Sunday, October 11, 2015

Beef eating bad for environment

 says United Nations body

New Delhi: Beef eating has impassioned the nation, with politicians of all hues duelling like bulls in rage. Religious taboos are one aspect, but there is also a very strong environmental angle for …


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Bhutan intends going 100% organic.

In 2011, the tiny mountain nation of Bhutan announced a lofty goal: make the country’s agricultural system 100 percent organic by the year 2020. If it succeeded, it would be the first country in the world to achieve the feat.Bhutan — nestled in the Himalayas between India and China — only has abo...


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Banana power

A lost generation of Tamil Youth

An Interesting presentation - C E Ananadarajan Memorial Lecture

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Saturday, October 10, 2015

Acker Bilk

Mr Acker Bilk - Sentimental Journey

Acker Bilk - Buona Sera - old version

Mr Acker Bilk - La Paloma

Acker Bilk - hey Jude_

I just called to say i love you - Acker Bilk

Acker Bilk ~ Mona Lisa

Mr. Acker Bilk - Brahm's Lullaby


Acker Bilk

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acker Bilk
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Background information
Birth nameBernard Stanley Bilk
Born28 January 1929
PensfordSomerset, England, UK
Died2 November 2014 (aged 85)
BathSomerset, England, UK
GenresTraditional jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsClarinet
Years active1954–2013
LabelsAtcoEMIColumbiaCastle,PhilipsStomp OffGNPLake
Websiteackersmusicagency.co.uk
Bernard Stanley "AckerBilkMBE (28 January 1929 – 2 November 2014) was an English clarinettist and vocalist known for his appearance – goateebowler hat and striped waistcoat – and breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register clarinet style.
Bilk's 1962 instrumental tune "Stranger on the Shore" became the UK's biggest selling single of 1962: it was in the UK charts for more than 50 weeks, peaked at number two, and was the first No. 1 single in the United States by a British artist in the era of the modern Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.[1]

Annie Jacobsen "Operation Paperclip"

Two UFO sightings in 2015.

May be aliens exist or may be not. But UFO (unidentified flying object) sightings from around the world continue to stir up the debate on claims by conspiracy theorists on the existence of extraterrestrial life. And in what could spur the interest of UFO enthusiasts around the world, a huge see-t...
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UFO fever appears to have gripped Seremban, Negri Sembilan, and Rawang, Selangor, with two alleged sightings captured in several photographs and a video trending on social media. In the 11-second...

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