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<title>www.marathikatta.com / Chetan / Voted News</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:08:04 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Joke: India has Progressed !]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Joke_India_has_Progressed_/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:08:04 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
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<description><![CDATA[India has progressed a lot. The rich-poor gap is just few millimetres apart.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joke: Alarming Wildlife Stats !]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Joke_Alarming_Wildlife_Stats_/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Joke_Alarming_Wildlife_Stats_/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:24:27 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Poor animals. The real wild ones are all roaming         scot-free...Terrorists, Naxalites, ULFA, D-company etc.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joke: Vote For !]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Joke_Vote_For_-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Joke_Vote_For_-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:13:03 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Arrest or no arrest, that's how he campaigns for sympathy votes.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joke: Public Protection]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Joke_Public_Protection/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Joke_Public_Protection/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:00:37 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
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<description><![CDATA[These shields are meant to protect not the Minister, but the public. He's an accused in a triple murder case<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joke: A Guy and a Demon in Hell.]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Joke_A_Guy_and_a_Demon_in_Hell-/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Joke_A_Guy_and_a_Demon_in_Hell-/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:15:05 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
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<description><![CDATA[One day a guy died and found himself in hell.As he was wallowing in despair, he had his first meeting with a demon. The demon asked, &quot;Why so sad?&quot; The guy responded, &quot;What do you think? I'm in hell!&quot;&quot;Hell's not so bad,&quot; the demon said. &quot;We actually have a lot of fun down here. You a drinking man?&quot; &quot;Sure,&quot; the man said, &quot;I love to drink.&quot; &quot;Well you're gonna love Mondays then. On Mondays all we do is drink. Whiskey, tequila, Guiness, wine coolers, diet Tab and Fresca. We drink till we throw up then we drink some more!&quot; The guy is astounded. &quot;Damn, that sounds great.&quot; &quot;You a smoker?&quot; the demon asked. &quot;You better believe it!&quot; &quot;You're gonna love Tuesdays. We get the finest cigars from all over the world and smoke our lungs out. If you get cancer, no biggie. You're already dead, remember?&quot; &quot;Wow,&quot; the guy said, &quot;that's awesome!&quot; The demon continued. &quot;I bet you like to gamble.&quot; &quot;Why yes, as a matter ! of fact I do.&quot; &quot;Wednesdays you can gamble all you want. Craps, blackjack, roulette, poker, slots, whatever. If you go bankrupt, well, you're dead anyhow.&quot; &quot;You into drugs?&quot;The guy said. &quot;Are you kidding? I love drugs! You don't mean...&quot; &quot;That's right! Thursday is drug day. Help yourself to a great big bowl of crack, or smack. Smoke a doobie the size of a submarine. You can do all the drugs you want, you're dead, who cares!&quot; &quot;Wow,&quot; the guy said, starting to feel better about his situation, &quot;I never realized hell was such a cool place!&quot; The demon said, &quot;You gay?&quot; &quot;No.&quot; &quot;Ooooohh, you're gonna hate Fridays!&quot;<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Very happy new year 2008 !]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Very_happy_new_year_2008_/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Very_happy_new_year_2008_/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:06:56 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Very_happy_new_year_2008_/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wish all kattekari brethen a very happy new year 2008.May this year bring in your life wisdom , wealth and peace of mind !<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[City to keep tryst with Sabarimala !]