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		<title>Raajneeti = Politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elias Mathew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you watch an Indian movie it’s very normal to see a couple of scenes lifted from Hollywood Movies or sometimes the whole movie. Pablo Picasso Said Good Artists Copy But Great Artists Steal. PJ is a movie maker that I considered, no consider great. So this Diwali, the festival of lights, is celebrated in &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://eliasvmathew.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/raajneeti-politics/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eliasvmathew.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3140556&amp;post=264&amp;subd=eliasvmathew&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elias Mathew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I flew Jet Airways because the company found them a lot cheaper than Emirates. So after some 20 years I was transiting through Mumbai and it was the most disgusting airport experience in a long time. Once you land in Mumbai the nightmare starts! It takes about 1 hour in the line to get onto &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://eliasvmathew.wordpress.com/2011/10/23/butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eliasvmathew.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3140556&amp;post=262&amp;subd=eliasvmathew&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Body Shop</title>
		<link>http://eliasvmathew.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/the-body-shop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elias Mathew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you Google &#8221; The Body Shop&#8221;  it tells you the story of this enterprising lady who used the name to sell naturally scented soaps and lotions. In the subcontinent of India if you mention this word it will mean a lot different.  One had to tweak the search a wee bit to &#8221; body shopping&#8221; &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://eliasvmathew.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/the-body-shop/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eliasvmathew.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3140556&amp;post=259&amp;subd=eliasvmathew&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese Fishing Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elias Mathew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japanese love fresh fish. However, the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://eliasvmathew.wordpress.com/2010/07/31/japanese-fishing-story/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eliasvmathew.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3140556&amp;post=150&amp;subd=eliasvmathew&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BOP=bottom of pyramid</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elias Mathew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vellore was only known to my mind as the place that hosts CMC, Christian Medical College, set up by well intending Christian missionaries and a visit would mean that you are in the claws of Lord Yama. The next introduction to Vellore was when I learned that a brave man decided to betroth his daughter’s &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://eliasvmathew.wordpress.com/2010/07/31/bopbottom-of-pyramid/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eliasvmathew.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3140556&amp;post=174&amp;subd=eliasvmathew&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moving Up In Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elias Mathew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been accurately stated that when you hire somebody smarter than yourself, you prove you are smarter than they are.  We can apply that to all areas of ability.  The sales manager should strive diligently to hire sales people who are better at selling than he or she is.  That way they can share &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://eliasvmathew.wordpress.com/2010/07/31/moving-up-in-life/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eliasvmathew.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3140556&amp;post=169&amp;subd=eliasvmathew&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Even crap can sell!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elias Mathew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this quote from John Reese:&#8221;The biggest piece of crap ever created and launched online makes more money than an almost-perfect project that was never launched.&#8221; Get the point? Stop wasting time trying to make your current project perfect, just get it out there. You can always update or edit it later. This was &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://eliasvmathew.wordpress.com/2010/07/31/even-crap-can-sell/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eliasvmathew.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3140556&amp;post=100&amp;subd=eliasvmathew&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dead Presents</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elias Mathew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When my father calledand said that I must come  for the 50th death anniversary of his brother I said NO. Indonesia and Publilius Syrus were not reasons for my saying NO, there were more…   Bacon wrote in the 17th century that “Men fear death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://eliasvmathew.wordpress.com/2010/07/31/dead-presents/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eliasvmathew.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3140556&amp;post=180&amp;subd=eliasvmathew&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Y did I Vote?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I voted for the first time in our church elections after having confessed and communed much against my strain. This is an explanation  Y I took that effort!  During the days of our college we spent time both inside and outside Broadway Church. Quite a bit of energy trying to collect money from mates who &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://eliasvmathew.wordpress.com/2010/07/31/y-did-i-vote/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eliasvmathew.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3140556&amp;post=177&amp;subd=eliasvmathew&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Paradox of Henna</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elias Mathew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess age is catching up with me. On a Saturday evening I had 2 choices. 1. Take away at McDonalds 2. Teazers, the strip club at  Rivonia Square.  After long deliberations McDonnell’s won! And I guess I am richer by a few hundred dollars. So here I am writing my heart out!Stand at ease &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://eliasvmathew.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/the-paradox-of-henna/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eliasvmathew.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3140556&amp;post=242&amp;subd=eliasvmathew&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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