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| Adam's Helpmeets (Excerpt from The Hebrew Myths by Robert Graves and Raphael Patai (New York: Doubleday, 1964), pp 65-69.)Having decided to give Adam a helpmeet lest he should be alone of his kind, God put him into a deep sleep, removed one of his ribs, formed it into a woman, and closed up the wound, Adam awoke and said: 'This being shall be name...
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| 09:44 | 3/Apr/2008 |
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| The girl had come to me, an old beggar, seeking my help. I wish I had refused her then. You can never imagine how terrible it is to die with no loved one near. I should have asked her where she lived. Fates can be so cruel. But I am getting ahead of myself. This is no way to tell a story. The temple priest gave us our first true lead."Ask Khalida; ...
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| 13:33 | 31/Mar/2008 |
| The Faded Photograph (Part 1 of 2) | |
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| The incident I am about to narrate took place thirty years ago, but the details are indelibly etched in my memory. It was nearing sunset when she parked her scooter and looked around hesitatingly. She saw me seated at the steps of the temple; bowl in hand. I shudder to think what impression my tattered clothes and sunburnt features made on her.She,...
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| 15:18 | 12/Mar/2008 |
| Actions and Reactions | |
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| Rajeev was not so fond of shopping, but then, when she wanted, Shriya could coax a dead body out of its grave. The result was just as one would have expected. Rajeev and Shriya came out of the movie theatre. “I still insist. Let’s drop the idea of going to the mall. See it has rained a bit and the roads are all wet and dirty.” “Come on now. This l...
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| 09:28 | 31/Jan/2008 |
| The Thief. (Part 3 of 3.) | |
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| Crone. The day passed in a daze and when night came she laid her bedding down in the kitchen but did not sleep. Pacing the room with soft steps, she kept trying to think of a way out but in vain. Crone occasionally voiced her disapproval of this untimely restlessness by meowing loudly. However the cat soon realized that her room-mate was not going ...
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| 11:09 | 30/Jan/2008 |
| The Thief. (Part 2 of 3) | |
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| Mother. She turned her belongings inside out, rummaged the entire kitchen, but in vain. She had been instructed about the importance of her passport. She knew that without it she could not go back home. How could she have misplaced it? Why did such a thing happen now, when it was time for her to go home? With tears trickling down her face, she fina...
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| 11:55 | 29/Jan/2008 |
| The Thief. (Part 1 of 3) | |
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| Maid. She had a tea tray in her hands as she entered the drawing room, head bowed in abject humility. She was short and extremely slim; with soft rounded features and a very fair complexion. The old lady looked at her with maternal warmth – “There is some of yesterday’s bread left in the cupboard. Have it with your tea, dear.”“Yes Ma’am”, she said ...
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| 10:31 | 14/Jan/2008 |
| The Gurukul's Cat | |
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| This happened a long time ago, in a land called Aryavarta. This was a land of mighty kings and wise sages. This was a time when young children were sent off to live with their teacher to obtain their education at his feet and learn their lessons in humility. Our story is set in one such Gurukul, an institute not very different from the modern day r...
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| 11:32 | 11/Jan/2008 |
| Creative Story Telling | |
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| - some ways in which storytelling can be more than just a narration. Be it movies , novels , short stories , folk tales or just comics - its all about storytelling.Of course stories stand out in our memories on the strength of their content. Content really is the king, but human creativity, at times,transcends creating content alone.Most of the tim...
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| 10:23 | 9/Jan/2008 |
| Dogs Bark, Reality Bites – a roadside tr... | |
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| It happened today, when I was on my way to work. My office is a few kilometers away from my home, and I usually make a morning walk of the distance. With the sedentary lifestyle that my work imposes on me, this is the only real exercise I get all day. As I walked down a narrow lane, I sensed a strange restlessness among the street dogs. The dogs we...
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| Monalisa Smile | 20:27 | 11/May/2008 |
| Friends: (26)
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| Her Smile... |
| My first memory of this lady was from when I had gone to Hyderabad to attend my appa's cousins wedding. She was standing with her back straight, smiling and talking to appa. She must have been in her 60's wearing a bright coloured cotton saree with gold border with equally bright but not matching blouse. She had worn it in a traditional gochi style...
