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tax rebate information

here is some tax information which might be useful - tax info
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3 comments April 8th, 2008

Interesting Article

I know many people use Wikipedia to look up random information. Here is an interesting article about whether or not you should trust everything you read on there….

http://www.maltastar.com/pages/msFullArt.asp?an=14323

3 comments August 22nd, 2007

Happy Independence Day

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes rarely in history, We are celebrating our 60th year of Independence.
Happy Independence Day.

Jai Hind

3 comments August 15th, 2007

ABC’s Hit Reality Show Casting Jain Families!

Hi, my name is Jodi and I am a casting producer for ABC’s hit show
Wife Swap. I am seeking Jain families for our 4th season! Would you
or someone you know be interested in applying?

If you haven’t seen the show, don’t be confused by the title - this is
a family show on ABC. The premise of Wife Swap is simple: two moms
from two different families get the opportunity to swap places for one
week to experience what it’s like to live a different lifestyle - and
to see what they can teach each other about their own!

Potential families can live anywhere in the United States. Families
must consist of two parents that have at least one child, age 6 or
older. Families on the show will receive a $20,000 honorarium. ABC
pays $1,000 as a finders’ fee to anyone who recommends a family that
ends up on the show.

To apply, please call 646-747-7958, or email a family photo and
description to me directly at jodi.friedman@rdfusa.com

Jodi Friedman
Casting Producer
ABC TV/ RDF Media
New York, NY
646-747-7958
jodi.friedman@rdfusa.com

1 comment May 11th, 2007

Negative news about Vegan Diet !!!

I was reading BBC news online and found these two articles that bash vegan and vegetarian diets. Some of the claims made here are based on poor quality studies conducted by the “National Cattleman’s Beef Association”. Especially in the first article where the vegan couple in Georgia was jailed for life because their son died. Some parts of the article to suggest that the vegan diet is to blame for their son’s death. Where really it’s the parents that did not know what and how to feed their baby, especially when the baby was only 3.5 pounds at 6 weeks, they refused to take the baby to a hospital. I am posting these articles because I want to put this out to you guys and see if there is any thing we can do to counter these articles. Are there people that we can write to about this? are there petitions that we can fill out and send to BBC? I can just see someone in the future arguing for a non-veg diet and say that “well there were these articles on BBC that said that “it is unethical to feed children with a vegan diet, and that a 6 week baby died because he was on a vegan diet”.

click the links below to see the articles,

http://www.ashish.maru.us/Misc/Vegan/1.pdf

http://www.ashish.maru.us/Misc/Vegan/2.pdf

I am just looking for an open discussion of ideas; please share your thoughts through comments.

1 comment May 10th, 2007

Dollar v/s Rupee

The Rupee has reached an all time high against the Dollar. This progress has been seen after the one in 1998 when the Rupee was around 40 to a Dollar.
History has turned a page, Today again 40 Rupees equals a Dollar.
hehe…
People say the Indian economy is at a high. Do you think it is a bubble which will explode or is it going up from here?
Goldman Sachs has predicted on the basis of India’s GDP that it will be World’s 3rd largest economy by 2035 racing ahead of superpowers like France, Italy, Russia, Japan, Germany and UK.
Also, about remitting money to India, do we wait or do we send now is a question arising in lot of people’s minds.
If this is a topic that interests you, post your opinions and comments.

4 comments April 30th, 2007

Virginia Killings

The killings at VT were brutal and may all the souls rest in peace.
We had a memorial service in our University where my roommate Yash sang a stuti remembering those who died in the massacre.

Hey Nath , jodi haath paya prem thi sau mangiye,
Sharanu maaale sacchu tamaaru hriday thi eh mangiye,

Jeh jeev aavyo aap pase charan ma apnav jo ,
Paramatma eh aatma ne , shaanti sacchi aapjo . (2)
Paramatma eh aatma ne, param shanti aapjo.