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/City_to_keep_tryst_with_Sabarimala_/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/City_to_keep_tryst_with_Sabarimala_/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:18:35 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/City_to_keep_tryst_with_Sabarimala_/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's the first day of the 41-day fasting that every Malayali proudly undertakes, every year, for Lord Ayyappa. More than 20 lac Keralites of Mumbai are geared to keep up the annual fasting that will culminate at Sabarimala. But this time there are less Malayali devotees heading to the Sabarimala, and more from the state of Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh. FACT FILE about LORD AYYAPPAa4  Lord Ayyappa is worshipped as a child ascetic, and is said to have been born out of crisis that overtook the gods. He's said to be the offspring of Lord Vishnu (as Mohini) and Lord Shiva.a4  The temple makes no distinction in caste or religion.a4  5 crore devotees visit the temple every yeara4  The temple provides ten thousand crores to the state revenue<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[" Another jailbreak, Sir! "]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/_Another_jailbreak_Sir_/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/_Another_jailbreak_Sir_/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:17:50 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/_Another_jailbreak_Sir_/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Another jailbreak, Sir! Not prisoners. Policemen ran away, fearing attacks from Naxals who escaped earlier<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Do not believe in anything simply because.......]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Do_not_believe_in_anything_simply_because-------/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Do_not_believe_in_anything_simply_because-------/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:11:54 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Do not believe in anything simply becauseyou have heard it.Do not believe in anything simply becauseit is spoken and rumoured by many.Do not believe in anything simply becauseit is found written in your religious books.Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.Do not believe in traditionsbecause they have been handed down for many generations.But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.--Gautam Buddha--<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['Pay Commission']]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Pay_Commission/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Pay_Commission/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:53:54 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Pay_Commission/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Even if Govt hikes our pension and honorarium, babudom clears it only after we do this- 'pay commission'.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA["24 hour news"]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/24_hour_news/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/24_hour_news/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:45:11 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/24_hour_news/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Poor chap, that's how he sleeps after he got a 24 hour news channel job... Any second there'll be a call of duty<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[It Is Easy To !]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/It_Is_Easy_To_/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/It_Is_Easy_To_/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:27:24 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/It_Is_Easy_To_/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It is easy to criticize than to appreciate.It is easy to judge than to accept.It is easy to react than to respond.It is easy to be impulsive than to be mindful.It is easy to stay stagnant with comfort than to take risk and flow with life.It is easy to escape from a situation than to face it.It is easy to confrontthan to console.It is easy to speak than to listen.It is easy to be serious than to laugh.It is easy to blame than than to take responsibility.It is easy to get discouraged  than to rely on inner strength.It is easy to be fearful and worried than to trust.It is easy to be in the known than the unknown.It is easy to get caught in worldly activity than to relax.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mumbaia4s Roadside Barbers]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Mumbairsquos_Roadside_Barbers/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Mumbairsquos_Roadside_Barbers/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:17:17 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Mumbairsquos_Roadside_Barbers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Armed with a pair of scissors and a plastic comb, a man is in deep concentration. Snip, snip, snip. In the background, cars speed by. Passers-by shuffle past with the occasional curious glance. Snip, snip, snip. Lallan Poojari, the roadside barber, is at work.Roadside barbers are most commonly known as Naayis. It is a little known fact, but they are jokingly called a4Italian barbers' by their customers. &quot;We work on the pavement, which is made of itth (brick) and hence the name,&quot; laughs Muktar Ahmed, a barber from Kemps Corner.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA["Thanks to Delhi's BlueLine Buses"]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Thanks_to_Delhis_BlueLine_Buses-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Thanks_to_Delhis_BlueLine_Buses-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:45:32 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Thanks_to_Delhis_BlueLine_Buses-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My 4-wheeler car got converted to a 2-wheeler sports bike after Blueline buses squeezed it from both sides.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['Indian Air-wines']]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Indian_Air-wines/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Indian_Air-wines/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:48:07 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Indian_Air-wines/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Our non-stop 'Indian Air-wines' will lift both passengers and vineyard farmers to a new high.