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The facts about the city of Bangalooru:

NAME: The original name of Bangalore is said to be derived from "benda kalooru", or "town of boiled beans", because a 14th-century king -- exhausted during a hunt -- was fed boiled beans by a villager where the city now stands. In November 2006 Bangalore changed its name to its vernacular original Bengalooru.

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Trinidad, like most former colonies, has its share of traditional holidays.
Tomorrow is Corpus Christi, a holiday inherited from the days of Spanish colonisation. When England acquired Trinidad lat ein the 18th century they signed a treaty in which they agreed to honour all the religious holidays celebrated in Trinidad.

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One India!.... One Leader!
Not only October 2nd,
All the way.... All the Day,
We shoud remember him....
Jaihindh! Mahatma Gandhi Ki jai!

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"Pearl of the Orient Seas"
They call this land of ours,
A land of swaying palm trees
And a sweet smelling flowers

A humble, industrious race
Live in this tropic land,
Their simple, kindly ways
Are known in foreign strands.

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Its in the news. There's a dam with dangerous cracks near a town devastated by this week's earthquake in China where thousands of troops are desperately trying to prevent a collapse.
Sometimes when things are really bad they just appear to get truly worse.

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Trinidad has what is best called a broken transport system. Heavy traffic problems and a lack of foresight in building new roads has led to what is, for many citizens in Trinidad & Tobago, a real day to day problem. That is - getting to and from work.

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The United States and Canada share the worlds longest unguarded border. However in the near future you will need too have a visa too travel too Canada. Which seems crazy too me because I live in Michigan which shares a water border with Canada and I’m accustomed too boating over too Canada without anyone caring. People in Michigan and Canada have a friendly bond.

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The Olympic torch has reached the peak of Mt. Everest for the first time ever. Apparently torch carriers had to wear oxygen masks too make the assent too the top of Everest. The torch makes a tour around the world every Olympic year ending at the opening ceremony.

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India is not only famous for producing the wealthiest people in the world, she has also produced the world's religions like Buddhism and Hinduism. These two religions may one day populate the world because of their more democratic approach to life and living. Today half of China's population is Buddhists.

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The world today is beset with all sorts of problems. Surprisingly it is related to politics based on ethnicity and religion. The human being is so consumed with the idea that one's ethnicity and religion is paramount to other issues like economics, racial integration, health etc... Look at the rot that has crept into society in the name of ethnicity and religion.

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I am one of the people who's concern in what's happening in the society. I am so disappointed for many people speak how to deal with change but have no idea how to change themselves. Why is that?

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The free trade deal with China has been signed in Beijing today; It's estimated to be worth $300 million to NZ.

New Zealand has scored a significant coup in China, becoming the first western nation to sign a free trade deal with the world's fastest growing economy.

Prime Minister Helen Clark says the deal is much more comprehensive than anticipated when negotiations began three years ago.

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Nation remembers its great martyrs and pioneering revolutionaries of Independence movement as the death anniversary of Shaheed-e- Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru has been observed across India on Sunday.

On this day in 1931, Bhagat Singh along with Rajguru and Sukhdev were given death sentence by then British Government.

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This is another photo I took one moonlit nightsky, but implies another character. It emphasizes how a leader decides for his/her nation. What he/she does in front of the media, reflects not only his/her own self, but of the country itself. He/she represents his/her people, as well.

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This eye sees the world. It sees much of the pessimism overpowering the world. It cries for the weakness of humans, and its wrath. Its tears symbolizing every nation's situation. What has just been happening to the world, as decades come and go. What might just happen next? The very answer lies in you. I only write.

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A candle…

LIT by the matchsticks of ambition. A candle which brightens up the whole quarter, too dark that no one know how to get out of it, without exhibition of one. Mysteries of the past still remain unsolved. This candle - a speck glowing amidst vengeful solitude.

Just a candle, with the luminescence of filthy cravings and of soaring dreams.

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The whole world is a divided community today with boundaries all around. The people have diversity of language and religion. Countries like India, Rome etc are oldest civilizations in the world with a kaleidoscopic diversity and their rich cultural heritage. People from different sects and communities live in true harmony and spirit. Ours is a land with many religions and so are the followers.

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged President Pervez Musharraf to proceed with Jan. 8 parliamentary elections even though Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party has lost its charismatic leader. However, other world leaders were more guarded on the question of whether the elections aimed at restoring democracy to Pakistan should now go ahead as planned.

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June 21, 1953: Benazir Bhutto is born into a wealthy family in southern Pakistan.

1973: Bhutto's father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a former Pakistani president, begins serving as prime minister. Benazir Bhutto graduates from Harvard's Radcliffe College.

1976: Bhutto graduates from Oxford University.

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