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 13:25 | 23/Jul/2008 |
| Let life in | |
| On your way to work this morning, did you noticethe beggar child, eyes filled with tears,face pinched by hardship?Or your own beggar-heartstarved for love, for light.In the din of traffic, did you hearthe lonely call of a solitary birdperched high on a light-pole?Or your soul's desperate pleaTo sing its own song?Juggling deadlines,did you pause to ...
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| 04:38 | 15/Jul/2008 |
| The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the ... | |
| Speech given by J.K.Rowling at the 2008 Harvard University Commencement, June 5, 2008. Copyright of J.K. Rowling, June 2008June 5, 2008 · President Faust, members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers, members of the faculty, proud parents, and, above all, graduates, The first thing I would like to say is "thank you." Not only has H...
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| 16:13 | 9/Jul/2008 |
| Longing .... 2 | |
| A long time ago, when I was still a teenager, I was reading a D H Lawrence book ("Sons and lovers", I think it was), in which the author describes a scene where this young man deeply in love with a young woman, serenades her every night by playing the violin and singing under her window. His song is filled with love and longing, because, unfortunat...
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| 06:26 | 2/Jul/2008 |
| War - a dialogue | |
| Sarath Chandra and I have been having a dialogue on war, among other things, which you will see started with something else altogether, and with his permission I reproduce our GB conversation so that my other friends can join in and share their viewpoints and that way both Sarath and I can learn from it . Somewhere along the way I started to think ...
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| 09:28 | 25/Jun/2008 |
| The third choice | |
| "It takes more courage to die than to live", he thinks woefully as he squats beside the tracks, blinking to keep out the already hot, late morning sunlight. He had failed again in his third attempt at flinging himself in front of a train. The first time his courage had abandoned him completely and he had moved away to safety just as the mammoth was...
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| 06:20 | 16/Jun/2008 |
| Longing... | |
| There's an odd sort of feelingthat rises in my heart, unformed, unnamed, niggling, that refuses to part. I still my mind in silence and stare at it for long. Unmoving, it intesifies, curious, I flow along. Beneath, I find it lurks my moments dark and fair. And every step usurpstheir emptiness laying bare. Joy, excitement, happiness, I look at each ...
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| 03:25 | 26/May/2008 |
| A -Z of Punjabi Vocabulary | |
| A for AdjustPunjabis will always ask you to adjust whenever they want to push youaround.B for BacksideIt has nothing to do with your butt, it is an instruction to go to therear of a building, or a block, or a shop or whatever.C for Cloney.It's not a process for replicating sheep, nor is its first name George.It is merely an area where people live e...
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| 14:56 | 6/May/2008 |
| Starry, starry night | |
| At Eka suggestion, I post the online version of the Don Mclean song I got as an email :)Don McLean wrote Vincent in 1971 after reading a book about the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh. In the 1970s, the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam played the song daily and a copy of the sheet music, together with a set of Van Gogh's paint brushes, is buried in a t...
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| 06:28 | 17/Apr/2008 |
| a workplace litany | |
| beneath the hum of the air-conditioningi hear a lone cicada singing.a strange out-of-place voiceamong the honey-comb-office noise.then just as quickly it fadesas bustle and clamour pervades.then, in a moment of quiet,arching, it rises to a height,a simple, soul-stirring symphony,a lilting, light-hearted litany.the most precious things of all,they s...
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| 15:41 | 11/Apr/2008 |
| Tia's poem | |
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| I return to iLand simply because I had to post this one (so proud am I :))Among all the people who called / wrote and wished me on my birthday, I also got a call from my brother who told me that his 8 year-old daughter has started writing poetry and that she had wriiten one that blew his mind. He sent it to me and, well, it blew me away too.So, wit...
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| JustAnotherC... | 12:02 | 19/Jul/2008 |
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| Running six months into the iland that I started off as an experimental adventure, has now turned out to be a pleasant affair I look forward to engaging in at every available chance. At some point of time during my initial days here, I seemed to have even got addicted to this pleasure. Having gained a fair amount of experience in this exotic world...
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| r | 16:13 | 19/Jun/2008 |
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| THE PERFUME |
| THE PERFUMEAs she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. However, that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. Mrs. Thompson...
