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		<title>Bill Cosby on parenting</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill Cosby is one of my most favorite stand up comedian. He also had a great TV show, &#8220;The Bill Cosby Show&#8221;. It ran between 1969 and 1971. I happened to see a rerun many years ago and I was hooked immediately. I have since then admired his many standup shows. He is a very [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livexcel.com&amp;blog=950099&amp;post=80&amp;subd=milindsathe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Karate &#8211; Life Skills</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aditya, our 5 year old was preparing for his Karate test today. After practicing his karate moves, he was reciting Student Creed, Life Skills, and Rules of concentration. I thought he just memorizing them without understanding the meaning. But when I probed a little, to my delight I found that his teacher talks to them [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livexcel.com&amp;blog=950099&amp;post=75&amp;subd=milindsathe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bada Hua to Kya Hua Jaise Ped Khajoor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read this beutiful Doha (couplet) from Kabir Bada Hua to Kya Hua, Jaise Ped Khajoor Panthi Ko Chhaya Nahin, Phal Lage Atidoor Here is my attempt at translation for those who don&#8217;t understand Hindi: &#8220;Being big (great) like a Khajoor (dates) tree is useless as Khajoor tree is tall but gives no shade to a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livexcel.com&amp;blog=950099&amp;post=40&amp;subd=milindsathe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tying Shoelaces the right way</title>
		<link>http://livexcel.com/2009/03/14/tying-shoelaces-the-right-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>milindsathe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I had lunch in New Jersey with Anjan Lahiri (President and Co-CEO, MindTree). We were talking about our families, how he has settled in Bangalore, the school his daughter goes to etc. He talked about how kids learn and how we learn many things from being around them. He narrated a funny story. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livexcel.com&amp;blog=950099&amp;post=22&amp;subd=milindsathe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Giving best possible chance</title>
		<link>http://livexcel.com/2008/11/24/giving-best-possible-chance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;I want to give myself the best possible chance&#8217; is a common theme I have observed in interviews of committed and outstanding performers. Those who perform at the highest possible level prepare to the best of their abilities. We get to enjoy the performances but it is a pity that we don&#8217;t get to learn about the hard work [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livexcel.com&amp;blog=950099&amp;post=15&amp;subd=milindsathe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Review</title>
		<link>http://livexcel.com/2008/02/28/how-to-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>milindsathe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Purva Mimansa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scriptures]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is immense knowledge hidden in the scriptures; knowledge that is eternal. Here is a gem of a shloka (couplet) from Purva Mimansa written by Jaimini many centuries ago (exact timeframe not known).   Purva: Previous Mimansa: Investigation, research or examination  Here it is:  Upakramopasamharo abhyaso-purvata phalam arthavadopapatti cha lingam tatparya nirnaye  Meaning of the couplet This [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livexcel.com&amp;blog=950099&amp;post=12&amp;subd=milindsathe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My object in living is to unite.. my avocation and my vocation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>milindsathe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently came across a beautiful poem, &#8216;Two Tramps In Mud Time&#8217; by Robert Frost. Here are a few lines from that poem:  My object in living is to unite My avocation and my vocation As my two eyes make one in sight. Only where love and need are one, And the work is play [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livexcel.com&amp;blog=950099&amp;post=7&amp;subd=milindsathe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Probing the meaning of excellence- a short brain dump by Kobus Swart:</title>
		<link>http://livexcel.com/2007/04/15/probing-the-meaning-of-excellence-a-short-brain-dump-by-kobus-swart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>milindsathe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Milind: Kobus is one of the closest friends I have. He sent me this note after reading the recent blog entry on my blog. Here is a glimpse of Kobus for you: He created a portable laser light show on a wall after watching professionals do it on a mountain face Created antennas, radios and listen to 911 traffic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livexcel.com&amp;blog=950099&amp;post=5&amp;subd=milindsathe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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