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Archive for April 2009

GLOBAL WARMING… SEND THE MESSAGE…

In General Stuff on April 25, 2009 at 8:25 pm

Here are a few images you can use to create awareness and help us survive:
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SriLanka, root out LTTE. Don’t Stop!

In General Stuff on April 23, 2009 at 8:51 pm

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It is a war which was bound to happen sooner or later. Now when the SriLankan government has officially initiated the final round, the LTTE is staying put on the last 10-12 km long strip of land under its control, employing the civilians as a human-shield. This, however, has led to a widespread criticism of the government on human-rights issues.

While no one would want any innocent person killed in the struggle, as is the case with most other lesser-than-ideal situations, it is bound to happen. But what is of a greater importance is the fact that this is a fight to save the existence of SriLanka as we know it, and to prove that secessionist forces, fighting on whatever grounds they may, should not be let to succeed. The futility of LTTE’s endevours must be imprinted in the textbooks of history in bold letters for those in other countries with similar malefic intentions to see and fear. This exercise should be a lesson to the countries like India and its all-too-glorified neighbor, which even after 60 years of independence, have not managed to hold united and counter these forces.

Infact, talking about India, it makes me immensely sad that the Indian government is actually backing LTTE and asking for the SriLankan government to announce ceasefire (on the pretext of rescuing civilians). Read the rest of this entry »

Awesome new theme for WordPress: DePo Masthead

In General Stuff on April 19, 2009 at 5:44 pm

It’s a season of change guys, and while we are at it, why not give our blogs a makeover??

Now that blogs hosted on WordPress.com such as this: NAAMTOBATAO, have the option of choosing a brand new theme called Depo Masthead, it has become almost necessary to take it for a spin!

I have applied the theme, and find the new look too good to resist. I mean, how else do I get to showcase the THREE recent posts on the blog without the reader having to scroll down? And it has the simple, clean, fast-loading and attractive look that I’ve always been a fan of. Not that I have not used heavier and fancier looking themes for website deployment (check my latest project at: www.su-aiims.co.in) but they often land up being most frequently used by those on high-bandwidth internet connections.

Since every visitor is almost equally as important (conditions apply - mail me to find out why users to your site differ in certain aspects) for your blog, I’d suggest you to refrain from using large themes with flashy loaders (coming soon – a post about optimizing your site for maximum attention).
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