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Archive for February, 2010

New credit card rules take effect today

New credit card rules take effect today

Monday, February 22, 2010 16:44

From AP via Huffington Post - Starting today, Monday February 22, 2010, the credit card act of 2009 signed into law last May will end some of the unfair and deceptive business practices of credit card companies. Here are some of the salient points- INTEREST RATE THEN: Banks could raise ...

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The Yucatan Peninsula - rich and

The Yucatan Peninsula – rich and “cheesy”

Monday, February 22, 2010 15:52

writes Rhishi Pethe -A lot of people start and end their tour of the Yucatan peninsula in Cancun and Playa del Carmen, but there are a lot of other side tours like Chichen Itza, Tulum, Mayapan, Uxmal etc which are also very interesting and are highly recommended. I would highly ...

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My Name is Khan - a touch too filmy

My Name is Khan – a touch too filmy

Monday, February 15, 2010 15:52

My Name is Khan has the ambitions of an epic. It wants to be an odyssey set in America; something hatke, something award-inspiring. In Johar’s hands it ends up being a mainstream Bollywood offering. Had movies like A Wednesday and 3 Idiots never been made, it may have even stood ...

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Become a Green Kid

Become a Green Kid

Sunday, February 14, 2010 15:20

The founder of greenkidsnow.org, this precocious environmentalist has taken the message of reduce, reuse, recycle to heart. Started by Pavan a couple of years ago with help from Shanti, the website is an attempt to connect with other green kids and start a movement of sorts.

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The Price of Adventure

The Price of Adventure

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 21:55

Writes Lakshmi Palecanda - We had all the perks of adulthood, like unlimited bedtime and no curfew, but none of the responsibilities, like having to represent our own family at happy and more importantly, at sad events. In Tamil, they have a saying: if you don’t go to a ...

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