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man, i hope the country finds peace and collaborative rule soon...i had such a phenomenal time there, the people are great, and I really want to revisit someday soon.

Quoted: Riots erupted as opposition leaders announced that they were suspending talks with the government over a power sharing deal.

this is tragic...but i guess they are the growing pains of any emerging, transforming nation... i was really hoping to "pop" into Nepal if I had any free time in Bangladesh, but doesn't seem likely now.

Quoted: Violence marred the eve of a historic election designed to bolster peace in Nepal, as officials on Wednesday confirmed the killings of at least eight people in three separate incidents.

you know how Hindu gods and goddesses have multiple heads and arms...there must be some biological, scientific explanations behind why people started imagining Hindu deities in that way...i wonder if births similar to this used to take place in ancient times that led people to such imaginations, but based on actual life occurrences that normal people couldn't explain back in those days. Remember earlier in the year about the little girl in South India who was born with four arms?

Quoted: SAINI SUNPURA, India (AP) -- A baby with two faces was born in a northern Indian village, where she is doing well and is being worshipped as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess, her father said Tuesday.

wow...well, there goes the NRA.

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