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A tale of painful unemployment in Nepal
Nov 11 2008, Mukunda

My friend Bimal is unemployed. As far as possible he confines himself to his house and does not go out. If he has to run errands, he selects the shortest possible route and failing to find one prefers an isolated path even if that requires him to walk...

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HR - 'Human Resource' or 'Harassing Resource'?
Nick, UK
Some call it ‘Hardly Required’, while others prefer ‘Harassing Resource’. What are we talking about? HR = once known as ‘Human...
HRs, company news, industry news
made popular Dec 7 2009
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One dead as Sikh protestors clash with police in Ludhiana
Eva, Huston
A group of radical Sikh supporters clashed with the police in Ludhiana on Saturday protesting a public meeting of Dera Noor Mahal chief Ashutosh Maharaj.
Sikh supporter, violence, death
made popular Dec 5 2009
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Rwanda in Common Wealth, finally
Eva, Huston
The Government of Rwanda has welcomed the country’s entry into the Commonwealth grouping and has vowed to contribute to promote the principles of the group...
Rwanda, Common Wealth, conference
made popular Nov 30 2009
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Government To Investigate Miss Uganda Over Promoting Immorality
John, Kampala
THE Ministry of Ethics and Integrity is investigating the Miss Uganda contest to verify claims that it lacks transparency, promotes immorality and does not reflect...
miss uganda, women, immorality
made popular Nov 24 2009
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Yemen's curved dagger sheathed by time
Henry, San'a
“It will soon be the end of the jambia,” bemoans Khaled al-Saikal, an antiques dealer in the souk of the Old City in Sanaa whose windows are brimming with...
Yemen, jambia, antiques
made popular Nov 18 2009
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Ideal Gift Ideas for Girls on This Christmas!
Sonali Chauhan, New Delhi
Celebrating Christmas is really fun. The one aspect that I enjoy the most is spending time with loved ones. Of course, there is excitement filled with the aspect of...
Gift, gift ideas, Christmas, fun
made popular Nov 16 2009
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Exhuming the dead to get cure
Rose Ng'ang'a, Nairobi
I find this rather disturbing though I would not be quick to make any tangible comment and this to me is the stuff nightmares are made of. I read this story in one of...
ritual, Africans, dead
made popular Nov 10 2009
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Latino Americans Getting Protective of their Names
Karim Khan, Peshawar
In multi-ethnic populations, issues keep rising over cultural rights, sometimes making interesting news and debate on popular media. One such issue arose recently in...
Rick Sanchez, Latinos in America, ethnic issues
made popular Nov 3 2009
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Dads living in a façade!
Myth K, Bangalore
Being counsellors in an NGO like SIFF, we come across so many different types of men facing harassment in the hands of either their wives, in-laws, police, judiciary or...
Men's rights, Domestic violence, abuses against men
made popular Nov 2 2009
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World's largest cruise ship sets sail from Finland
Kimmo, Helsinki
The world’s largest cruise liner on Friday began its maiden voyage to Florida, gliding out from a shipyard in Finland with an amphitheater, basketball courts and...
world's largest cruise liner, Florida, 16-deck Oasis
made popular Oct 31 2009
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Women prisoners keen to wed Rahul Mahajan
Vikas, solan
Rahul Mahajan, son of the late BJP leader, Pramod Mahajan has a new fan following - women inmates of the Central Jail here - with nine of them wanting to participate in...
Women prisoners, wed, Lifestyle
made popular Oct 29 2009
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Shanghai Nightmare! China Opens Its First Haunted House
Ying, Beijing
This Halloween, prepare to be scared in China. The country’s first Halloween haunted house attraction is spooking the crowds in Shanghai, with its creators...
China, haunted house, Halloween
made popular Oct 28 2009
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Frustrated house wives in India
Shiv, india
I am sorry for going back on my word to not write on sex for some time. But why not? Sex is not a 4 letter word, Sexy is. I am not a psychoanalyst or urologist – no...
sex, marriage, Indian Women
made popular Oct 27 2009
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Proud Sarkozy!
Dasdf Asdf, putian
The French President said the question implied the journalist had “a very infelicitous experience” of what being married meant. He criticized some...
Sarkozy, french president, Carla Bruni
made popular Oct 24 2009
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Shallow Perceptions
Syed, Hyderabad
Recently while watching a beauty pageant, a colleague of mine in all seriousness remarked, “what a disgrace such contests are on women kind”. My curiosity to probe...
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made popular Oct 23 2009
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Let 'her' be the wife she was meant to be
Rose Ng'ang'a, Nairobi
Serious debates are ongoing on the recent reunion of two Kenyan men in the UK over the weekend. Like any other Kenyan who came across the story as hot as it was when...
Gay rights, Kenya, constitution
made popular Oct 20 2009
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Virginity, what is that?