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| abhay | 23:18 | 11/May/2008 |
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| Yeh Ishq Hua Aasan....... |
| Communication Revolution [Sanchaar Kranti] se aaj jahan Duniya me unlimitedprofit hue hain, wahi ishq karna bhi aasan ho gaya hai. Mobile ne Premi-Premikao ke beech me doori kam kar dee hai.Miss call Love jahan akshar sunne ko mill jata hai wahi sms to Lovers ke liye Vardaan sabit hua hai. Ek time woh bhi tha jab aaj se koi 15 saal pehle apni Pre...
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| Suvas Dutt | 21:33 | 18/Apr/2008 |
| Friends: (183)
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| Internet Money Making |
| Dear Friends, Please visit my website www.subhasdutta.cash2all.com and try for reaching to your goal.
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| Sunil Dhamija | 11:04 | 6/May/2008 |
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| T R A V E L - Pain OR Gain |
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| Some people feel sick of traveling. Others are always looking excuses to avail the opportunity of travel. But traveliing covers so many vistas. It culd be daily commute from home---office---home. Or u can drive aimlessely in liesure mood. Another travel can come from your religious calls i.e. visiting shrines, temples and samadhis. And if that is ...
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| Vaidehi | 00:40 | 1/Apr/2008 |
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| New Beginning |
| I wish I was a kid again, because skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts.My well-meaning close friends are now people on a mission- they want to set me up with some nice guy. I totally appreciate their thoughts. But the idea of getting into another relationship gives me jitters. As they pushed me towards the idea of losing my 6-month-ol...
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| Sarath Chandra | 19:33 | 13/Apr/2008 |
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| Universe 1 - Time and Light |
| Here I discuss the universe assuming an absolute reference frame existing only in mind. Physicists claim that the speed of light is constant for all observers, that space is curved, that time appears to slow/speed for an object moving away/toward an observer at rest, and that time flows faster in a gravitational field for an observer outside. Fasci...
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| leena | 17:29 | 27/Apr/2008 |
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| Indian Mythology Popular Tales |
| Hi all, just writing in few more insights into Indian culture..In our day to day routine we perform so many rituals, but do we actually know the significance of them. 1) Why do we light the lamp before God?..........The lamp symbolizes knowledge and darkness symbolizes ignorance. Hence in Indian culture we bow down and join our hands in front of kn...
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| sangeetha va... | 12:35 | 29/Apr/2008 |
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| Love ....... THE REAL MEANING |
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| Hi Friends I was just surfing the net when I felt reading some blogs.....I went through some, where I found all you dear friends sharing your feelings and emotions...I also thought of writing one thereby sharing something with you. Let me first introduce myself, My name is Sangeetha from Kerala. I am a volunteer working on behalf of ISKCON...
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| Laughing Hap... | 08:38 | 27/Apr/2008 |
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| A double quilt or a single? |
| It often happens that you buy a double quilt or a double blanket when you get married, as when you are newly married you are apt to sleep cuddled up, but is a double quilt or a double blanket ideal for a peaceful sleep? I too had a double blanket to start with, but as time passes you realise that it is the one things which is more of a hind...
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| amalendu upa... | 14:07 | 8/May/2008 |
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| u.p. ME AGHOSHIT APATKAL KI TAYYARI |
| Mayavati ke netritva vali U.P. Sarkar ne sangthit apradhiyon aur mafiyaon ko jad se samapt karne ke liye vidhan sabha me U.P. Controle of Organised crime act-2007 peshkar parit kara liya hai. Is Act ko abhi vidhan parishad se sanstuti milana baki hai.Jabaki Vidhan sabha ise bina Vidhan parishad ki swakriti ke do bar parit kar chuki hai.Vidheyak ke...
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| Richa Rajadh... | 23:37 | 5/May/2008 |
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| Attention : Human Resource |
| E-mail 1Joe Smith, my assistant programmer, can always be found hard at work in his cubicle. Joe works independently, without wasting company time talking to colleagues. Joe never thinks twice about assisting fellow employees, and he always finishes given assignments on time. Often Joe takes extended measures to complete his work, sometimes skippin...
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| s | 15:02 | 10/May/2008 |
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| HAPPY MOTHER'SDAY |
| A Celebration In Honour Of All Mothers ... is for the million things she gave me, ... means only that she's growing old, ... is for the tears she shed to save me, ... is for her heart of purest gold; ... is for her eyes, with love-light shining, ... means right, and right she'll always be.