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kattekaris , Try and Save this Child Now !]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Kattekaris__Try_and_Save_this_Child_Now_/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Kattekaris__Try_and_Save_this_Child_Now_/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:40:23 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Kattekaris__Try_and_Save_this_Child_Now_/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Five-month-old Divya will not live if her parents do not get Rs 80,000 to repair the 1-cm hole in her 6-cm heart.Want to help Divya?NAME 'Wockhardt Hospital' as the beneficiary in your cheque, write 'Divya Bhaigade' on the reverse of the cheque. You could either hand-deliver or mail it to Wockhardt Paediatric and Congenial Heart Centre, Mulund.Phone: 67994488Please check out Mid Day Mumbai November 14,2007 Page 6 for more details.Five-month-old Divya will not live if her polio-stricken mother Gangubai(20) and congenitally hearing and speech impaired father Pramod Bhaigade (26) do not get Rs. 80,000 to repair  the 1 cm hole in her 6cm-heart doctors at the Wockhardt Hospital in Mulund.Pramod is a contract labourer and earns about Rs 2,000 a month. Gangubai is a house-wife.Divya's operation was scheduled for today Children's Day. The hospital postponed the operation because her family could not manage the hospital fees, even after the hospital waived off 40 per cent of Rs 1.72 lakh they had previously asked for.I personaly request all Kattekaris to contribute whatever is possible for them and save this child from certain death !<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[" Barking Outsourced "]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/_Barking_Outsourced_/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/_Barking_Outsourced_/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:48:44 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/_Barking_Outsourced_/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[He ended up having a sore throat after barking at telemarketers whole day. So, now he's outsourced it.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stranded Wheels Of Justice]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Stranded_Wheels_Of_Justice-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Stranded_Wheels_Of_Justice-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:58:57 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Stranded_Wheels_Of_Justice-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Minorities have borne the brunt of organised mass murder that passes off as a4riots' in independent India. The perpetrators, often top politicians and senior officials, are rarely punished. The trials drag on, until most of the accused are acquitted for lack of evidence.Bombay, 1992 - City Of Nightmares :Delhi, 1984 - Hate Rules The Capital :<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[24-yr-old BPO staffer returns home to murderous attack !  :-(]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/24-yr-old_BPO_staffer_returns_home_to_murderous_attack___-/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/24-yr-old_BPO_staffer_returns_home_to_murderous_attack___-/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:39:20 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/24-yr-old_BPO_staffer_returns_home_to_murderous_attack___-/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A 24 year old Priti Ganguly, an employee with Wipro in Navi Mumbai was assaulted at her house in Dadar in the early hours of Tuesday morning, and suffered severe injuries on her skull and face. She is currently battling for life in Sion Hospital. She came from her hometown, Indore, to Mumbai two months ago to work in the BPO.The girl is now fighting for her life at Sion Hospital; police clueless about the motive<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In search of that perfect Frankie in the city?]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/In_search_of_that_perfect_Frankie_in_the_city/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/In_search_of_that_perfect_Frankie_in_the_city/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:22:07 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/In_search_of_that_perfect_Frankie_in_the_city/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The much-loved Frankie is an integral part of the Mumbai foodie's diet. It consists of a piquant mutton or chicken curry, rolled into a flour and egg-glazed paratha. The Frankie owes its popularity to twin virtues of most fast food: economy and amount. With more outlets coming up in parts of the city, the roll has been through some changes. Here are the ones that figure on the city's Frankie trail. 1) Tibbs Frankie, Dadar:                       Tibbs is rumoured to be behind the Frankie movement that got going in the early 70's in Mumbai.2) Bombay Bakery, Lokhandwala:                              3) Wraps and Rolls, Churchgate:                              They serve the most unconventional Frankies in town at affordable rates. Their flavours include Grecian, Arabic, even Italian and Mexican varieties. Unlike the traditional flour and egg dough, Wraps and Rolls serve theirs in a rumali roti. 4) Piccadilly, Colaba:                       The frankies served here are decidedly Lebanese in flavour. 