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| vidushi chau... | 18:24 | 11/Jul/2008 |
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| Solace |
| SolaceOmnipresent, ever- potent,You lie before me- majestic, strong.The skies darken, and your wild is free,The wicked streak ensnares as it slays.Mesmerized eyes follow, lives falter,You stay You, fiercely You.The clouds sail in- puffy, white, innocent, against a clear blue sky,And you murmur in approval like a lazy beast sprawled replete,Charming...
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| RAGHUPAT | 15:21 | 17/Jul/2008 |
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| size of your heart |
| It isn't the size of your house as such That matters so much at all. It's the gentle hand and its loving touch, That make it great or small. The friends who come and the hour they Who out of your house depart, Will judge it not by the style you show, But rather by the size of your heart. It isn't the size of your head so much,It isn't the wealth yo...
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| PAULAMI DAM | 11:38 | 13/Jul/2008 |
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| GLOBAL WARMING |
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| GLOBAL WARMING means the gradual warming of the earth's surface due to greenhouse effect. It poses a great threat to environmental sustainnability. The immediate cause of global warming is the thinning of the ozone layer over the atmosphere that limits the greenhouse emissions and keeps the earth cool and congenial . The large-scale pollution is at...
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| Vijit Vivek | 13:10 | 16/Jun/2008 |
| Friends: (677)
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| Pain of a Married Man ...!! |
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| A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband was not in bed. She goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee.'What's the matter, dear...
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| Jus Curious | 16:02 | 27/Apr/2008 |
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| A BRIEF INTRODUCTION |
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| "Give me to learn each secret cause;Let number's, figure's motion's lawsRevealed before me stand;These to great Nature's scene apply,And round the Globe,and through the sky,Disclose her working hand."- Mark Akenside 1721-1770 ( Hymn to Science in works of the English Poets, ed S Johnson 1779)Hi all ! If anything that can be singly unique to humans,...
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| gulzar | 09:05 | 6/Jul/2008 |
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| teri tasweer |
| ************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* *******Main ab khayalo mein teri tasweer banau magar kaise,Tu hi bata haal-e- Dil tujhe sunau magar kaise,************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* *******Jo mahel banaye the khuwabon mein humne,In mahlo mein Wafa ke deep jalau magar kaise,******...
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| anjali singh | 14:20 | 15/May/2008 |
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| HEY FRIENDS, KEEP IN TOUCH
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| raunek kanth... | 22:48 | 30/Mar/2008 |
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| The final beckon.. |
| The final beckon... Every day I walk this road with a regretful heart,With thoughts of the moments when we moved apart. I pass by the remains of my broken dreams,my reflection mocks at me and tears come to brim. Then a little smile comes to my face,I think about the time we used to embrace, Suddenly I find myself amidst some crowd,Yet feeling l...
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| Sameera Nandi | 16:35 | 22/Jul/2008 |
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| I was so sure I had a “post” in me on Sunday. Unfortunately I was nowhere near a computer at that time and so I lost that post. Yesterday, I opened a blank word document and well, it remained just that …a blank word document. Maybe this is what they call writer’s block. Although I am not conceited enough to think I am a writer or anything. So, ye...
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| cathy | 16:09 | 17/May/2008 |
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| FOREVER |
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| We've come so far To leave it all behind I wonder why Why did you go away You left me all alone No words can say My love please stay You and I We have moments left to share You and I We can make it anywhere You and I We belong in each other's arms There can be no other love Now I know we can have it all... Forever Each night I pray That we can be t...
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| Anuja Goel | 04:25 | 11/Jul/2008 |
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| Storylines |
| Just hit upon this idea - different story lines and dialogues etc, that maybe on a later date i can string together to form something entertaining and cohesive. This is an idea blog! I will keep adding to this. All copyrighted stuff to me!!! It was the year 1955, and the times were such as I can only imagine them to be. Sheila was only 5 years old ...
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| indal kumar | 13:46 | 31/Dec/2007 |
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| WISHES (2008) |
| My Dear All Friend, I wish you a very Happy & Prosperous New Year 2008. wishing you a great time with good things happening, every moment glowing with joy and laughter, and may each fresh dawn bring good loock for all my friend with best compliments ...
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| Binu Abraham | 16:15 | 29/Jun/2008 |
| Friends: (324)
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| 5 Minutes for Poor |
| Welcome to 5 Minutes for PoorAre you willing to spare 5 minutes for the poorAre you willing to spare 5 minutes a day for the poor. If so, you can help hundreds of poor/orphan children with food, clothing & education. Most of us have good education and enjoy good food every day. But there are millions of children who are deprived of both good food a...
