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		<title>Ten reasons why IPL IV failed to capture hearts, minds and wallets</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was to be bigger,better, grander. However, it has not worked out that way&#8212;for IPL 2011. Television viewer’s interest plummeted, ticket sales tapered off and there was a jaded, sleazy feeling to the largest sporting extravaganza on the Indian sub-continent. 10 reasons why IPL IV was not a blockbuster this Indian summer: 10) Change in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&amp;blog=3629898&amp;post=4708&amp;subd=linusfernandes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You can&#8217;t get drunk unless you&#8217;re 25</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 03:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maharashtra State government devised a novel solution for the menace of drunken driving. Simple, let’s just raise the minimum age for alcohol consumption from 21 to 25. A youngster can purchase beer at the age of 21. Other hard liquors are to be consumed only at 25. You can get a driving license at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&amp;blog=3629898&amp;post=4703&amp;subd=linusfernandes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sachin Tendulkar, the cricketer, versus Sachin Tendulkar, the &#8216;artiste&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 01:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<title>If fake pilots are flying, what are real pilots doing? (Satire)</title>
		<link>http://linusfernandes.com/2011/03/22/if-fake-pilots-are-flying-what-are-real-pilots-doing-satire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia: A flight simulator The shocking news that fake pilots have been flying jumbos and airbuses for SpiceJet and Kingfisher has eviscerated the flying public. There exists widespread outrage. An intrepid journalist decided to investigate and find out what genuine pilots in Mumbai city are up to , in the absence of jobs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&amp;blog=3629898&amp;post=4536&amp;subd=linusfernandes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Have a complaint? Will complain!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia Ever wondered whom to turn to for those little, niggling, minor complaints or irritants that others tell you are nothing or just to live with it? After all, that’s life in India. Chalta hai, everything goes! Well, if you have an internet connection and the time, Complaints India might just be the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&amp;blog=3629898&amp;post=4521&amp;subd=linusfernandes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Everonn Systems: Prometric approved? &#8211; II</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to my complaint about the test environment at the Everonn centre at Andheri (East), Mumbai, the only response I received was an email from a Ms. Prabhu Vasudevan. Produced as is: Dear Mr. Linus Fernandes, We appreciate the valuable feedback shared from your end. We have taken immedaite action on contacting the particular [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&amp;blog=3629898&amp;post=4474&amp;subd=linusfernandes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Everonnn Systems: Prometric approved centre?</title>
		<link>http://linusfernandes.com/2011/02/27/everonnn-systems-prometric-approved-centre/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 05:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia I recently had to give the Project Management Institute exam at Prometric centre in Mumbai, Everonn Systems at Andheri East. The exam centre is located just past the Saki Naka junction. The exam went off well, but I encountered a couple of hassles that I sought to get clarified by the Everonn [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&amp;blog=3629898&amp;post=4450&amp;subd=linusfernandes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>43% girls in Mumbai downtown smoke</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report in the Daily News and Analysis (DNA) states that a survey conducted by the Cancer Patient Aid and Association (CPAA) discovered that 43% of girls smoke in the city against 18% in the suburbs. The survey was conducted among 15,000 students aged 18-22. Addiction to the cancer stick begins as early as age [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&amp;blog=3629898&amp;post=4197&amp;subd=linusfernandes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The smoking Bacchan &#8216;bahu&#8217;: Aishwarya Rai</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia Aishwarya Rai is smoking! Literally so! The Guzaarish posters on BEST buses have drawn the ire of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). The pictures depicting a puffing Rai “send a wrong message to society and should be withdrawn immediately” says Avinash Abhyankar , president of the MNS BEST workers’ union. If the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&amp;blog=3629898&amp;post=4137&amp;subd=linusfernandes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why The IPL Is More Soapy Than A Soap Opera (Satire)</title>
		<link>http://linusfernandes.com/2010/11/06/why-the-ipl-is-more-soapy-than-a-soap-opera-satire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 07:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think of soap operas and you recollect Santa Barbara and The Bold And The Beautiful.These two television sagas defined the term soaps for an Indian audience used to the humdrum dished out by the national television channel, Doordarshan.SB and The B &#38; The B enthralled Westernised Indian audiences.

For the Hindi speaking public and those who still stuck to Doordarshan, Hum Log and Buniyaad were always available as TV dinner fare.

But for those who were suddenly exposed to choice, there was no turning back from the influence of MTV and Star TV. Jaded television audiences were suddenly invigorated.

Santa Barbara and The Bold And The Beautiful worked with a tried and tested formula :Money, sex and power in a potent mix.

The recent goings-on in and around the IPL have all the classic makings of a soap.The drama and the pathos , the joy and the pain, the glory and the ignominy --- it has it all.

Money, glamour ,sex appeal , a decamping honcho, exotic locations, politics, the mafia and more twists and turns than a pot-boiler are all what’s needed to have the audience on tenterhooks.Once you hook them, they just keep coming back for more. They can’t get enough.

