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She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impaired the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o'er her face; Where thoughts serenely sweet express How pure, how dear their dwelling place. And on that cheek, and o'er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent! ----Lord Byron ----continue ---

Sometimes, a hug is all what we need. Free hugs is a real life controversial story of Juan Mann, A man whos sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives. In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign became phenomenal. As this symbol of human hope spread accross the city, police and officials ordered the Free Hugs campaign BANNED. What we then witness is the true spirit of humanity come together in what can only be described as awe inspiring. In the Spirit of the free hugs campaign, PASS THIS TO A FRIEND and HUG A STRANGER! After all, If you can reach just one person........... (from : http://www.freehugscampaign.org/) for more information on Free hugs campaign : http://www.freehugscampaign.org/

Doing Internship is part of our curriculum but the big question was where do I do it?. I thought that Herald would be a good place, but, destiny had something else in store for me. I started my internship in Indian Express (IE) Pune from January 1 st. My field supervisor was Sunanda Mehta Ma'm (Feature Editor of IE Pune) so it was obvious that I spent most of the time in features than reporting. In my first week I didn't have much to do other than PD (Pune Diary) or briefs . No big assignment, not even a PC (Press conference) came my way. But opportunity came knocking with the weekly meeting of features. Sunanda ma'm asked me to participate in it and to suggest new ideas. The first idea that I put before ma'm was that of a "struggle story of an architect". "Do it for real page 3," ma'm said. This was my first initiative and I realized that I too could put my ideas forward. I finished my story by Sunday morning and it has printed in Monday's ...

Fuck is the one of the most interesting word in English. Out of all English word that begins with letter "F”, Fuck can be used in various ways. Fuck is magical word, which describes pain, pleasure, hate and love. Fuck has been derived from German word "Frichen" which means to strike. In English word fuck falls in to many grammatical categories. It can be used as a verb both transitive and intransitive. As Transitive: John fucked Mary. As Intransitive: Mary was fucked by John. As Noun: Mary is a fine fuck. As adjective: Mary is fucking beautiful. Different usage of fuck: Feeling of fraud: I got fucked at used car lot. To show Ignorance: Fuck if I know. When you are in trouble: I guess I am really fucked now. To show aggression: Fuck you! To show displeasure: What the fuck is going on here. In difficulty: I can’t understand this fucking job. To indicate Incompetence: He is a fuck off. To show suspicion: What the fuck are you doing? Express enjoyment: I had a fucking ti...

I remember that was first time I visited to the ‘institute’. Out side I was waiting for my friend Raj . As those were days of December quivering cold waves were passing ___ fog which was rare in Pune has already created romantic mood. Every one on the road was appearing with their shawls, sweaters and pullovers. Rather they were looking like funny string-puppets from puppet show. As clock slowly moved towards nine thirty, and at least there were thirty minutes to over the class. I had strong urge to sip a cup of tea at tapir (Kiosk ), which was situated at the end of road. I moved towards my bike, which was parked near to the fence wall of institute. As I started my bike, I saw a girl on her scooter was approaching towards institute. I waited for second as I feel that I know her, thinking that she may be…. but her face was half covered with scarf. The only thing I could see was her eyes.. A cool breeze, which was flowing from hillside, revealed her face out of her scarf. I had eye-to-...

And the Oscar goes to. . . !!! On 25th February Ellen De Generes will host the most awaited film awards: The Oscars 2007. Invitations are already out to everyone who is anyone in the world of film. The glorious Kodak theatre is all set for the most coveted awards in cinema also known as Academy Awards. We bring out to you the most favourite categories with preferences of our choice: Best Film In the category of Best Motion Picture, ‘The Queen’ and ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ as nominees are impressive but they face fierce competition. Clint Eastwood’s ‘Letters from Iwo Jima’ stands a better chance in the Best Director category. It’s a straight fight between ‘Babel’ and ‘The Departed’. Both are epics with solid performances, and ‘The Departed’ is vague. Though ‘Babel’ falls on the similar lines of last year’s forerunner ‘Crash’ it is still a favourite because of its global theme, strong central performances and story lines. United 93 the film talks about 9/11 chaos and unknown hero’s hijacke...

"SHE" A girl strolled near by me, though she was walking towards opposite way But I could see her face clearly .. The known style of walking, the same hairstyle. This is the girl for whom I was waiting for months. As she turned on next corner approaching towards her colleague, and…and Suddenly a drop of tear rolled down from my eye to cheek towards earth expressing my gratitude to her. Yes that was gratitude cause I got chance to meet her after months… and I was happy like anything as my heart inside was screaming.. yes… yes she is here. continued ....

The Goa Liberation Movement was Mohan Ranade's cause for astute struggle. Today, he runs an organisation for underprivileged children His humble and practical bearings put you at instant ease. For, years of patriotic struggle and a charitable disposition have made Mohan Ranade a name to reckon. One of the leaders of the Goa Liberation Movement, 77-year-old Ranade, goes down memory line to relive the struggle. Born in Sangli, he was fueled with patriotic fervour right since his childhood. "I was 13 years old when I witnessed the Quit India Movement. That's when I really felt I should do something for India," says Ranade who was guided by political leader like Babarao Savarkar and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar himself. he says. Inspired by Ram Manohar Lohiya's stance to liberate Goa-which was still under the dictatorship of the Portuguese-Ranade went to Goa in January 1948 and started working with Azad Gomantak Dal (AGD), the armed organisation fighting for Goa's ind...