Coming soon: beansaver.com

Stand back everyone! My friend is about to launch his very own consumer-driven deals site called beansaver.com.

The site will feature deals from companies such as Dell, Sear's, Chapters, coupons galore, savings and deals you won't find anywhere else.

Before you buy that little or big luxury...check out beansaver.com for news other beansavers might have of coupons and codes for on-line shopping.

Stay tuned for the official launch date.

Parvez Ahmed on India's Muslims

"Parvez Ahmed is Associate Professor at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. He is an active researcher whose articles have been published in leading national and international finance journals. He recently authored a book on “Mutual Funds titled Mutual Funds – Fifty Years of Academic Research.” In addition he is a frequent commentator and speaker on Islam and the American Muslim experience." (Source: http://drparvezahmed.blogspot.com/)

">The issue of Muslim empowerment is not so much about the Muslim community as it is about India’s future. A more educated Muslim community will constitute a more enlightened Indian work force leading to better business opportunity and a more sustainable growth for India’s economy. The next step in India’s economic evolution will likely not come on the backs of call centers and outsourcing. Rather it will come as result of higher paying service oriented jobs that require a large educated work force. An empowered Muslim community will also mean fewer security headaches and lesser social tension.

The Sachar commission recommends that 15 percent of all government funds be allocated to Muslim welfare and development. While this may work in the short run, in the long run Muslims need equal opportunities not quotas or handouts.

What's New?

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• Well, it's about time!: "I am only ashamed that I waited this many months to act. I hereby resign my membership in the Church of Scientology."
  

• Homophobia: A gang of up to 20 youths attacked an off-duty trainee police officer outside a gay bar in Liverpool city centre.

• McDonald's Packs up in Iceland: "For a kilo of onion, imported from Germany, I'm paying the equivalent of a bottle of good whiskey."

• Smarter is easy, but younger too?: "The secret to a happy marriage for men is choosing a wife who is smarter and at least five years younger than you, say UK experts."

Rest Your Eyes

Johnny R.: Thorncliffean, confidante, sometime cut-up, professori, lover of things and people Japanese, erstwhile beatle-lover, present day beatle-lover, owner of a Mini Cooper, eater of sushi, writer of academic papers, funny man (too funny), fisher, speaker of Japanese, wanderer, erstwhile dilemma-boy, not a glamour-boy, walker, sometime eater of burgers from 7-11 at odd hours, avid long distance driver, husband, son, false accuser of homosexuality :), de-bunker, receiver of comments ("Psychologize me, john" and "Say something funny, John" and "You know what they're doing there don't you?"), watcher of late night TV, lover of reptiles and things downtown, allergy sufferer (but only in North America), musicphile, bibliophile, owner and distributor of the "humble look," but mostly -- a friend; visited us this summer.

Medicine

There are many great sadnesses in the world: The loss of a child or parent; the loss of a love to another; the pain of separation; the loss of of honour and pride. Somewhere far down this rank must sit the sadness of experiencing the hypocrisy of human politics: The maintenance of a view point in disagreement with the reality of a given situation -- the studied use of rules and regulations to keep from facing the disease and instead, only treating the symptoms.

One and One Make Three

Mistakes Were Made

I am at my best when I exercise my self-determination.
Hooah!
Booya!

Jack-O-Lantern

Me and the kids carved our first pumpkin ever...yep, a first for all of us. Notice that Seth is standing in the last picture at his full height! :) Click on each picture to enlarge it...to get back to the post, just click the back button on your browser.

Goa, Mumbai and Home

We left Mumbai on September 29th and arrived home yesterday. Following are pictures of the hotel (Park Hyatt) in Goa and on arrival in Mumbai, took pictures at Dhobi Ghaat (open air laundry). Also some street scenes of Mumbai.

Board walk at the Park Hyatt (Goa) leading to the beach.

Grounds at the Park Hyatt (Goa).


Laundry being hauled to Dhobi Ghat.

Clothes ready for hanging.

Dhobi (washer) enjoying a bath in the laundry area after a day of work.

Dhobi washing clothes.

Clean clothes off the drying line.

Paan maker preparing a paan.


Hindu priest who said to me, "What have I got to lose or gain if you take a picture of me? Nothing. Go ahead, take my picture."

Lady picking out a goat head. She smelled the neck of the goat head to determine how fresh it was!