A much desired look at the elements that make the IPL a favourite with the Indian television news channels:<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&amp;blog=3629898&amp;post=3987&amp;subd=linusfernandes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ten days to results: Mumbai university starts off on the right foot</title>
		<link>http://linusfernandes.com/2010/11/01/ten-days-to-results-mumbai-university-start-off-on-the-right-foot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 03:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia Mumbai University have set a record of sorts by declaring the October TY B Com exam results within ten days. This minor miracle was made possible by a change in ‘methodology’; six centralised assessment of papers were set up at South Mumbai. Navi Mumbai and Thane. This had the effect of reducing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&amp;blog=3629898&amp;post=3944&amp;subd=linusfernandes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sunil Gavaskar: A Contradiction In Terms, From Calypso King To IPL Flop</title>
		<link>http://linusfernandes.com/2010/10/28/sunil-gavaskar-a-contradiction-in-terms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gavaskar , The Original Little Master I have always been a huge fan of Sunil “Sunny” Gavaskar, the cricketer — the original Little Master. When the rest of the world cowered under the barrage of bouncers and intimidating pace bowling unleashed by the marauding, rampaging Windies side of the late 70’s , 80’s and early [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&amp;blog=3629898&amp;post=3879&amp;subd=linusfernandes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The BCCI Institute: Continuous Education (Satire)</title>
		<link>http://linusfernandes.com/2010/10/15/the-bcci-institute-continuous-education-satire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 06:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of recent events that have transpired namely the Pak match-fixing scandal and the IPL mess, the BCCI (on advisement from the ICC) has decided to combat the problem(s) on a war-footing.

In addition to Anil Kumble mentoring the current Indian team, outside consultants are being invited to deliver seminars that will address the ills that plague Indian cricket.

These seminars are to be held under the auspices of the newly formed BCCI Institute whose mission is to provide and foster the continuous growth and education of its stakeholders.

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		<title>The IPL Mess: BCCI twists and turns its way out!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The twists and turns in the sordid IPL drama get hairier, by the day! BCCI’s Srinivasan has filed an FIR in Chennai against Lalit Modi accusing him of defrauding the BCCI to the tune of Rs. 470 crores. Readers might be aware that Mr. Lalit Modi is currently in London and refuses to return to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&amp;blog=3629898&amp;post=3792&amp;subd=linusfernandes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Meter Jam 2 Jams!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second Meter Jam organized on the 12th of October, 2010, did not quite take off in its offline avatar.

The harried office-goers blithely ignored all entreaties to boycott the rude auto and taxi drivers.

Social activism needs to be planned and there seemed to be no plan B.

The commuters seemed to ask the question: “Yes, we know that the rickshaw and taxi pliers are cheats, rude and ill-mannered and have no or little consideration for their customer’s needs. But tell us why should we punish ourselves to punish them? Are we masochistic? Can you provide us some alternative mode of transportation? Do you think that reaching late to work is going to be excused by our superiors when we say we took the bus so that Meter Jam could be a resounding success?”

The only sliver was the Mulund drive which saw a dozen vehicles put into use for car-pooling. Now, that’s a plan!

Social activism that ignores the ground realities will be a dodo!

Lest, you think I am being harsh on the organizers, let me tell you that I have no liking for the rickshaw drivers’ autocratic ways.

I have suffered altered meters, have been refused several times and have resorted to verbal abuse and complaints to book erring drivers.

But to expect just altruistic motives to win the day is unreal!

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		<title>Mumbai First For Meter Jam</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by john curley via Flickr In this age where dysfunctional behaviour is winked at, it is refreshing to note that the organizers of the Meter Jam campaign have taken another step forward by adding an offline component to their online avatar. Area volunteers will be created in a bid to create awareness in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&amp;blog=3629898&amp;post=3697&amp;subd=linusfernandes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Meter Jam After Effects</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest news in the media is that Meter Jam made the state transport department sit up and take notice. 

A drive has been launched in certain pockets of the city to ensure that auto and taxi drivers will face punitive charges if they are discovered refusing to ferry passengers for short distances. 

This is despite the helpline - set up by the department earlier - meeting with limited or  no success although there were quite a few disgruntled complaints (more than 3000 in 2 months) by members from the traveling public. 

Drivers will be educated on how to treat their paying customers.

What can I say except that I hope that progress is continual and drives are not followed by periods of hibernation , and then more drives. Kicks in the butt should not just have you saying ouch but also  propel you forward. Else it’s just an ouch , a band-aid and then back to business as usual!

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		<title>Meter Jam</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia The Meter Jam &#8211; a boycott of rude, unruly autorickshaw and taxi drivers &#8211; organized largely online via a Facebook Fan Page and a website, was&#160; a&#160; tiny, minuscule success.&#160; In&#160; just a few pockets in the city were rickshaw and taxi drivers were seen seeking passengers,in vain. For the rest, it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&amp;blog=3629898&amp;post=3471&amp;subd=linusfernandes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>IIT Bombay &#8211; IRace Aug 1, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I ran my first 10 km race on the 1st of August, 2010 at the IIT Bombay campus at Powai. I was running after almost 2 months since taking a break from running during the monsoons. I decided not to push myself too much since I was running out of training. 

I was confident I could last the course but despite that the last 1 km was still killing on the legs. 1 hour 35 minutes on a course that was not all flat terrain was not bad according to me, especially I have run 10 kms just 2 –3 times in training and not recently. The time, incidentally, is the longest period I have run so far. Overall, a satisfying outing.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&amp;blog=3629898&amp;post=3332&amp;subd=linusfernandes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Being A Good Neighbor Is&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 07:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being a good neighbor is…

1&#62; Turning on the television to the same channel your neighbor is watching and yelling out the subtitles as loudly as possible and preferably from the direction of the television set. If he’s not zapped by the box, you’ll do the zapping!

2&#62;Make not-so-funny weird, threatening sounds when he/she is seated at the table in front of the PC or laptop ; if he doesn’t make typing errors , you’ll force him/her to!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&amp;blog=3629898&amp;post=2571&amp;subd=linusfernandes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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