5) A1 Frankie, Sion:<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Society/Vasudhaiva_Kutumbakam/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Society/Vasudhaiva_Kutumbakam/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:40:25 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Society</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Society/Vasudhaiva_Kutumbakam/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Did you know Maninder Singh Bhander? Yes, in Delhi. No, no! Not Maninder Singh Pandher, the accused in the Noida murders of Nithari's children. This is Maninder Singh Bhander. The doctor, graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College, no less. Of Greater Kailash, 44 years old. Perfectly respectable - a middle class, youngish Delhi guy who liked art and sometimes celebrated Diwali bursting firecrackers with his neighbour's children. His mother was a school principal. His sister Mandeep Bhander, now Mandeep Mazumdar, acts in TV serials and films.Well, he died last week. The police broke into his two-storey house after neighbours complained of a stink, and found his rotting body on the floor, infested with maggots. He had died of starvation.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stolen SUVs, hot in Nepal !]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Stolen_SUVs_hot_in_Nepal_/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Stolen_SUVs_hot_in_Nepal_/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:38:48 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Stolen_SUVs_hot_in_Nepal_/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Since most of the vehicles plying in the streets of Nepal are imported, there is a craze for cars produced in India. Prospective buyers in Nepal pay a high price (literally) to satiate this craze. Police officials believe it is this craze that the thieves encash on, which fetches them more money than the Indian grey market. According to police, car gangs mostly target high-end SUVs such as Tavera, Scorpio, Innova, Qualis. Nepal being a popular tourist destination, there is always a demand for SUVs, especially with the expansion of the tourism industry there.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Teenager Exposes Corrupt Cop !]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Teenager_Exposes_Corrupt_Cop_-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Teenager_Exposes_Corrupt_Cop_-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:45:33 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Teenager_Exposes_Corrupt_Cop_-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nirav Shah, a 20-year-old college student from Charkop could have easily joined the league of people, who prefer to keep mum about corruption, but instead he chose to fight and expose the Senior Police Inspector, Borivali for demanding a bribe.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[" INDO-PAK CBMs "]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/_INDO-PAK_CBMs_/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/_INDO-PAK_CBMs_/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:45:23 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/_INDO-PAK_CBMs_/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's a give and take of CBMs. We give 'confidence building Measures' and take 'Cross-Border Militants'<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[" The Law "]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/_The_Law_-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/_The_Law_-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:06:45 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/_The_Law_-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[* The Law of Reality :Never get into fights with ugly people, they have nothing to lose.* The Law of Self Sacrifice :When you starve with a tiger, the tiger starves last.* The Law of Volunteering :If you dance with a  bear, you had better let him lead.* The Law of Avoiding Oversell :When putting cheese in a mousetrap, always leave room for the mouse.* The Law of Motivation :Creativity is great, but plagiarism is faster.* Weiler's Law :Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself.* Law of Probable Dispersal :Whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed.* Law of Volunteer Labor :People are always available for work in the past tense.* Conman's Law :In any organization there is one person who knows what is going on. That person must be fired.* Manager's Law :The first myth of management is that it exists.* Weinberg's Law :If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would have destroyed civilization.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[" Thanks to Cell Phone "]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/_Thanks_to_Cell_Phone_/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/_Thanks_to_Cell_Phone_/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:01:25 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Most of our customers complain about one ear being fairer than the other ear - thanks to cell phone.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[On an average, one motorman saves at least four to five lives daily.]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:15:13 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A peek in the lives of our city's motormen, who frequently play a dangerous 'game' on the tracks, shows a lurking fear while driving that nine or twelve coach trains with compartments loaded till the roof, and passengers having no inkling of the curves and speed they travel on everyday.Western Railways (WR) motormen, Munish Kulshrestha (working for 19 years), S K Roy (working for 20 years) and Shivaram Iyer (working for 22 years) are happy with their profession, but admit to living in constant physical and mental stress.