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| totally insane | 20:22 | 27/Jan/2008 |
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| HEAVEN and THE ART OF MAKING MUD ICE-CRE... |
| It was in Higher Secondary Classes that I remember,when I was introduced to the amazing concept called "increments" , also known as the amazing "dy/dx " in that big uphill task called Differentiation in Math.Irrespective of the nightmares the rest of its friends gave me,when you take Matrix and his buddies or Integration and his looneypals into co...
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| Amitabh Dasg... | 19:20 | 10/Apr/2008 |
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| Shopping for Marriage |
| Marriage is an event for a lifetime. Every youth wishes to make that special moment a memorable event not only for him/her but for all those who become a part of it. Today wedding ceremonies have become a status symbol for all therefore the marketing aspect plays a very significant role in the whole celebration.Of the several aspects that come up o...
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| datanentrygo | 07:49 | 19/Mar/2008 |
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| Jobs of editorial proofreading. |
| Jobs of editorial proofreading. Editorial proofreaders they can also recommend changes in word choice or inappropriate punctuation. Jobs of editorial proofreading. http://jobcenter.webs.com/pr.htm
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| kundera shankar | 14:40 | 9/Jul/2008 |
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| Cheen Ka rat |
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| There was once a time when half the world was coloured red. Then it vanished. But in a small pocket there were a pocketful of brave men, and a solitary woman, who strived passionately to keep the colour shining though the red star was no longer rising. But blood was not thicker than water, and the last resort of the colour red itself pooh poohed ...
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| aarthilal | 21:21 | 15/Apr/2008 |
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| The Valkyries By Paulo Coelho for free! |
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| The first best-selling author Paulo Coelho is distributing for free his works on his blog: http://www.paulocoelhoblog.com The full edition of The Valkyries is online for free till the 10th of May. On the next months, Paulo is going to have full editions online of all his titles published in English.
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| V T | 11:10 | 30/May/2008 |
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| Oh Rajni! |
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| Sorry folks, a bit tied up these days; work, travel and all. Nothing new to post, just an old mail forward. It’s a humble tribute to the great Rajnikant. Hats off the true Rajni fan who complied this list of His achievements.• There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Rajnikant has allowed to live.• Outer space exists because it's a...
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| kamalesh | 07:42 | 12/Feb/2008 |
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| online earnings only for indians |
| Dear friends, All of you listen me. easy way online earning business in india for indians only. my earning growth starts from January.Rs.140/=only is your investment it gives life long income.If you like visit:www.skamarajan.cash2all.com
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| Sijil Nair | 22:20 | 17/Jul/2008 |
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| In front of the person you love, your heart beats faster But in front of the person you like, you get happy. In front of the person you love, winter seems like spring But in front of the person you like, winter is just beautiful winter. If you look into the eyes of the one you love, you blush But if you look into the eyes of the one you like, you s...
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| Raaj Borah | 17:19 | 30/Jun/2008 |
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| To :All of You. |
| I am ready to live with a girl-even ready to marry her,if she respect & trust me. She has to know the whole story from the very begining and help me to write a book on last three & half years life under this situatiion. Tapan Borah 9993023785
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| Hardeep singh | 20:34 | 7/Apr/2008 |
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| COME HOME EARLY |
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| COME HOME EARLY……..Son: "Daddy, may I ask you a question"Daddy: "Yeah sure, what it is?" Son: "Dad, how much do you make an hour" Daddy: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?" Son: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?" Daddy: "I make Rs. 500 an hour" "Oh", the little boy replied, with his head do...
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| rony | 14:21 | 25/Dec/2007 |
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| All about Santa Claus |
| Father ChristmasThe figure of Father Christmas (Santa Claus) is based on the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas (270-310AD), who became one of the youngest bishops ever at age 17. At age 30 he became the Bishop of Myra, a port town on the Mediterranean Sea, that is part of modern-day Turkey. He hailed from a rich home and became well known fo...
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| Sweet Devil | 12:18 | 19/May/2008 |
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| food prude!! |
| Well I have written personal posts here and deleted them.. coz they came mostly with an expiry date.. that is I didnt like them after a while on my iland.. so heres another one to that list may be! I picked up the HT and saw this article by Vir Sanghvi and it instantly drew my attention.. coz it had something I had been musing about for quite a whi...
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| 24by7 | 18:27 | 10/May/2008 |
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| Mothers Day |
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| "Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible."
