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Fuel-ling hopes of the coconut
Today is Coconut Day. The coconut never ceases to surprise. Sometimes pleasant, at other times bad, like the present phase when coconut trees and farmers are in dire straits. There's some good news though, about coconut oil as a fuel. LEELA MENON goe s into the nitty-gritty of this aspect of the nut.

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The cell phone abusers
Basic cell phone etiquette to avoid embarrassments.

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A brush with nature
THE BOATMAN is a novice. At least, he has no business acumen. Replace that with innocence and magnanimity in large doses. As his boat winds its way down the river, he takes fistfuls of salt that he has collected from the sea and doles them out to ...

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Besotted with time
The late Mr. Poulose was passionate about clocks. He went to any lengths to collect interesting time machines. He spoke to SUNIL NALIYATH about his collection just a few days before he passed away.

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Whither the humble `mundu'?
SUNANDA KHANNA checks out the sartorial male fashion in the city.

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Hindustani treat for Kochi folks
NO MIRACLES came from the `rain man' this time. When showers poured on his Megh Malhar in his last concert in the city, a section of the media hailed him whereas the skeptics attributed the rains to the season. Whatever, Ramesh Narayanan has come ...

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