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| shalinitandon | 12:16 | 9/May/2008 |
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| Since I was young I have come across few situations which I have failed to understand and yet been forced to follow. They have definitely left their mark on memory though I don’t follow them now but I seriously wonder the logic behind them Most of you would have heard this one and I am sure so many of us would be following it too… If a black cat cr...
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| I Am | 21:42 | 20/Apr/2008 |
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| A Second Life (Part 3) |
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| Karan was a doctor & stayed alone at Nainital for his profession. He had been working in a huge private hospital & recently opened his own clinic. It was Wednesday; the day to visit St. Joseph school. Karan loved his work extremely. His parents weren’t happy with his decision of shifting all the way to Nainital. Initially, he thought he would come ...
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| Nischalson C... | 01:13 | 12/Apr/2008 |
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| i found this one too funny... i know.. i know.. i created it but i always have a good laugh everytime i create a strip. if it doesn't make me laugh.. then it's not worth posting it. i guess, it's like that quote - "laugh and the world laughs with you".. ok.. or was that "smile and the..."?anway, hope everyone liked the strip. do leave me a nice com...
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| Sameera Nandi | 17:34 | 6/May/2008 |
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| To sex ..or not to sex |
| The GB entry from Prototype X “dont know what you have done but u have been successful in getting ure page proxied at my work place ... they have banned it under the section adult/sexually explicit!!!! .....” got me thinking. I could not remember having posted anything explicit or raunchy. I wondered if it was because of some expletives I might hav...
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| Meynur | 17:40 | 7/May/2008 |
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| Aai khuda...Aaj tujhse kuch puchhna chahti hu...nahi...isme meri koi baat nahi...bas, yeh puchhna chahti hu...Jab koi aulaad apne hi buzurgo se,badsuluki karti hai...Jab kisi insaan me vehsiyat,is had tak cha jaati hai...Jab ek insaan...insaan ko hi,chand dunyawi rupayo ke liye...marne-maarne pe aamada ho jaata hai...Jab kisi insaan ke,kisi apne ka...
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| samata prati... | 19:10 | 15/Apr/2008 |
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| SAMATA PRATISHTAN,BEED |
| SAMATA PRATISHTHAN ,BEED .ADDRESS:- 1/2/27, LOKAYAT, OFFICERS COLONY, BEED.431122.(M.S.)This is the social organisation working in the feild of eradicating poverty through MICRO CREDIT, MICRO INSURANCE AND LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES.OUR VISION:-An empowered and self-relient women in a money lenderfree family and village .New inovative activity fo...
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| Insignifican... | 11:07 | 7/May/2008 |
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| "Parents" Thought of the day with sanzee... |
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| "If there is something that we wish to change in our children, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves." -Carl Jung (1875-1961)"How true Daddy"s words were when he said: "All children must look after their own upbringing." Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right pat...
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| Vikas Gurung | 13:38 | 22/Apr/2008 |
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| Get Paid for SMS |
| Hi, Now get paid to receive SMS on your mobile. Register at www.mGinger.com by using Invite ID: 1188894
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| CHOWDAM RAMA... | 22:56 | 1/Nov/2006 |
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| Factors responsible for chronic illhealt... |
| The following are the few factors responsible for chronic illnesses, if they are not treated properly at the right time.They are : 1. Mind: Mental stresses, mental and physical shock, emotional upsets, a constantly worrying nature, fears, hatred, jealousy, resentment and negative thinking all add upto great chemical changes within the being. As ...
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| indal kumar | 13:46 | 31/Dec/2007 |
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| WISHES (2008) |
| My Dear All Friend, I wish you a very Happy & Prosperous New Year 2008. wishing you a great time with good things happening, every moment glowing with joy and laughter, and may each fresh dawn bring good loock for all my friend with best compliments ...
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| Rakshita Verma | 20:23 | 23/Mar/2008 |
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| Time... |
| The sun sets and risesAmidst this grindThere are answers That I do not findTime has stolenMy peace of mindThe honest personThat I was once Am seeking childhood In its virtual absence Time has stolen My innocence My love nest isNothing but wilderness I have lots of energy That I cannot harnessTime has stolen My hopefulness From far off I get A w...
