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25 most recent entries:
Live Earth 2008: Mumbai (Nov 25 2008 00:54 GMT)
Live Earth 2008 is scheduled for Sunday December 07, 2008 at the Andheri Sports Complex. Stars include Joining Grammy-winners Bon Jovi and Live Earth India spokesperson and actor, Amitabh Bachchan is a list of global superstars includingRoger Waters, WIILLAm, Anoushka Shankar, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Blpasha Basu, Shiamak Davar, , Farhan Akhtar, [...]
Don?t Mess with the Indians. (Nov 24 2008 22:28 GMT)
A lawyer and an Indian are sitting next to each other on a long flight. The lawyer is thinking that Indians are so dumb that he could get over on them easy…So the lawyer asks if the Indian would like to play a fun game. The Indian is tired and just wants to take a nap, [...]
Jumping off the Burj Dubai and landing in court (Nov 24 2008 17:26 GMT)
A British man has been convicted in a Dubai court for a stunt he did back in April. [via: Reuters] This is an awesome video of two men BASE jumping off the Burj Towers in Dubai, the worlds tallest building. The above is a video posted on Youtube. However the original source seems to be this.
Selfish Drivers (Nov 20 2008 18:50 GMT)
Finding parking in Clinton Hill has got unbearably bad over the past couple of years. And what makes it worse is really selfish drivers. On many an occasion i have seen cars parked a few feet away from the end of the block. Surely no car was parked there earlier that [...]
News That Stops You: Zhya Jacobs (Nov 12 2008 22:22 GMT)
Last night I received a call from my kaka that bode sad and tragic news. He was calling to inform me that someone I knew had passed away. That someone was a fellow architect Zhya Jacobs. In the funny thing called life, Zhya and I were students of undergrad architecture at the same time. He at [...
Obama: Yes We did CHANGE ! (Nov 05 2008 14:41 GMT)
A defining moment in history. Simply awesome.
Bob Fox and One Bryant Park on the Early Show (Oct 23 2008 23:17 GMT)
Below is a clip featuring Bob Fox, my boss and Partner at Cook+Fox Architects, speaking about The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park. Watch CBS Videos Online This was a part of a feature on green buildings on the CBS Early Show, earlier this week on Monday.
Chanel Mobile Art: Zaha Hadid Pavilion at Central Park, New York (Oct 22 2008 18:02 GMT)
Tata To Mamta: Kiss My Ass (Oct 17 2008 15:24 GMT)
Well, he didnt say it, but he should. Why? This is why.
India Shining Generation Wakes Up to Layoffs (Oct 15 2008 16:34 GMT)
I have been following the recent story about Jet Airways laying off staff. If I am not mistaken, this is the first high-profile layoff spree by a private corporation in recent times. And a big shock to the "India Shining" generation that has till now, had no reason to encounter this.
New Stock Market Terms (Oct 10 2008 03:12 GMT)
CEO –Chief Embezzlement Officer. CFO– Corporate Fraud Officer. BULL MARKET —
The Ant and the Grasshopper (Oct 08 2008 20:14 GMT)
I received this via email from a dear friend Nameeta Baviskar-Bruton. Makes interesting reading. The Original Story The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter. The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances &
The Greatest Hits of Sarah Palin (Oct 08 2008 20:08 GMT)
Technorati Tags: sarah palin,palin,mccain
New York vs New Jersey (Oct 07 2008 19:34 GMT)
New York comes out with punches flying until someone comes swinging high and mighty for New Jersey This is from the serial How I Met Your Mother. P.S……Brooklyn becomes the compromise candidate…..
They Need Some Viagra (Oct 07 2008 15:41 GMT)
Scientists try to mate two very old giant turtles.
Ratan Tata Brings Nano to Narendra Modi?s Gujarat (Oct 07 2008 14:43 GMT)
In a sort of coup d’etat Narendra Modi got the Nano Car manufacturing plant to Sanand, Gujarat. I despise Narendra Modi’s politics of hate and his questionable human rights record. However I have been observing how he has made Gujarat into a powerhouse state when it comes to agriculture or industry.
Frankly Confronting Black Obama in Virginia (Oct 06 2008 20:01 GMT)
The above video is one of the most enlightening, especially because of the audience it is addressed to and the geographic location that it is coming out of. Listen to the whole video speech. The original article is here.
Neel Kashkari: Desi To Rescue Wall Street (Oct 06 2008 19:14 GMT)
The last two weeks have been the worst (in decades) in financial history, in the US in particular and the world in general. Even the “solution” to create a $700 Billion US$ plan did nothing to change the mood of the markets worldwide, with the US markets crashing nearly 750 points, the Indian Sensex down [...]
Hey Sarah Palin (Oct 04 2008 20:53 GMT)
This is a wonderful song with the lyrics below. Hey Sarah Palin, do you tell them in Wasilla That 4,000 years ago we roamed the planet with Godzilla Is it true I am so fucking scared of you As number 2 [...]
Top 10 Things Heard At Palin Debate Camp (Oct 02 2008 21:22 GMT)
10. "Let’s practice your bewildered silence."
Indian Family Masterminds Mortgage Fraud (Sep 24 2008 17:20 GMT)
This is a story of Sushama Lohia, Surpiti and Vijay Soni and Suniti and Dinesh Shah of Santa Ana, California. The story begins several years ago, when Vijay and Supriti Soni were found guilty of forgery, falsifying real estate documents, identity theft and grand theft. According to court documents, the Sonis "obtained confidential information from various [...]
T-Mobile G1 Google Phone is Out (Sep 23 2008 17:53 GMT)
The much awaited T-Mobile G1 on the Android platform is out. Check out the presentation on their website. I just watched the press conference a short while ago and ever since the site has gone live I have been trying to login and order one. And their website keeps crapping out I called them up and [...]
NYTimes Is Getting Cheap (Sep 23 2008 17:46 GMT)
And I dont mean on a cost basis If you go to NYTimes.com you get this full page banner ad for about 10 seconds before you go on to the actual home page. I use firefox with Adblock Plus (god bless the inventors behind this) and started noticing that I would get a blank page and [...]
2008 Diwali Mela in New York City (Sep 21 2008 20:44 GMT)
The 2008 edition of the Annual Fall Diwali Mela is scheduled for October 5th 2008. It is held at the South Street Seaport here in NYC and is the second biggest Indian themed festival in the city. About three or four blocks around South street seaport are teeming with Start: 10/05/2008 - 12:00 Time:
Economy-Proof Urban Gastronomy (Sep 09 2008 17:11 GMT)
OK so the pompous title got you to read, eh ! Well this post is about one of my favorite lunch options and which I invariably partake one day of the week. These are the halal carts all over the city but especially out in force in my neck of the woods around 6th Avenue and [...]
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