From the monthly archives: November 2009
Hansraj C. Maru Receives Fuel Cell Award
The 2009 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition recognizes Dr. Hansraj C. Maru for his leadership in promoting overall advancement of fuel cells. Dr. Maru joined FuelCell Energy, Inc., Danbury, CT in 1977 and retired in 2006 as Chief Technical Officer (CTO). He continues to serve the company as a consultant.
FuelCell Energy is the world leader in the development and production of stationary fuel cells for commercial, industrial, municipal and utility customers. FuelCell Energy’s ultra-clean and high efficiency carbonate Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) fuel cells are generating power at over 55 locations worldwide. The company’s power plants have generated over 340 million kWh of power using a variety of fuels including renewable wastewater gas, biogas, as well as natural gas and other hydrocarbon fuels. FuelCell Energy has partnerships with major power plant developers and power companies around the world. The company also received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and other government agencies for the development of leading edge technologies based on the DFC and solid oxide fuel cell technologies.
Dr. Maru has been an integral part of FCE’s immense growth, holding a number of technical and management positions in the 29 years with the company. Over the years, he has served as vice president of research and development, executive vice president, and chief technology officer of FuelCell Energy, Inc. He is best known for his pioneering contributions in developing and commercially introducing ultra-clean, high-efficiency, stationary DFC power plants that create virtually no air pollution. Dr. Maru has overseen the growth of these power plants, which are currently installed in many countries.
Dr. Maru holds 13 U.S. and numerous foreign patents, and he has authored over 170 publications. He has edited four symposia volumes and contributed chapters in two books. His work was recognized with the 2004 F.T. Bacon Medal Award, which is given to those exhibiting leadership and accomplishment in fuel cell technology. He was also honored with the 2003 Mass High Tech All Star Award for his contributions to fuel cell technology. Dr. Maru was awarded the Illinois Institute of Technology Alumni Professional Achievement Award in 2008. Recently, he was awarded the Electrochemical Society’s New Electrochemical Technology (NET) Award.
After earning his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Dr. Maru earned both his masters degree (’70) and his Ph.D. (’75) in chemical engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology. Dr. Maru and his wife Usha have two sons, one daughter, and twin grandsons.
When we opened our mail yesterday, we discovered that we have 2300 in skymiles with the Delta skymiles program. Now since we will not be using them in the near future, and considering that these miles will expire if unused by December 21st, is there anyone who would like to use them? If so, simply let me know, and we will work something out 
~Dipti
Parth’s first stage performance. Attach is the video. enjoy.
I wanted to share this beautiful video of the Vipassana mangal prayer made by Dhiren’s cousin, Reshma. The song is sung in her voice and is the same recording that we had used for Baia’s slide show. The pictures used in the video are personal pics of her and her family.
Njoy!
Got this from a link shared by Paras on Facebook. Beautifully done…Enjoy
Just happened to be reading this article on Yahoo News, and Owensboro was mentioned in the article under the “Friendly Atmosphere”
Wanted to share it with everyone.
http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/americas-best-place-to-raise-your-kids.html
This is a great list and I know some of you are Oprah fans, so thought you would enjoy! The article is available here.
The Top 20 Things Oprah Knows for Sure
by Oprah Winfrey
Since the day the late Gene Siskel asked me, “What do you know for sure?” and I got all flustered and started stuttering and couldn’t come up with an answer, I’ve never stopped asking myself that question. And every month I must find yet another answer. Some months I feel I hardly know a thing, and I’m always pressed to make the deadline for this column. This time around, in honor of our tribute to the subject, I looked back and came up with my all-time top 20:
1. What you put out comes back all the time, no matter what. (This is my creed.)
2. You define your own life. Don’t let other people write your script.
3. Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.
4. When people show you who they are, believe them the first time. (A lesson from Maya Angelou.)
5. Worrying is wasted time. Use the same energy for doing something about whatever worries you.
6. What you believe has more power than what you dream or wish or hope for. You become what you believe.
7. If the only prayer you ever say is thank you, that will be enough. (From the German theologian and humanist Meister Eckhart.)
8. The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.
9. Failure is a signpost to turn you in another direction.
10. If you make a choice that goes against what everyone else thinks, the world will not fall apart.
11. Trust your instincts. Intuition doesn’t lie.
12. Love yourself and then learn to extend that love to others in every encounter.
13. Let passion drive your profession.
14. Find a way to get paid for doing what you love. Then every paycheck will be a bonus.
15. Love doesn’t hurt. It feels really good.
16. Every day brings a chance to start over.
17. Being a mother is the hardest job on earth. Women everywhere must declare it so.
18. Doubt means don’t. Don’t move. Don’t answer. Don’t rush forward.
19. When you don’t know what to do, get still. The answer will come.
20. “Trouble don’t last always.” (A line from a Negro spiritual, which calls to mind another favorite: This, too, shall pass.)
Nimit
I thought this will interest all of us. Be careful and talk to your children and friends.
Mahendra
“From:
Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Subject: Consumer Affairs 020527082A
To: rpmmike@gmail. com
Mr. Kenia,
Thank you for your inquiry regarding gelatin used in some of our products. We are glad you contacted us and we are happy to provide you with this information.
Gelatin is used to help the texture of the product and is derived from either beef or pork. All gelatin used at Kellogg is certified Kosher.
Gelatin derived from pork is found in Kellogg’s® cereal products that contain marshmallow additives, for example Kellogg’s® Marshmallow Froot Loops cereal and Kellogg’s Smorz® cereal. It is also found in all varieties of Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies Treats® Squares and Special K® Protein Snack Bars.
Gelatin derived from beef is found in all varieties of Kellogg’s® Frosted Pop-Tarts®, Kellogg’s® Frosted Mini-Wheats® cereal, and Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies Treats™ cereal. None of the equipment that comes in contact with the gelatin in Kellogg’s® Frosted Pop-Tarts® is used in the production of the other pastries. As a result, Plain (unfrosted) Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® do not contain gelatin. The pre-gelatinized wheat starch contained in some of our toaster pastries is derived from wheat and does not contain any gelatin.
All Kellogg’s® fruit snacks contain gelatin. In fruit snacks beef and pork gelatin are used interchangeably based on availability in the marketplace.
Again, thank you for contacting us. We appreciate your loyal use of our products and hope that this provides you with the information you need to make food choices appropriate for you and your family.
Sincerely,
Grace De La Cruz
Consumer Affairs Department
For those interested in facts here is amazing fact:
Do You Know that – - -
Letters ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’ & ‘d’ do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1
to 99
(Letter ‘d’ comes for the first time in Hundred)
Letters ‘a’, ‘b’ & ‘c’ do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999
(Letter ‘a’ comes for the first time in Thousand)
Letters ‘b’ & ‘c’ do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to
999,999,999
(Letter ‘b’ comes for the first time in Billion)
And
Letter ‘c’ does not appear anywhere in the spellings of entire English
Counting
Check it out.
Interesting BBC report about haldi’s positive effects on cancer cells. I guess the moms were right all along about the hydher jo doodh 
