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	<title>Babu Srinivasan's blog &#187; Misc</title>
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		<title>Eclipse of the Sun</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I worked for many years at Sun and am sad to see that it is being gobbled up by IBM for under 7 billion. The writing was on the wall for many years and in a sense was inevitable. IBM will take the parts that make sense and discard the rest. This will be the  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/misc/eclipse-of-the-sun" class="read_more">... read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>$891 million dollars to change the name?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<blockquote>On June 2, the company said it would record an $891 million charge to change the name of FedEx Kinko&#8217;s stores to FedEx Office. </blockquote>

Close to a billion dollars to change the name? Amazing!
Sounds better when they put it as

<blockquote>asset-impairment charge tied to the decision to minimize the use of the Kinko&#8217;s name  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/misc/891-million-dollars-to-change-the-name" class="read_more">... read more</a></blockquote>]]></description>
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		<title>Tim Russert</title>
		<link>http://blog.srinivasan.biz/misc/tim-russert</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was shocked to learn that Tim Russert (58) died of heart attack on Fri. I used to watch his program when I was in the US and enjoyed his interviews. May his soul rest in peace. I didn&#8217;t know that he had coronary heart disease.
<img src="file:///tmp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" />

<img title="Tim Russert Dies Of Sudden Cardiac Arrest" src="http://www.themoneytimes.com/filess/tim%20russert.jpg" alt="&#60;p&#62;The media fraternity of USA lies shocked with the news of the sudden death of Tim Russert, NBCâ€™s beloved correspondent, the longest-serving moderator of â€œMeet The Pressâ€ and host of the self titled CNBCâ€™s weekend interview show â€œTim Russertâ€.&#60;/p&#62;" />

Heart disease is the #1 killer in the US  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/misc/tim-russert" class="read_more">... read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Humor: McCain&#8217;s age</title>
		<link>http://blog.srinivasan.biz/misc/humor-mccain-age</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[election 2008]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<strong><em>Craig Ferguson:</em></strong> &#8220;Hey, you know what happened today? Barack Obama put his birth certificate online to fight rumors he wasn&#8217;t born in the US. &#8230; John McCain will put his birth certificate online too, as soon as he figures out how to upload a stone tablet.&#8221; <img src='http://blog.srinivasan.biz/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/misc/humor-mccain-age" class="read_more">... read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Independence from oil: Just plug it in</title>
		<link>http://blog.srinivasan.biz/misc/48</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The price of crude increased by $11 overnight. Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 400 points. Gasoline is over $4/gallon in US. In India, the price of gasoline and diesel went up by about 10%.

A while back, someone in US bought a Toyota Prius hybrid and added lots of batteries and made it pluggable. It  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/misc/48" class="read_more">... read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Accused 9/11 mastermind asks judge to be executed!</title>
		<link>http://blog.srinivasan.biz/misc/accused-911-mastermind-asks-judge-to-be-executed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Misc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<blockquote>
<div class="g-unit g-first"><img id="hn-logo" src="http://ap.google.com/hostednews/img/ap_logo.gif?hl=en" alt="The Associated Press" /></div>
<h1>Accused 9/11 mastermind asks judge to be executed</h1>
By  ANDREW O. SELSKY  â€“

<a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hZXxZ9jWlnYZ5G_1_W_-FG8F2vHwD9148Q183">Article</a>
</blockquote>

Why? What did the judge do? <img src='http://blog.srinivasan.biz/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/misc/accused-911-mastermind-asks-judge-to-be-executed" class="read_more">... read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>That&#8217;s some shortage: Nintendo Wii</title>
		<link>http://blog.srinivasan.biz/misc/thats-some-shortage-nintendo-wii</link>
		<comments>http://blog.srinivasan.biz/misc/thats-some-shortage-nintendo-wii#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wish all shortages were like this <img src='http://blog.srinivasan.biz/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> 

<blockquote><span class="qpHeadline">Amazon&#8217;s Wii purchase limit policy:</span>

As you may know, the Nintendo Wii is in great demand, and there are shortages of this product across the U.S. In an effort to provide as many customers as possible with the opportunity to purchase a Wii, we are limiting the total number  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/misc/thats-some-shortage-nintendo-wii" class="read_more">... read more</a></blockquote>]]></description>
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