Shiv, india
I am sure baba is going to buy mea one way ticket to the hell if not issuing a fatwa on my life. My good friend will do a mini tandav (dance of death) but as I am...
virginity, taboo, Virginity myth
made popular Oct 19 2009
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Egypt's Christians averse to crying children, Tattoos Children as mark of pride, protection
Karim, Cairo
A baby’s wail echoed across the plaza. His mother’s face was etched with joy as she struggled to subdue her writhing infant. The children who had gathered around...
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made popular Oct 15 2009
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Harsh Law To Curb Homosexuality And Lesbianism Tabled Before Ugandan Parliament
John, Kampala
The bill presented in parliament seeks to prohibit sexual relations between people of same sex. It is also to prevent any competition with a the traditional...
homosexuality, lesbianism, gay
made popular Oct 15 2009
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‘Curvy women should stay off the catwalk’: Do you agree?
View Point, Shimla
A new controversy has risen in the fashion world after the popular German magazine, Brigitte, said that it’ll remove thin models from its pages in favor of...
Karl Lagerfeld, Brigitte magazine, real women
made popular Oct 14 2009
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A Planet of Pain, Where No Words Are Quite Right
Mukunda, Kathmandu
There are no pink ribbons to wear if you’ve had a miscarriage, no walkathons or T-shirts to encourage awareness and prevention. And to the extent that we have a...
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made popular Oct 27 2008
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Pain Killer Poetry
Seth, Monterrey
I love to play sports; I’ve played American football, soccer, baseball, tennis, basketball, etc. I’m not the best sportsman; in fact I don’t look very athletic at...
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made popular Sep 20 2008
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New cannabislike drugs could block pain without affecting brain, says study
Tomas, Atlanta
A new type of drug could alleviate pain in a similar way to cannabis without affecting the brain, according to a new study published in the journal Pain on Monday 15...
cannabislike drugs, pain, Health & Fitness, United States
made popular Sep 13 2008
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Unwanted tattoos can be removed by cream injected into skin without pain or scarring
Shelly, New York City
Tattoos can often be a case of ink now, regret later.Extracting the dye from the skin has usually been a painful process.However, cosmetic surgeons are now offering...
tattoos, cream, skin, pain
made popular Aug 29 2008
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Winehouse cuts herself to deal with pain, says father
Sharmila Chakravorty, Northampton
Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse deliberately cuts herself to ease the pain of drug withdrawal, says her father Mitch.
Winehouse, cuts, herself, to
made popular Jul 28 2008
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Bloggers vent anger, pain at serial bomb blasts
Sharmila Chakravorty, Northampton
The serial blasts in Ahmedabad and Bangalore have evoked anger and strong condemnation of bloggers, who have given vent to their feelings online as the terrorist...
Bloggers, vent, anger, pain
made popular Jul 27 2008
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Feeling down? You’re not alone …
Alen, Dar es Salaam
This very minute someone’s been shot, drowned, is being born, has been born, is getting married, is fighting with a spouse, in the act of committing a homicide, a...
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made popular Jul 24 2008
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Majestic Masochism
Maria A, tripoli
To those who don’t know what it means, a masochist would be the person who likes to willingly inflect pain upon himself , for the simple joy of feeling it… Now some...
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made popular Jul 8 2008
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The Suicide Note
Rohit Tibrewala, Hyderabad
The head was spinning when a cold shiver rattled down the spine. The decision came as a shock to him. He was surprised that it was actually happening. With a faint...
life, pain, death, suicide
made popular Jun 25 2008
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Addicted To Grief? Chronic Grief Activates Pleasure Areas Of The Brain
Sharmila Chakravorty, Northampton
Grief is universal, and most of us will probably experience the pain grief brings at some point in our lives, usually with the death of a loved one. In time, we move...
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made popular Jun 21 2008
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An Unwanted Pregnancy- 18 Years of Punishment for the woman!
Tripura, chennai
An Italian Women aged 47 years has been kept punished in a filthy room for 18 years.The reason for the lady’s punishment of house arrest is that she was accused...
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made popular Jun 17 2008
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An Exercise Freak???? You could be OVERTRAINING!!
Sindhu Ramchandran, Pune
Do you sleep, dream, eat, drink, walk, talk about exercising?? Do your discussions start and end with how much and what exercise you did today, yesterday, the day...
overtraining, stressed, pain, Health & Fitness
made popular Apr 3 2008
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WHEN THE LAST BELL RINGS!
WILLIAM, kidderminster
WHEN THE LAST BELL RINGS on kenya it will be as a direct result of lack of forceful energy and imput from major Nations. Self denial is a grand thing, but when...
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made popular Feb 28 2008
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Pain-Relieving Gadgets -- Do They Work?
Anupam Agnihotri, Shimla
Muscles so tight your shoulders threaten to swallow your head whole. Ankles so swollen they’d gross out the Elephant Man. Then there’s that stabbing throb...
Pain-Relieving Gadgets, Pain, Head Spa Massager, Health & Fitness
made popular Jan 29 2008
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