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Archive for October, 2006

Want To Buy Hell, Anyone!?

Posted by: Ashok on: October 27, 2006

The online version, that is! And it might set you back by a fortune too.
The domain name Hell.com is up for sale, and is expected to go for more than a million US dollars in auction! Whoever buys this domain will have an opportunity to “redefine what Hell is”, according to Moniker, the [...]

UN Security Council - Not Full Yet!

Posted by: Ashok on: October 25, 2006

Just read this news article about the still-ongoing contest between Venezuela and Guatemala to fill the final seat on United Nations Security Council — neither country has been able to muster the necessary two-thirds majority to win, even after 36 rounds of voting!! The latest vote count is Guatemala’s 109 versus Venezuela’s 72 (the magic [...]

Explore Australia

Posted by: Ashok on: October 24, 2006

I watched the program “Atlas - Explore A Nation” on Discovery Channel the other day. They covered Australia and its culture in that program. Boy, it sure looked like an amazing country! The program was full of breathtaking visuals and the photography was superb.
One of the things that really caught my attention was the vastness [...]

Tata Steel’s Bid For Glory

Posted by: Ashok on: October 20, 2006

Finally, Globalization is a 2-way road for Indian companies!
Tata Steel’s $8 billion purchase of its Anglo-Dutch rival Corus would mean a lot to the Indian companies. After years of being at the receiving end of Globalization and fighting to survive and improve their competitiveness, they are slowly beginning to open up. This deal is by [...]


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