&quot;Initially, it used to be devastating when somebody got hit by our train or committed suicide under our train. It was difficult to gulp down even a morsel from our lunch or dinner when such an incident occurred,&quot; informs Munish. When faced with a situation of somebody attempting suicide, or simply crossing of tracks, motormen are left with no alternative but to blow the hooters and apply emergency brakes. Should it be their lucky day, they survive or elsea4Munish elaborates, &quot; On an average, one motorman saves at least four to five lives daily. When we save someone, we have no alternative but to wait for the police to take action. It's frustrating to see them behave like this, but since we are bound by rules we cannot detain somebody.&quot; He continues, &quot;But, if ever we happen to miss a platform / station due to some reason, our increment is blocked. There is absolutely no way out for us from this situation. We are not spared, despite working in double shifts and sleeping for merely five hours.&quot; Have they ever thought of an alternative profession? &quot;If given an option or choice, we don't want it,&quot; concurs Shivaram, adding, &quot;And if there is no option, no problem, we are happy and satisfied with our profession.&quot;<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gossip  more Powerful than Truth !  DO YOU BELIEVE THAT ?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:08:13 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Gossip is more powerful than truth, a study conducted in london showed that, suggesting people believe what they hear through the grapevine even if they have evidence to the contrary. Researchers, testing students using a computer game, also found gossip played an important role when people make decisions, said Ralf Sommerfeld, an evolutionary biologist at the Max Planck Institute in Germany, who led the study. &quot;We show that gossip has a strong influence... even when participants have access to the original information as well as gossip about the same information,&quot; the researchers wrote in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Thus, it is evident that gossip has a strong manipulative potential.&quot;  In the study, the researchers gave the students money and allowed them to give it to others in a series of rounds. The students also wrote notes about how others played the game that everyone could review. Students tended to give less money to people described as &quot;nasty misers&quot; or &quot;scrooges&quot; and more to those depicted as &quot;generous players&quot; or &quot;social players&quot;, Sommerfeld said. &quot;People only saw the gossip, not the past decisions,&quot; he said in a telephone interview. &quot;People really reacted on it.&quot; The researchers then took the game a step further and showed the students the actual decisions people had made. But they also supplied false gossip that contradicted that evidence. In these cases, the students based their decisions to award money on the gossip, rather than the hard evidence, showing such information is a powerful tool, Sommerfeld said. &quot;Rationally if you know what the people did, you should care, but they still listened to what others said,&quot; he said. In evolutionary terms, gossip can be an important tool for people to acquire information about others' reputations or navigate through social networks at work and in their everyday lives, the study said. One example could be using gossip to learn that a potential mate had cheated on others, something which could make that person an undesirable match, Sommerfeld said.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[' Bombaiyee se aaya mera dost...dost ko salaam karo..a4]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:27:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
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<description><![CDATA['Bombaiyee se aaya mera dost...dost ko salaam karo..' We've all heard this song and enjoyed singing it to glory. But how many of us know that it is originally an East-Indian song!Most people in Mumbai really do not know about the a4original' natives of Bombay in its truest form.Has the low profile maintained by the community made them a soft target? Even if they don't want to shout slogans and take out processions justifying themselves being the true sons of Mumbai, they are basically forced into limelight occasionally.Certain issues like the demanding of the OBC status, the plans for a SEZ at the Gorai-Uttam belt, the BMC wanting to demolish many shrines and crosses which are their ancestral heritage, have given necessary/unnecessary publicity to the community. In a nutshell, the community has always suffered a loss of land with the compensation always being meagre. Also with so many encroachments, their villages have lost the charm of a typical East-Indian ethnic feel.In order to preserve the culture that has taken hundreds of years to develop, the East-Indian Association (formed in 1887), along with many other enthusiasts are trying hard to make the culture stay and get noticed.Many cassettes and CD's of the various traditional songs and hymns are now out, hoping to revive the enthusiasm amongst the youth in the community itself as also to bring it to light. They have a new cassette for every occasion like Christmas, for a wedding ceremony, birthday parties. These are put up in stacks at the stalls during the local festivals.In addition, the East-Indians participated in the Mumbai festival at Kala Ghoda and Bandra reclamation grounds as an opportunity to reassert the identity as a4Asli Mumbaikars' and to highlight the art, culture, tradition and cuisine.It is indeed surprising that the true natives of this island city would one day suffer an identity crisis as they are facing today. There is yet hope in revive the culture and bring back its lost recognition.