mangomood.blogspot.com/2011/10/mango-mood-of-people-and-peculiarites.html
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Monday, October 10, 2011

On Deja-vu in AfPak: Rub, Rinse, Repeat: Hindu Newspaper Open Page

By Sharmila Kamat

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/article2521197.ece

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Sunday, October 9, 2011

At the start of this sorry fable were the Reds, the Yanks and the Afghan people

in The Hindu Open Page

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/article2521197.ece

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

We now know exactly when the expansion of the Universe started to speed up - New Scientist article by Sharmila Kamar



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Labels: Adam Reiss, dark energy, Expansion of the Universe, New Scientist, Nobel prize in Physics 2011, Saul Perlmutter, Supernova Type 1A

Universe expansion accelerating; Interview of Nobel Physics Prize 2011 by Sharmila Kamat in New Scientist


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