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	<title>A load of crap from an idle brain &#187; World</title>
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		<title>Top reasons why a common currency is a bad idea</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2010/05/06/top-reasons-why-a-common-currency-is-bad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 05:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Euro happened, there was widespread belief in the market that it was the way to go.  There were talks about a South Asian currency or even a South East Asian currency.  What was never thought about was how different countries developing at different pace, different societies and political situations could band about on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American education losing its charm?</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2010/04/23/american-education-losing-its-charm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost a year ago, i wrote a post, End of the American dream? The bad news continues. With the Obama administration tightening the screws against the immigrants and the financial collapse of the American economy, it seems the jobs are drying up and so is the much needed funding for the education system. “There is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mossad&#8217;s killing ways</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2010/02/19/mossads-killing-ways/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good writeup on the assassination of Hamas&#8217; top leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on January 19 at a hotel in Dubai allegedly by 11 members of Israel&#8217;s secret service organisation.  The whole operation by Mossad has many lessons for the Indian government to learn. While dealing with terrorist supporting countries like Pakistan, an aggressive covert assassination [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Read &#8211; Games Indians Play</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2010/02/11/just-read-games-indians-play/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finished reading 3 books actually.  2 of them are pretty small and I could finish them in2 days each. 1. Games Indians Play &#8211; Why We are The Way We Are If you are someone who easily gets offended by criticism, this book is surely not for you.  If you are someone who believes in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>60th Republic Day Greetings</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2010/01/26/60th-republic-day-greetings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yup, its the 60 years since India became a Republic.  Have we gone the right way or wrong?  Well, there is still time for such discussion. Meanwhile, best wishes of the day. Above picture source: Santabanta +++]]></description>
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		<title>The strategy behind selecting a Republic Day guest</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2010/01/25/the-strategy-behind-selecting-a-republic-day-guest/</link>
		<comments>http://philip9876.com/2010/01/25/the-strategy-behind-selecting-a-republic-day-guest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had always wondered about the procedure of choosing a guest for the Republic Day celebrations that happen in New Delhi.  Going by this article, there seems to be a strategy behind the whole selection.  It all depends on the way India percieves the person its inviting, the kind of relations between the two countries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The collapse of the Dubai bubble</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2009/11/29/the-collapse-of-the-dubai-bubble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Was it expected?  Well, it depends on the people you are asking.  If you ask the rulers of the kingdom, then everything is and was hunky dory.  If you ask the economists and people tracking the business of Dubai, it was always sitting on a debt bubble, ever willing to burst. The tallest building, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reliance planning a takeover of LyondellBasell?</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2009/11/23/reliance-planning-a-takeover-of-lyondellbasell/</link>
		<comments>http://philip9876.com/2009/11/23/reliance-planning-a-takeover-of-lyondellbasell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With signs of green shoots showing in economies worldwide, India  Inc&#8217;s appetite for overseas acquisitions got a fresh lease of life with Reliance Industries&#8217; estimated $10-12 billion offer for a controlling interest in bankrupt LyondellBasell Industries. The deal by India&#8217;s largest private sector company controlled by Mukesh Ambani, if closed, will make it one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas lightup at Orchard Road &#8211; 2009</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2009/11/09/christmas-lightup-at-orchard-road-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas is always early in Singapore. By November, the main shopping street of Orchard Road gets fully decked up with lights, christmas trees and other decorations.  This year&#8217;s lights were switched on November 8th.  We were there to see the light up.  Paragon had a live band and some pyrotechnics to go along to mark [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wipro buys Yardley&#8217;s personal care business</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2009/11/06/wipro-buys-yardleys-personal-care-business/</link>
		<comments>http://philip9876.com/2009/11/06/wipro-buys-yardleys-personal-care-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wipro, India&#8217;s No. 3 software services exporter, said on Thursday it had agreed to buy some personal care businesses of Yardley for about $45.5 million, adding to its consumer goods business. Wipro said it had signed an agreement with UK-based Lornamead group, which owns the Yardley brand, for the businesses in Asia, the Middle East, [...]]]></description>
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