Pakistan on the Brink by Ahmed Rashid: review

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/9214669/Pakistan-on-the-Brink-by-Ahmed-Rashid-review.html Pakistan on the Brink by Ahmed Rashid: review By Duncan Gardham Last Updated: 12:26PM BST 23/04/2012 Ahmed Rashid’s new books reveals a Pakistan crippled by poor leadership, says Duncan Gardham As Britain desperately tries to rescue some pride from its imminent withdrawal from Afghanistan, the best-case scenario may be that we leave behind a [...]

Does the Tax Man have the right to prevent us from traveling,

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/04/no-taxes-no-travel-why-the-irs-wants-the-right-to-seize-your-passport/255940/ Does the Tax Man have the right to prevent us from traveling, even without a formal charge of evasion or another crime? Maybe we’re about to find out.  You’re standing at the airport. The ticket agent clacks away on the keyboard. She looks up. “I’m sorry,” she says. “We can’t let you board the plane [...]

Officially There is NO Sonia Gandhi

Officially  There is No NO Sonia Gandhi. She doesn’t Exist.  Her real name in passport is neither Gandhi nor Sonia. Its Edvige Antonia Albina Maino. Sonia is a Russian name and not italian. However, Antonia is an italian name and her passport is italian. Though she has married Rajiv Gandhi* she never accepted change of title [...]

Wal-Mart vs. The Morons

Although I can’t verify all that comes in, the following seems interesting, if true. Decide for yourself. Wal-Mart vs. The Morons 1. Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart every hour of every day. 2. This works out to $20,928 profit every minute! 3. Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1 to St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th) [...]

Bill Cosby “I’m 83 and Tired”

Bill Cosby “I’m 83 and Tired” This should be required reading for every man, woman and child in Jamaica, the UK, United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand and to all the world… ” I’m 83 and I’m Tired “ I’m 83. Except for brief period in the 50′s when I was doing [...]

Muslims are not happy

Brilliant One ……….Just Brilliant ! Muslims are not happy They’re not happy in Gaza They’re not happy in Egypt They’re not happy in Libya They’re not happy in Morocco They’re not happy in Iran They’re not happy in Iraq They’re not happy in Yemen They’re not happy in Afghanistan They’re not happy in Pakistan They’re [...]

China and Israel

A few days ago Israel and China signed their first trade agreement at governmental level. What might result from this in due course intrigues me enormously because, simultaneously, their cultures share one feature in common and are poles apart in another. How will these have a bearing? The feature they share in common is that, [...]

… Please Appreciate All Women in Your Life “HER” ….

The woman in your life…very well expressed…   Tomorrow you may get a working woman, but you should marry her with these facts as well. Here is a girl, who is as much educated as you are; Who is earning almost as much as you do; One, who has dreams and aspirations just as you have [...]

સ્વસ્તિકના ચિહ્નને હડઘૂત કરનારા અમેરિકનો સમજી લે સ્વસ્તિકનું વિશ્વ્વવ્યાપી મહત્ત્વ

સ્વસ્તિકના ચિહ્નને હડઘૂત કરનારા અમેરિકનો સમજી લે સ્વસ્તિકનું વિશ્વ્વવ્યાપી મહત્ત્વ હોટલાઇન – ભાલચંદ્ર જાની સુખ અને સમૃદ્ધિના પ્રતિક સમાન સ્વસ્તિકને ઘરના બારણે, ઉંબરે કે આંગણામાં દોરવામાં આવે છે. તેમજ કોઈ પણ શુભ પ્રસંગ કે મંગળ પ્રસંગમાં પણ સ્વસ્તિક દોરવામાં આવે છે. ભારતીય પરંપરા પ્રમાણે સ્વસ્તિકને મંગળ અને સૌભાગ્યનું પ્રતિક ગણવામાં આવે છે. અમેરિકામાં હમણાં એક [...]

Scrabble. Arrangements of Words.

Arrangements of Words. This has got to be one of the most clever E-mails I’ve received in awhile. Someone out there either has too much spare time or is deadly at Scrabble. (Wait till you see the last one)! DILIP VENGSARKAR When you rearrange the letters: SPARKLING DRIVE PRINCESS DIANA When you rearrange the letters: [...]