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Some interesting off beat reads for the weekend:

Africa Shining (Caravan)

Thus spake Ashis Nandy (Newslaundry)

Two equity approaches for 2013 (ForbesIndia)

Using psychological tricks to sell flats (MoneyLife)

There is no end game in Afghanistan (IDR)

The dark side of Asaram Bapu (Open)

The clocks at NYC’s Grand Central Station are permanently wrong (Atlantic)

5 ways online photos get stolen (SmartMoney)

India’s growing intolerance (NewYorker)

How did Ron Jeremy become the greatest porn star of all time (Slate)

Solving the mystery of owl’s head turning abilities (Smithsonian)

Learning from Nordic countries (Economist)

Did Pizza Hut really invent the stuffed crust pizza? (Businessweek)

Inside story of Aarushi Talwar murder trial (TheStar)

Should bloggers pay service tax on Adsense income in India? (Labnol)

Spoof:How Rajnath Singh became the BJP president (Unrealtimes)

What to do if your engine overheats on the road (TeamBHP)

The 1.8 Cr Audi R8 catches fire (TeamBHP)

My visit to Dwarka and Somnath (Ghumakkar)

Movie Review:Race 2 (VigilIdiot)

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Is the current market optimism justified in the US? (ET)

RBI panel calls for stiffer provisioning norms (Mint)

Banks would rather lend to Govt than give you cheaper loan (Firstpost)

PE enthusiasm for real estate, infrastructure fading (MoneyControl)

Obama’s parting gift to Hillary Clinton (Businessweek)

Warren Buffett’s greatest fear (TRB)

Is Renaissance Technologies falling off the mark? (Alpha)

Bill Gross:Be very afraid of the markets (Buzz)

Ireland on sale (DailyReckoning)

Deutsche bank improved its balance sheet by losing lots of money (Dealbreaker)

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

ISI gave Rs.5 Lakh to man who beheaded Indian soldier (TOI)

Ghost of GAAR has been buried (ET)

5 trends that will drive FMCG growth in 2013 (Mint)

Direct Benefits Transfer:How the game has changed (BS)

Sprite set to become the largest soft drink brand in India (BusinessLine)

Goal setting tips (Subramoney)

Should you break a fixed deposit to buy a debt fund? (OneMint)

How to become super rich (AlephBlog)

Research:Expectations of Returns and Expected Returns (SSRN)

Disney’s Bob Iger talks deal making (TheWrap)

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

In India, a dash to lock in yields (WSJ)

Structural problems cant be solved with cyclical tools (Mint)

Fighting fat at India Inc, one dosa at a time (NYTimes)

How bond trading on Wall Street really works (ZeroHedge)

5 bitter truths of Rajat Gupta-The Gurbani connection (Rodinhoods)

Dubai suitcases of cash circumvent loan rules (Bloomberg)

Five cautionary notes for every value investor (AswathDamodaran)

Ray Dalio:2013 will be a game changer (Bloomberg)

How to profit from China’s air pollution (DailyReckoning)

Research:Do fund managers who use technical analysis generate better returns? (SSRN)

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

MIAL seeks attachment of Kingfisher properties (BS)

Recruiting at B-school is expensive business (BusinessLine)

RBI rings alarm bells (FE)

Hiranandanis look at new real estate segments,markets (Mint)

Decks clear for FY15 GST rollout (BS)

A list of hurt sentiments of Muslim groups (MediaCrooks)

Caplin Point & Poddar Pigments (DalalStreet)

The model T iPhone (JeffMatthews)

Backing over retirement (MortalitySucks)

Are you a value investor?Take the Apple test (AswathDamodaran)

90% of the crowd there cried (Sid Talya)