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Team India's Cricketing Style !]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Team_Indias_Cricketing_Style_/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:47:08 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Team India's cricket is like skydiving. The huddle apart, both scale new heights and plunge to great depths.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[" Senseless Sensex "]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:38:06 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[We call rising Sensex senseless. The number of suicides by farmers alone will soon beat it's 18000 mark.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[a4Support the Musica4]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/ldquoSupport_the_Musicrdquo/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:28:24 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Furtado's, is the oldest music store in Mumbai located at Metro, has been promoting music and local talent under its &quot;Support the Music&quot; initiative.Under this initiative, the music store supports all kinds of music irrespective of genre. The store has been stocking CDs released by various local artistes and bands. This has become the flavour of Furtado's. Furtado's has been encouraging musical talent for the last 20 years but the movement has only gained momentum over the the last two years, Sahil Makhija, the artiste relationship manager of Furtado's states, the company sponsors and supplies gear up at college festivals. &quot;The idea to promote music is to encourage local talent and to bring about originality in their music. Our initiative creates a platform for musicians,&quot; says Joseph Gomes, one of the owners of the store. We support all kinds of live music. Since the last few years, rock music has become more active and Mumbai has become the hub for rock music. Since there are many college students striving hard to form rock bands, this section of musicians faces maximum financial crunch,&quot; asserts Aster Fernandes, the sales manager of Furtado's. The store organises regular sessions which allow fans to meet their favourite bands, give small performances, conduct workshops and make the entire rock scene a lot more interactive.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[About one in 100 children suffer from heart disease ! :-((]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/General/About_one_in_100_children_suffer_from_heart_disease__-/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:34:31 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>General</category>
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<description><![CDATA[About one in 100 children suffer from heart disease. Unlike adults, children's heart disease is caused when the heart does not develop in the normal manner when the foetus is inside the womb.It is important to diagnose heart disease in children as soon as possible. An undiagnosed heart defect can progress and become inoperable later. Also an uncorrected defect stunts the child's growth in many ways.The earliest a heart defect can be diagnosed is by an ultrasound before birth, ideally at 18-22 weeks of pregnancy. This is called a4fetal echo' and is similar to the routine ultrasound done on the pregnant woman except that the paediatric cardiologist takes a close look at the heart. Early diagnosis of heart defects should be followed up by early intervention. The intervention may be surgery, a procedure in the catheterisation laboratory or medicines. A centre with a dedicated team of specialists in child heart care can best make the decision of the correct intervention required.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[" Dr. Abdul Kalam's Vision "]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/_Dr-_Abdul_Kalams_Vision_/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:52:12 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/_Dr-_Abdul_Kalams_Vision_/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We've realised Dr. Abdul Kalam's vision of becoming a world power by 'Twenty Twenty'.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Street children getting education? This is one way it can be done :-D]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Society/Street_children_getting_education_This_is_one_way_it_can_be_done_-D/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:55:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Society</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Despite Pune being known as the seat of learning, a number of children are deprived of basic education. And children of the migrant labour population are the worst off. Neither are they put into schools nor are they provided with study material.NGO Identity Foundation decided to address this issue and started a mobile learning and infotainment centre for children of migrant labourers. The Foundation runs mobile learning centres in various parts of the city like Ramwadi in Yerwada and near the Pipe Company on Sinhagad Road.As getting a place turned out to be a problem, Identity Foundation converted a minibus into a mobile learning centre. Last year, one child of a migrant labourer, a student of Identity, stood first in an examination held at a Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) school. This year the NGO has enrolled about 25 students into various schools run by the PMC. The NGO not only enrolls children in schools but also keeps a close watch on them to see they don't leave the school.Other than lessons, children are also taught artwork and painting.More NGOs like Identity are needed so that our new generation reaps the golden harvest of a proper education. The street children getting education and becoming an integral part of the society are virtually following the slogan, school chale hum.