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December 29, 2004

How Bloggers and Webmasters Can Help

If you're a member of the Amazon Associates program, then you can provide a link for visitors to your site to donate to the American Red Cross. It's as easy as purchasing a book, and 100% of the proceeds go...

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Posted by Melanie on December 29, 2004 12:05 PM
Category: India

December 28, 2004

tsunamihelp.blogspot.com

My friend Rohit and some others have set up a blog to help consolidate information on the earthquake, tsunamis, and resulting relief efforts. Great great idea. I hope to put in a little time on the blog providing links to...

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Posted by Melanie on December 28, 2004 10:12 AM
Category: In the News, India

December 27, 2004

Wedding, Tsunami

Wedding First of all, I should say that this side of India is doing just fine – so far. The news of the earthquake and tsunamis hit home in a really surreal way, as I spent more than two hours...

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Posted by Melanie on December 27, 2004 10:27 AM
Category: India

December 23, 2004

The Kiss Seen Round the Subcontinent

I can't believe I'm even going to comment on this, as it's a ridiculous tabloid issue. But the big media news around here for the last week or so has been the outrage over a celebrity kiss caught on a...

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Posted by Melanie on December 23, 2004 02:46 AM
Category: India

December 16, 2004

Swades Premier

Law 36 of the 48 Laws of Power states, "Disdain Things You Cannot Have: Ignoring Them Is the Best Revenge." Admittedly, I have regarded the whole Bollywood scene with a bit of disdain, and I've tried my damnedest to...

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Posted by Melanie on December 16, 2004 01:19 AM
Category: India

December 13, 2004

Oh Christmas Tree

No one ever said finding a Christmas tree in Bombay would be easy. But that's exactly what we set out to do this past weekend....

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Posted by Melanie on December 13, 2004 08:01 AM
Category: India

December 12, 2004

La Traviata

Sometimes I have very good luck, such as I did this weekend when I scored two, last-minute, free tickets to see 'La Traviata' at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA). The event was part of the whole...

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Posted by Melanie on December 12, 2004 12:31 PM
Category: India

December 09, 2004

It's just too easy

A delightful Bollywood jab in this week's Onion: Bollywood Remake Of Fahrenheit 9/11Criticizes Bush Administration Through Show-Stopping Musical Numbers Yeah, making fun of Bollywood is just too easy sometimes. Of course, I'm not the only one who does it. There's...

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Posted by Melanie on December 9, 2004 12:03 PM
Category: India

December 07, 2004

Cooking in an Indian Kitchen

Looking back from India, it's amazing the kinds of things we (Americans, Europeans, others) take for granted each time we're in the kitchen. I had one of those moments the other day when I was roasting peppers. The peppers had...

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Posted by Melanie on December 7, 2004 09:18 AM
Category: India

December 02, 2004

Blissed Out

So I have to apologize for being out of touch for over a week, but I have a good excuse...I finally found a yoga instructor. Yeah, you'd think that finding a yogi in India would be easy. (You certainly see...

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Posted by Melanie on December 2, 2004 10:41 AM
Category: India
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