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By NITISH S. RELE - [email protected]
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By NITISH S. RELE - [email protected]
Dr. Akshay Desai of St. Petersburg will be a representative of the
White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
(Initiative), which has been incorporated as a member of the American
Medical Association�s (AMA) Commission to End Health Care Disparities.
The AMA panel was formed in response to the Institute of Medicine�s
report, �Unequal Treatment,� which acknowledged health disparities as
resulting from multiple factors, including race and ethnicity.
Inside Get more in the upcoming events sections, youth higlights, health updates and read book reviews in this edition of Khaasbaat. Read Story
Story provided by MOSI
The Museum of Science & Industry in Tampa is looking to bring the film
�Mystic India: An Incredible Journey of Inspiration� to its IMAX� Dome
theater. In fact, MOSI would like to make the film available for free
to the people of Tampa Bay. To achieve the goal, it is looking for
sponsorship totaling $100,000 so the film can be shown on a daily
schedule and various weekends throughout the year.
Read Story
Meet Thomas Umer Tevana -- the only Indian American on the list of the
�50 Hottest Bachelors� list in the 40-million readership People
magazine (June 27 issue). Remember the Indian American FBI agent in the
controversial �Jo Bole So Nihaal?� Yeah, that was Tevana. He now joins
the ranks of such actors as Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Colin Farrell in
People magazine�s top bachelors ranking.
When she was just 23 years old, Vimala Gade was struck with rheumatoid
arthritis. The inflammatory disease affects the facet joins in the
spine, hands, feet, wrists, knees, hips and shoulders, resulting in
deformities and disability over time. At that time, the present New
Jersey resident was an elementary teacher in India.
MAPPING THE MAZE By Nitish S. Rele
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: I am a naturalized American citizen. I want to sponsor my parents.
Is it necessary for them to come as a visitor or can I sponsor them
when they are in India? What is more advantageous?
A: It depends on the readiness of your parents to leave India. It may
be less expensive to sponsor them from India. If they are in a city
where there is no immigration office, it might be better for them to
come here first as visitors; otherwise, they may be sponsored from
India.
RELIGION: SECOND IN A SERIES WISDOM OF THE �YOGA VASISTHA� By SWAMI SURYADEVANANDA
We are beginning a series of articles on the �Wisdom of the Yoga Vasistha.� We attempt to bring to the surface the embedded wisdom, which can be applied to one�s everyday life. The expressions of the writer will be contemporary, truths are eternal but the method of _expression will be conversational. We will move in and out of the story to bring subtle points to the forefront. It is not a scholarly approach but will be shared as a story and discussion in the hopes of involving the readers in the joint venture of mutual exploration.
TECHNO CORNER By ARUN MARBALLI
Last month, we reviewed backups as a proactive strategy for ensuring
the safety of information stored on our computer�s hard drive. However,
there are other protective habits that we must adopt to maximize our
ability to stay safe as we engage the ubiquitous electronic mail
(e-mail) cyberspace to carry out more and more of our interpersonal
transactions. Consider these habits akin to �defensive driving.� In
defensive driving, we anticipate that we are going to run into problems
such as drivers who err and we make it a habit to be always ready to
compensate. Similarly, in the e-mail environment we have to be ever
watchful and steer clear of potential cyber-mines.
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