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| jitendra singh | 19:19 | 24/Mar/2008 |
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| MIND VS MIND |
| MIND VS MIND-IT IS THE MIND WHICH MAKES MENTAL BLOCKS FOR THE MIND .THEN IT MAKES THE MIND BELIEVE THAT IT HAS COME FROM OUTSIDE.IT FURTHER CONVINCES THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE MENTAL BLOCKS AND SURRENDRS TO ITSELF UNKNOWINGLY.WHAT ?1-IF MIND KNEW THAT MENTAL BLOCK HAS COME OUT OF ITSELF?2- THAT IT IS THE MIND WHICH IS THE BEGINING AS WEL...
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| pravin gurav | 16:26 | 12/Apr/2008 |
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| Dharanee Chopra | 16:47 | 22/Mar/2008 |
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| what a beauty |
| have u ever wondered how beautiful the world is????? if so,plz reply!!!!!!!!!!
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| diwakar sharma | 08:03 | 11/May/2008 |
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| Letter |
| Letter is from Banta Singh of Punjab to Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft Subject: Problems with my new computer Dear Mr. Bill Gates, We have bought a computer for our home and we have found some problems, which I want to bring to your notice. 1. There is a button 'start' but there is no "stop" button. We request you to check this. 2. We find there is 'R...
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| ANWESHA | 20:14 | 11/May/2008 |
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| to my mother |
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| mothersometimes, your advice and wordsseem to cause nothing but hurtsometimes your stories and caresseem like boring tales, nothing to sharesometimes, you really annoy me,with your do's and don'ts incessantlybut that's when i forget you are my mother.that's when i forget,your hours in the kitchen,that's when i forget the times you dried my tears.th...
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| Beyond Horizon | 14:06 | 21/Apr/2008 |
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| The Reason |
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| It was a light drizzle... but it made the world look fresh like it always does.... He sat at the study table wondering whether it would be wise to take a stroll down the lanes. People were catching chill these days... caused by the fluctuating weather. Better to wrap a muffler around.He got up and dressed quickly in a casual pair of jeans and shirt...
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| The Phoenix | 23:06 | 8/May/2008 |
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| She lay on the grass List less Lost A gust of winded blew inIt brought sweet soundsSoft awakeningsHaunted momentsShe closed her eyes and whisperedIs it you my love?’The wind engulfed herWrapped so softlySeductivelyFilled every creviceEvery curveShe was aliveTo the touchSoftSeductiveSizzling Unknown desires awakened.A sensuous world awakened...
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| gunjan mathur | 14:55 | 23/Jan/2008 |
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| Over the past several years, we have all learned to live with IVRS - 'Inter-active Voice Response System' as a necessary part of modern life. I was just wondering what would happen if God decides to go hi-tech and installs voicemail? I gave it a lot of thought and came up with various scenarios: Let us imagine a scenario. You dialed God's number....
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| sahil banga | 15:21 | 3/Apr/2008 |
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| Kalingini, the Story. |
| No one knows what lies ahead, and because curiosity is greater than fear, and truth is stranger than fiction, we all are searching, like our predecessors. Actually trying hard to face the future. Just like buying an umbrella on the onset of black clouds hovering upon the mauve sky like the ghosts of the 18th century. 18th century. What a period in ...
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| shivraj dhumal | 09:50 | 18/Jan/2008 |
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| WHO DRIVES YOU? |
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| Have you ever started your day waking up late and then thinking that 'today's day is going to be unlucky'. Then going throughout the day and coming home back and then remember all that happened on the entire day. You might have noticed that the day happened to be just as you thought it to be.I would like you to follow this experiment. I would like ...
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| Vijit Vivek | 13:57 | 17/Mar/2008 |
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| You could save a life |
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| STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters... S.T.R . If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. STROKE IDENTIFICATION: During a party , a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (they offered to call ambulance) They got her c...
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| Namrata Hari... | 10:20 | 6/Mar/2008 |
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| Good For Nothing |
| GOOD FOR NOTHING-15 That was an unusual quiet day in terms of workload.I was on night duty with ‘my’ staff busy in their respective duties. I had a rather unwritten agreement with the hospital management to provide me with my chosen set of nurses, ward boys and other paramedics during my night du...
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