5 comments April 21st, 2007

Shocking Discovery about Frito-Lay Products

There had been a rumor going around our campus that Frito-Lay products are not vegetarian. Some of my friends called the company and spoke to the representatives. Here is what they found out - Doritos, Cheetos, Lays, Ruffles - ANY Frito products with any type of seasoning/cheese seasoning are not Veggie friendly. The enzymes used in making the cheese and seasonings for their cheetos, Doritos, etc. that come from grinded pork! The rep said they became aware of this 2 years ago. Esentially, read the ingredients and if you see any “seasoning” or “cheese” - DON’T EAT IT
People at my school wanted to start a petition requesting them to find alternatives, but she said it would be best for individuals to call, because each call is registered. So, if you are going to miss cheetos and doritos, call Frito-Lay at 1-800-352-4477, Monday - Friday, 9:00am-4:30pm

9 comments April 3rd, 2007

Interview provides hope for the future

Hi everyone, I have not posted in a long time. I just wanted to post a link to this interview of someone who is a reformed terrorist. Watch the video on the right hand side and/or read the article! There’s another very interesting video on the left.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/23/60minutes/main2602308.shtml

Dhenu

7 comments March 29th, 2007

Child Prodigy

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Akrit Pran Jaswal, India’s Child Surgeon - Child Genius

Akrit JaswalA young girl in India badly burned as a toddler, her fingers had fused together and curled into a knotted ball. Her shepherd family could not afford surgery, but they had heard of a remarkable young boy being called the child surgeon. Akrit Jaswal was only seven years old when he operated, successfully, on the eight year old girl to release her fingers.

Akrit Jaswal had a reputation, in the region, for being a medical genius. He has been shown to have the highest I.Q. of any boy his age in India, a country of over one billion people.

He has focussed this phenomenal intelligence on medicine and now, at the age of twelve, claims to be on the verge of discovering a cure for cancer.

An early developer, Akrit was walking and talking by the time he was 10 months old. He was reading and writing by two, and reading Shakespeare, in English, by the time he was five, and is now talking about his theories for oral gene therapy in the fight against cancer.

He is studying for a science degree at Chandigarh College and, at twelve years of age, is the youngest student ever accepted by an Indian University.

Akrit’s father left the family a year ago, depressed and exhausted by six years battling with Indian bureaucracy to get his son’s intellect acknowledged and resources made available for his cancer research.

Is it possible that this young boy knows something the medical profession does not? Throughout history, scientific breakthroughs have come not only from the established, the learned, and the scholarly, but also from single flashes of insight and inspiration.

Akrit is not phased by his fame and is used to meeting government ministers and press representatives. For ordinary people meeting Akrit, it is very different. When he is in town, they gather for an audience. They come with prescriptions and medicines, seeking advice. They come with ailments and injuries for a diagnosis. They come to see a doctor, a healer. They come to see a guru, and because this is India, there is always spiritual dimension.

Akrit may be famous but, will he be the one to unlock the secrets to a cure for cancer. He was invited to Imperial College, London to find out. He will spend two weeks based at Imperial College having his intelligence tested and talking super-mechanisms, genes and therapies with scientists at the cutting-edge of cancer research.
Patel and Djamgoz
Mr Anup Patel and Professor Mustafa Djamgoz

Akrit must convince Professor Mustafa Djamgoz, a world-renowned research biologist, and his colleague Mr Anup Patel, a consultant urological surgeon, that his ideas are realistic and worth pursuing.

The inquisitors become his friends, Mr Patel and Professor Djamgoz are keen to foster Akrit’s enthusiasm, keen to protect him from disappointment, and willing to guide him on his way.

Professor Djamgoz says of Akrit: ” He is generating ideas based upon what he knows, in an idealistic sort of way, without being in full grip of reality, withou knowing how difficult it is to turn the ideas into practical realities”.

Just how intelligent is Akrit? Team Focus, the UK’s leading I.Q. analysts agree to test him. For Akrit this was to prove a disappointment. His exceptional results in verbal and numeracy tests were countered by poor practical tests, particularly in the area of pattern matching. Because of this wide range of results Team Focus chose not to give him a final rating.

Rosemary Facer, a childhood psychologist, put forward the theory that Akrit had been an early developer accounting for the good results and because of this early genius he had missed out on later schooling accounting for the poor practical results. These results do not affect what Akrit may achieve, but he needs help, a wise friend to talk to.

The Professor’s analysis is that Akrit needs to obsess less and enjoy more. He thinks Akrit shows great potential but it needs to be properly guided.

Akrit returns home to India, slightly maturer, a little more realistic, but this precocious young man is still convinced that he will find a cure for cancer.

“http://www.mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk/misc/akritjaswal.html”

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