<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear TLC list,</div>
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<div>Since its inception in 2006 <em>New Mandala</em> has continuously welcomed guest contributions. To date we have hosted over a hundred of these. We regard them as one of the core strengths of the website.</div>
<p>Building on this existing foundation of guest posts, this week we have launched <em>New Mandala</em>'s Four Letter Words. This series of invited contributions will showcase short scholarly reflections (of about 500-750 words) on a number of "key" words. Our preliminary list of words (circulated among Southeast Asianists from around the world) has already been improved by a large number of other ideas from potential contributors. We are keen to encourage alternative, and even off-beat, reflections on mainland Southeast Asia. Any Four Letter word is fair game.</p>
<div>The first in the series was by TLC's very own Justin McDaniel on the topic of "Pali". That contribution is available at:</div>
<div><a href="http://rspas.anu.edu.au/rmap/newmandala/2008/09/30/pali/" target="_blank">http://rspas.anu.edu.au/rmap/newmandala/2008/09/30/pali/</a></div>
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<div>And it has already drawn a number of interesting comments. </div>
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<div>We are still on the look-out for more contributions and any TLC subscribers with a Four Letter Word essay in mind are strongly encouraged to get in touch. </div>
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<div>I look forward to hearing from you soon.</div>
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<div>Best wishes,</div>
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<div>Nicholas</div>
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<div>Nicholas Farrelly</div>
<div>Resource Management in Asia-Pacific Program</div>
<div>Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies</div>
<div>ANU</div></div>