From the monthly archives: February 2006
As most of you know, our house has been invaded recently while Mitesh was at home. Two people entered the home, told Mitesh to turn around and sleep with his face down as they took whatever they wanted. Some good things were: 1) Mitesh wasn’t hurt, 2) They didn’t take any jewelry or anything extremely valuable – other than a laptop. The bad part of it was that I’ve lost a lot of information on the laptop & lost 2 cellphones, digital camera, watch and some dollars.
We filed a police report and all that, but that rarely ever does anything in Chicago.
We have decided on moving to a new apartment building. This one has excellent security including a 24 hr doorman. We are both looking forward to the move, which will happen before the end of February.
We will keep you updated…
i havent been a very active poster…not because im busy…well, i have sooo many tests coming up 
one tomorrow in World Cultures, a geography test on East Asia. then a Math test on monday, and a spanish test that same day. the math test is going to be for two days!!! then EMTs (i think thats it)…stupid standardized testing. then another vocab thing on monday, but that has to be moved if its a test because we cant have more than two tests a day 
then another spanish test on monday, march 6th…then 4 days till spring break (march 10–march 27). then after that, a very long 2 months till summer (YAY!). oh and the 8th grade goes to New York on march 1st for some field trip. fun…well, i’ve got homework now, so Sayonara!
Nilam please post some pictures of Neev on medavo or Neev.maru.us its been more then a month since we have seen any pictures.. I know you are going to Karla for your treatment on Thursday please post something before that…
thanks in advance for dealing with slow connections and any computer troubles you will have to deal with to post the pictures… 
We had a little reunion with my homework group from Landmark Wisdom course that I was taking last year. Its about 10 people in the group and I was telling them about medavo and how we are all using it in our family. I just found my self getting really excited as I was telling them the kind of posts we put and how its so cool to keep in touch with everyone. I was surprised by the amount of excitement I had about medavo. I guess I didn’t tell too many people about it in that much detail before. Anyways one of the guys in our group is a computer programmer and he is going to make a blog for our homework group now… we will see if it catches as much action as Medavo … that would be cool.
I was also surprised because other then the programmer and my self no one else knew what a blog was when I started talking about it.
Dear mummy,
Janam di ji gach gach vadhai..
Happy 50th b’day.
Love,
Paras-papa-bai-ma.
FuelCell Energy Announces Retirement of Dr. Hans Maru; Long-Time Executive to Step Down as Chief Technology Officer, Retains Consultancy Role for Advancement of Company’s Products and Technology
DANBURY, Conn., Feb 15, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) — FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NasdaqNM:FCEL), a leading manufacturer of high efficiency, ultra-clean electric power plants for commercial and industrial customers, today announced Dr. Hans Maru will step down as Chief Technology Officer of the firm. Dr. Maru will remain as a consultant to FuelCell Energy for the advancement of its Direct FuelCell(R) (DFC(R)) power plant technology and solid oxide fuel cells under the leadership of R. Daniel Brdar, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Dr. Maru, recognized internationally as an expert in fuel cell technology, has held a number of technical and management positions in the 29 years since joining the firm in 1977, most of which focused on research and development in fuel cells and related energy systems. He was promoted to Vice President of Research and Development in 1985, elevated to Executive Vice President in 1998, Chief Technology Officer in 2000, and has been a key contributor throughout FuelCell Energy’s development of high temperature fuel cell technology.
“Hans has made extraordinary contributions for FuelCell Energy as well as the global fuel cell industry over an extended period of time,” said Jerry D. Leitman, Chairman of FuelCell Energy. “We appreciate his service in building the strong technology base of the company.”
“Hans has been instrumental in establishing a leadership position in ultra-clean, high efficiency stationary fuel cell power plants for the commercial marketplace,” said R. Daniel Brdar, President and CEO of FuelCell Energy. “His continued commitment as a consultant will further enhance the commercialization of our DFC power plants and the development of our high temperature carbonate and solid oxide fuel cell products.”
Dr. Maru earned his masters and doctoral degrees in chemical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, after completing his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. Among the awards recognizing Dr. Maru’s achievements is the 2004 F.T. Bacon Medal Award, given to those exhibiting leadership and accomplishment in the area of Fuel Cell technology; and the 2003 Mass High Tech All Star Award for his contributions to fuel cell technology. He has 13 U.S. patents to his credit, in addition to 160 publications, and has edited four symposia volumes and contributed chapters in two books.
Dr. Maru will serve as a consultant to FuelCell Energy focusing on fuel cell technology, interfacing with governments, industry associations, universities, and companies around the world. The Chief Technology Officer responsibilities formerly held by Dr. Maru will be assumed by executives within the commercial products and research and development areas.
Hey all ….
Jai Jinemdra …..
How are you all .. Myself and Neev are doing great ….
Neev is having a lot of fun .. We moved to our new house in Matunga … its really beautiful .. Jiten and Neha bhabhi have done an amazing job ….
I am busy with my visits to Physiotherapists and doctors ,,,, my treatment is going slow and steady ……. Its great that Neev is taken care of so lovingly by mom and bhabhi that I can be with doctors all the time… and take rest..
Hey I miss you all .. but its great that with medavo I can be in touch with all ….
Take Care …
Nilam
Finally that idiot has been jailed. He was sent to jail for one year for hunting endangered species. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4723184.stm
He is also involved in a trial in Mumbai.
“One person was killed and three others injured when Khan allegedly drove into a group of homeless people sleeping on a pavement. Khan faces 10 charges, including causing death by negligent driving which carries two years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty on all counts. ”
I heard this one song from Jodi No. 1 called Karoon Kya, and suddenly I got this jatka to go work out. The only problem was that it was 11:50 pm. So I thought…hmm, maybe I shouldn’t. But then I thought, arre, aise jatke roj roj nahi lagte. So I just decided to get my mp3 player filled with some songs and then go work out I got to the gym at 12:15 am or so, and worked out till 1 am or so. It was fun, my arms are sore again, and it feels good.
I hope this jatka sparks a new adventure in working out for a while Hope everyone is well…and yes, the tooth doesn’t hurt on its own…but it hurts when I put pressure on it.
1. Picture of my house. My apartment complex can be found below my address.
2. USC Swimming Pool, Baseball ground, Football Stadium, Track Stadium and Tennis Courts
3. Entire Campus Aerial View
Here’s one article which will make excellent read.
Jainism teaches respect for creatures big, small
Paras