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| sampanna | 22:51 | 7/Jun/2008 |
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| THE TREE AND THE BIRD |
| This poetry is written by my Bade Daddy.......i love this piece..and am sure you will love it too......The Tree And the BirdOnce upon a time ,there was a small lone treeon the bank of a small river.Being an insignificant one ,it attracted none.A small bird lived on it.Tree loved it.Every morning lovingly watched it fly across the sky. and was bac...
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| shiva r | 16:52 | 19/Jul/2008 |
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| statewise...lol |
| > STATES OF OUR NATION ?? > > > > > > Bengali > > > > > > > > > > > > One Bengali = poet. > > > > > > > > > > > > Two Bengalis = a film society. > > > > > > > > > > > > Three Bengalis = political party. > > > > > > > > > > > > Four Bengalis = tw...
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| meena sundar | 16:05 | 14/Jul/2008 |
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| Thank you god for your kindness at last! |
| Losing someone is not that easySeeing them sufferingSeeing them cryAll makes our heart tear apart We feel uselessWe feel desperateTrying our hands on every possible wayTo keep them comfortable We know they are going to dieBut we careAnd we pray, For two things…. Let them live peacefullyOn the other hand, take them immediatelyBcoz we can’t stan...
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| vira | 14:06 | 8/Jul/2008 |
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| Ready for taxing timesBaljit BainsTHE north-western region is all set to benefit from the rich and varied experience of an Indian Revenue Service woman officer. The lady in question is the highly competent Mrs Baljit Bains. She has taken over as the new Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, North-West region, at Chandigarh. Mrs Bains is not new to th...
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| Suresh Praja... | 12:39 | 30/May/2008 |
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| Welcome to Civilisation |
| Hello , family. Recently i have started on more book, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL by Tony Martin. I have found a very interesting page in this book. I would like to share it with you. Author has taken it from somewhere which is mentioned at the end. The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways , bu...
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| amit goel | 13:53 | 8/Jul/2008 |
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| Hum kahan jaa rahen hain ? |
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| In the previous 12 months there has been unprecedented rise in the costs of international raw materials and agricultural inputs and produce. It is just not crude petroleum that has gone up two times, the upswing in fertiliser and its raw materials is much more steep and baffling. Sulphur, the key input for phosphatic fertiliser has gone up 10 times...
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| Earth Child | 14:34 | 23/Jan/2008 |
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| Sowing the seeds of a future society |
| By Ken Whitehead, Growth is MadnessCivilisation as we know it will no longer exist within 30 years. This bleak conclusion is not one I have arrived at lightly. However, wherever I look the evidence suggests that we are heading towards a major ecological breakdown which the majority of us are unlikely to survive. A number of critical environmental p...
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| Jitender Mangla | 15:48 | 7/Jun/2008 |
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| FUNNY SHAYARI |
| Arz kiya hai......... . Kal jab mile thhe.... to dil mein hua ek sound. Aur aaj mile to kehte hain... your FILE NOT FOUND! ------------ --------- --------- Jo muddat se hota aaya hai, woh repeat kar doonga... Tu naa mili to apni zindagi CTRL+ALT+ DEL kar doonga... ------------ --------- --------- Shayad mere pyar ko taste karna bhool gaye... Dil se...
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| surendra prasad | 13:23 | 21/Apr/2008 |
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| CRICKET KA JALWA SAR CHARH KE BOLTA HAI.. HAR GEND PE ,HAR CHHAKKE PE APNAA BHI DIL DOLTAA HAI.. CRICKET THA PER AISA N THA; IPL KA NASHAA CHAA GAYA HAI SAARI DUNIYAA KA KHUMAR APNE AANGAN ME AA GAYAA HAI KAMAAL KAR RAHE HAIN KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS KE GHORE.. NARE LAGAA LAGAA KE... KORBO, LORBO, JITBO RE....
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| ranjit singh | 17:07 | 22/Jul/2008 |
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| School Days-1 |
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| समरà¥à¤ªà¤£à¤…ब सौंप दिया इस जीवन का सब à¤à¤¾à¤° तà¥à¤®à¥à¤¹à¤¾à¤°à¥‡ हाथों में है जीत तà¥à¤®à¥à¤¹à¤¾à¤°à¥‡ हाथों में है हार तà¥à¤®à¥à¤¹à¤¾à¤°à¥‡ हाथों में मेरा निशà¥à¤šà¤¯ बस à¤à¤• यही à...
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