World's biggest book
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1169571.html
The world's biggest book has been written about the leader of one of the world's smallest countries. Croatian author Hrvoje Sosic has claimed a new world record with his biography of former Croatian president Franjo Tudjman. The mammoth publication has 3,604 pages and weighs 12 kilos - the equivalent of 12 bags of sugar - and will be the biggest ever when it goes on sale this week.
Sosic told daily newspaper Jutarnji List: "It is the biggest ever book about a country's leader. There are no such books on people like Dwight Eisenhower, Winston Churchill or Charles de Gaulle." Tudjman, also a former Yugoslav army general, led Croatia to independence in 1991.

Halloween Costume Party-------------Los Angeles G.O.A. From: "rene barreto" <r_barreto@btconnect.com>
	http://www.goacom.com/goa-la/gallery/HalloweenCostumeParty/hw_055 Excerpts Our Halloween Costume Party that was held on October 30th was a grand success. We had 94 attendees including 15 kids. Almost everyone showed up in their Halloween-best & we all had a great time. Our live band did a fantastic job & kept everyone dancing on the floor most of the night.
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More Pictures of the event are on our web site at http://www.goacom.com/goa-la/gallery/HalloweenCostumeParty

German University PHD for goan student
Dr Ravi Xavier Fernandes, a resident of Tollecanto in Velim, was the first Goan student pursuing MSc in Chemistry from the Goa University to be awarded a PhD degree from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany. He was awarded this prestigious degree as Doctor of Philosophy in Natural Sciences. Published in Germany, Dr Fernandes' thesis is titled "Shock tube investigations of the reaction kinetics of small unsaturated hydrocarbon species" by Cuvillier Verlag (Publishers), Goettingen. The thesis has been recognised as a very significant contribution to the field of combustion kinetics.