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[" Twenty20 Tie "]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:53:39 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[We felt that one option of deciding on a winner in a Twenty20 tie was to let both coaches slug it out.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[" Sethusamudram Project "]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:08:54 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
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<description><![CDATA[They don't work for Sethusamudram Project or the ASI...They're joggers all geared up to beat city pollution<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An Art Class for Adults Only]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/An_Art_Class_for_Adults_Only/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/An_Art_Class_for_Adults_Only/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:22:52 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/An_Art_Class_for_Adults_Only/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An art class is generally for children. But here's an art class for grown-ups, ladies, housewives, college students and working men and women; those who feel they missed the bus sometime back but would still like to learn can now be hopeful.&quot;Panth Sir,&quot; as he is fondly called, is a noted artist and art teacher with an experience in teaching art to grown-ups for over 12 years. He proposes to start once-a-week drawing and painting classes for grown-ups (16 years onwards)At Nariman Point. His indigenous techniques in drawing/painting will help the beginner and the &quot;budding artist&quot; in developing their skills enormously. Art is also a great stress-buster.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA["English words and their Possible Indian Definitions" :-)]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/English_words_and_their_Possible_Indian_Definitions_-/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:06:26 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[English words and their Indian definitions highly likely to be featured in the new Munnabhai movie.1) Antibody - Against everyone2) Artery - The study of fine paintings3) Bacteria - Back door to a cafeteria4) Bowel - Letters like a,e,I,o,u5) Cardiology - Advanced study of Cards playing6) Cat Scan - Searching for lost cat7) Coma - Punctuation mark Yaar, Simple!8) Diagnosis - Person with slanted nose9) Enema - Not a friend10) False Labor - Pretending to work11) Genes - Blue denim12) Hernia - She is close by13) Hymen - Greeting to several males14) Impotent - distinguished / well-known15) Labor Pain - Hurt at work16) Menopause - Men no wait<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Make way for the Lalbaugcha Raja !]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Make_way_for_the_Lalbaugcha_Raja_/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Make_way_for_the_Lalbaugcha_Raja_/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:53:03 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/Make_way_for_the_Lalbaugcha_Raja_/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If there is a Ganpati idol that elicits devotion amongst different communities, it is the Lalbaugcha Raja.All of 25 feet and put up at the Lalbaug market, the Lalbaugcha Raja is worshipped by the Hindus as well as the Muslims.This idol is particularly famous as a Navas Ganpati ie one who fulfils wishes. Thousands of people line up to do their puja or make their offerings to the idol. The immersion of the idol is rather unique. The immersion procession starts at 10.30 am from Lalbaug and winds its way through the narrow lanes of Byculla, Nagpada, Duncan Road, Two Tanks, Madhavbagh, Opera House and finally to Girgaum Chowpatty where the idol is immersed the next day morning at 5!The trolley is pulled by the devotees themselves and the procession stops frequently to accede to requests for pujas along the way. There is a truck-load of food that accompanies the procession, to cater to the devotees' needs. The procession moves through muslim-dominated areas because many of the donors of this idol are from that community. The route is bedecked with baskets of flowers hung atop, which are emptied as the idol passes below.Another unique aspect of this Ganpati is the offerings of gold, silver and other miscellaneous items. About 50,000 coconuts are offered by devotees during the 10-day celebration.After the festival, the items received as offerings are auctioned. The coconuts are sold for two rupees irrespective of their size. The auction is an open event and everybody is free to attend it.A king is supposed to take care of his people. That is precisely what the Lalbaugcha Raja does. And with style too.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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