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	<title>Cranks Corner &#187; Column</title>
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	<description>All is fair in love &#38; laughter</description>
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		<title>Hope is the dope</title>
		<link>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/12/04/hope-is-the-dope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K Balakumar</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Akshay Kumar's dress sense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Captcha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costly perfume]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Madurai-based Tamil films]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slim Kareena Kapoor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wish-list for 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Year-end time is great, especially since it gives an opportunity to indulge ourselves in fun activities that are plain foolish. Wish-lists are one of the time-tested practices of newspapers that match the all-round stupidity of the moment. The great thing about wish-lists is that they need not adhere to any logic or norm, except the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A case for Kasab and MNS</title>
		<link>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/11/27/a-case-for-kasab-and-mns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K Balakumar</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ajmal Kasab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maharashtra Navanirman Sena]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathi Manoos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pashtu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuntmen in Vijaykanth movies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kbalakumar.com/?p=365</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One day we will all be dead. But this may not be the idea that you will get if you have been keeping track of the Ajmal Kasab Mumbai terror attack case. The man has been caught on camera unleashing bullets and mayhem and was clearly part of the contingent that splashed into Indian shores [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bonfire of confetti</title>
		<link>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/11/20/bonfire-of-confetti/</link>
		<comments>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/11/20/bonfire-of-confetti/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K Balakumar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Battle of Panipet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calendar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chocolate cake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crimean War]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Party-Popper]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the beginning, there was the world. And the people were happy and had nothing to worry, as Barkha Dutt was not born yet. And then, calendars were invented. History periods began. Students got a genuine reason to bunk classes. Mornings shows in cinema halls became a cultural necessity. And some Vijay starrers could be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kareena, Salman and size-zero IQ</title>
		<link>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/11/13/kareena-salman-and-size-zero-iq/</link>
		<comments>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/11/13/kareena-salman-and-size-zero-iq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K Balakumar</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aerobics or calisthenics?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness regimen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kareena Kapoor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salman Khan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Size-zero figure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoga or aerobics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The beauty of modern-day living is that it has thrown up plenty of dizzying choices at the dining table, a plethora of succulent options in terms of cuisine, none of which a human being can begin to eat without feeling extremely guilty or scared of its ramifications in terms of health. People, who till the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s kewl: The A to Z of internet</title>
		<link>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/11/06/it%e2%80%99s-kewl-the-a-to-z-of-internet/</link>
		<comments>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/11/06/it%e2%80%99s-kewl-the-a-to-z-of-internet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K Balakumar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A to Z of internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computer usages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fav]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FIY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gr8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hashtag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kewl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[L8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ZZZ]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered why there are many people who are constantly on the email, Face Book, Twitter, while you have twiddle your thumbs aimlessly? What separates them from you? Well, they have computers while you have a real life. Ha, ha, ha. Anyway, the way to be smart and chic on the internet is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rock the jazz &amp; rap the pop</title>
		<link>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/10/30/rock-the-jazz-rap-the-pop/</link>
		<comments>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/10/30/rock-the-jazz-rap-the-pop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K Balakumar</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Baritone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eminem & Luciano Pavarotti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jazz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jimi Morrison and Jimi Hendrix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Libretto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Madonna & Michael Jackson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soprano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Classical]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you take the various musicians across the world, what do you see in common: Well, there seems to be in them an unquenchable thirst to dress badly. Anyway, much as they may have in common, there are many characteristic traits that make them to stand apart and look silly in their own unique way. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warming up to an obvious global problem</title>
		<link>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/10/23/warming-up-to-an-obvious-global-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/10/23/warming-up-to-an-obvious-global-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K Balakumar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barkha Dutt & Karunanidhi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carbon Footprint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenhouse Gas Emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Y2K problem]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kbalakumar.com/?p=341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The problem with having to endure such an extended summer is that you have to endure even more unbearable people who never fail to remind you that this is such an extended, unbearable summer. When God created human beings and Karunanidhi and Barkha Dutt, he had the foresight to fit in most of us many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your health is your doctor&#8217;s wealth</title>
		<link>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/10/20/your-health-is-your-doctors-wealth/</link>
		<comments>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/10/20/your-health-is-your-doctors-wealth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K Balakumar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CT scans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doctors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hippocrates oath]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kbalakumar.com/?p=338</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whoever said ‘health is wealth&#8217; must have spoken so after experiencing its corollary, which is: If you are unhealthy, you are bound to become &#8216;unwealthy&#8217;, thanks in the main to the doctors and the clinical labs that they, bound by the Hippocratic oath, refer you to for sundry tests. The basic question then is, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give credit where it&#8217;s due</title>
		<link>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/10/14/give-credit-where-its-due/</link>
		<comments>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/10/14/give-credit-where-its-due/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K Balakumar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese paper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawala money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plastic money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swiss Cheese]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kbalakumar.com/?p=335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, let me ask you this: How many of you used your credit card to make your Deepavali purchases? Well, one two, 345…okay, okay. That’s all of you. Thanks to this convenience of plastic money, most of us have managed to crystalise many long-cherished dreams, especially of the banker, who understands &#8212;- listen carefully as [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Buy the buy</title>
		<link>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/10/09/buy-the-buy/</link>
		<comments>http://kbalakumar.com/2009/10/09/buy-the-buy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K Balakumar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G Phone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arnab Goswami]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festival combo offer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Theatre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LCD TV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LED TV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plasma TV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Which is better LCD or LED or Plasma TV]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kbalakumar.com/?p=330</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Festival season is a great occasion for buying, especially goods that you have no need for. Just pause and take a look in your house. What did you see? The electric chappathi- maker, the foot-massager, the vegetable-chopper. No good has ever come out of them, except the fact that they are convenient spots for cockroaches [...]]]></description>
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