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State of the World and where it is heading ..... Part 1

Have written about the economy, the recovery, the fear of hyper-inflation in recent times. Much of it has come true and some of it is unfolding with tell-tale signs seen all around us. Most of it isscary stuff so no great glee in me saying, "I told you so...". So this write-up is certainly not about that but what I foresee as scenarios emerging in the next few years as we close this decade and move to thenext in a few months. Am trying not to be a doomsday prophet but may unwittingly end up sounding like one. America is continuing to battle terrorism globally but with less and less support from many other countries. While the Obama Administration had originally thought that terrorism has seen its heydey and is starting to dwindle, some recent events have forced a rethink.Yemen and Somalia are emerging as new hubs for global terror apart from the Af-Pak cauldron. There is word that many splinter groups are linking up with the Al Qaeda while operating quite independently. Manyp

A love poem for this Valentine's Day......

(With due apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning) How much I love thee, let me count the many ways, Love the color of your skin, so many hues and shades. I love thee, way thy cherry lips gleen from early rays of light, long to kiss them, locked in a warm embrace. I love thee for those eyes, a gleam that leaves all in daze, so soft to all in its sights, no prejudice n equal in its gaze. I love thee for thine gait, so steady but lazy in its pace, carrying all the many souls, an all encompassing grace. I love thee for thine form, never once cease to amaze, Blue sea to snowy mounds, lovely contours of thy face. I love thee for sweetness of thy sounds, tonal interplays, the mellifluous voice, the peace of mind that it purveys. I love thee, I love thee, for all n more that it portrays, How I love thee, let me yet count the myriads of ways.... Sreeram - A Romantic poet or a simple patriot :-) ? Happy Valentine's day ........