This is what is called ‘Hoisting on his own petard’
Praq Rado. an Illegal Immigrant
Or more colorfully in Tamil, an Indian Language‘Sondhak Kaasule Sooniyam Vachchukkarathu’
Life is quirky ans contrary to what people think Fate , in general kind, but don’t tempt it often.
“In an ironic twist of fate, an actor on his way to the Hamptons International Film Festival to see a film about his immigration journey was picked up by federal immigration officials.
Customs and Border Protection agents took Praq Rado, a 31-year-old Albanian-born actor who has lived in America for 11 years without documentation, into custody on Thursday while he was on board an Amtrak train in Buffalo, the agency confirmed on Sunday afternoon.
Lee Percy, who wrote and directed “Dreaming American,” confirmed Rado was traveling to East Hampton for the screening.
Rado is the lead actor in the 24-minute film that tells the story of his immigration journey, including how he escaped from Albania, without papers. He was thrown overboard from a ship off the Italian coast and made his way to shore.
“Family opposition to the prevailing regime had sharply curtailed his access to education or any sort of meaningful future. Even his personal safety was in jeopardy; his father’s death is still shrouded in mystery and political intrigue,” Percy said in a statement, adding that Rado dreamed of “living without fear of sectarian or political violence.”
Des dix qu’il a utilisé pour s’émerveiller de la complexité de la nature nd express awe t la réalité ou ce que beaucoup de s appeler Dieu.
Encore Einstein vues sur Dieu ne sont pas vraiment connus.
Il est également perçu comme un agnostique.
Maintenant une note écrite à la main par Einstein avait surface où il dit explicitement “le mot Dieu est “rien de plus que l’expression des faiblesses humaines”.
Einstein Letter..
“Une lettre manuscrite par Albert Einstein dans laquelle il appelle la religion ‘enfantin’ est d’être vendus aux enchères, avec un prix de départ de £ 1,85 millions de dollars.
Le lauréat du Prix Nobel scientifique questions l’existence de Dieu dans une lettre écrite au philosophe Eric Gutkind en 1954.
Les agnostiques juif va sur pour dire que la Bible est un “recueil d’honorable, mais encore les légendes primitives qui sont néanmoins assez puériles”.
Il ajoute: “Pour moi, la religion juive comme toutes les autres religions est l’incarnation des plus puériles superstitions.
“Et le peuple juif à qui j’ai volontiers appartenir et avec dont la mentalité J’ai une profonde affinité n’ont aucune qualité différente pour moi que toutes les autres personnes.
Il a ajouté: “En ce qui concerne mon expérience, ils sont aussi le meilleur que les autres groupes humains, bien qu’ils sont protégés des pires cancers par un manque de puissance.
“Sinon, je ne vois rien “choisi” à leur sujet.”
La Science vs le divin : Malgré bien être agnostique, Einstein a estimé une ” d’affinité” au peuple juif
la lettre, écrite un an avant l’allemand est mort en 1955, est communément appelé “le Dieu lettre”.
Some of the decisions of Simon Taufel in the West Indies Srilanka Matches were astonishingly wrong, not expected of him.
There were two-one involving Andre Russell and another ,I forgot, was it Gayle?
Now The ICC has
‘(CNN) — The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an “urgent” investigation after an Indian TV station claimed six umpires were willing to fix matches ahead of the recent 20-over World Cup in Sri Lanka.”
“In a major sting operation carried out in July, August and Septemb-was er ahead of the recently concluded ICC World Cup T20 tournament, India TV undercover reporters exposed six ICC umpires, belonging to Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh, willing to fix matches for money during T20 matches.
The entire sting operation was telecast on Monday prime time by India TV.
The six umpires who were exposed in the sting named “Operation World Cup” are : Nadeem Ghauri and Anees Siddiqui of Pakistan, Nadir Shah of Bangaldesh, and Gamini Dissanayake, Maurice Winston and Sagara Gallage of Sri Lanka.
The seventh umpire Sharfudoullah Shahid Saikat of Bangladesh refused to give any favour in lieu of money.
Sting No. 1: Bangladesh umpire Nadir Shah told the India TV undercover reporter that he was ready to fix any match – whether international, county or legaue matches.
Nadir Shah offered to give decisions like “out”, “not out” in any format of the game. He has officiated in 40-plus one-day internationals, six test matches as TV umpire and three tests as reserve umpire.
Nadir Shah also revealed on hidden camera that Pakistan’s opening batsman Nasir Jamshed ‘fixed’ several matches during the Bangladesh Premier League. He also said, umpires from Bangladesh are always ready to ‘help’ their country’s cricketers.
Sting No. 2: Sri Lankan premier panel umpire Sagara Gallage was the fourth umpire at the crucial India-Pakistan T20 World Cup match on Sept 17. For a payment of Rs 50,000, Sagara agreed to reveal the match pitch report, weather report, toss report, and even the playing elevens of both teams.
Galage even promised the undercover reporter to get a decision made in favour of India in course of the match by ‘managing’ the match referee and other officials.
Sting No.3: Pakistan’s ICC international panel umpire Nadeem Ghauri also agreed to help Team India in all manners. As quid pro quo, he agreed to take all amounts underhand in “black”. Nadeem Ghauri has stood in 43 ODIs, 14 test matches and four T20 matches. He promised to do any kind of favour for any player in umpiring.
Sting No.4: Sri Lankan’s premier panel umpire Maurice Winston Dela Zilwa’s name was recommended by another Sri Lankan umpire Sagara Galade to the India TV undercover reporter. For the crucial T20 world cup match on Sept 17 between Australia and England, Maurice Winston shared the pitch report, toss report and playing elevens of both teams and demanded Rs 50,000 bribe.”
Following is the Transcript of the conversation between Nadeem Ghauri and India Tv reporter:-
R- Achha achha maan lijiye jaise LBW hai
N- Haan ji
R – Leg before wicket
N- haan
R – isme, uska khiladi ka favour ho sakta hai
N – Hann, bilkul bilkul.
R- to ye favour kar denge aap?
N – Haan, bilkul ye hosakta hai.
R – Haan to isi tareeke ke, jaise maan lijiye bahut close nick hota hai bat se, Caught behind the wicket hota hai.
N – Haan ye bhi theek hai, kyonki wahaan jakar jo meeting hoti hai usme ye dekhna padega ki Snickometer to nahi hai ya Hawkeye to nahi hai.
Three Sri Lankan umpires Gamini Dissanayake, Maurice Winston and Sagara Gallage in trouble after Indian TV reveals umpiring fixing.In a major sting operation carried out in July, August and September ahead of the recently concluded ICC World Cup T20 tournament, India TV undercover reporters exposed six ICC umpires, belonging to Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh, willing to fix matches for money during T20 matches.
Sagara Gallage
Sri Lankan’s premier panel umpire Maurice Winston Dela Zilwa’s name was recommended by another Sri Lankan umpire Sagara Galade to the India TV undercover reporter. For the crucial T20 world cup match on Sept 17 between Australia and England, Maurice Winston shared the pitch report, toss report and playing elevens of both teams and demanded Rs 50,000 bribe. He agreed to take the entire amount in ‘black’. Sri Lankan umpire Gamini Dissanayake went a step ahead. On camera, he promised to ‘revolt’ againt Sri Lankan cricket if given a handsome amount. Gamini told the uncercover India TV reporter that by providing liquor and picnic to Sri Lankan Cricket Board officials, one can get any work done. Gamini’s name was mentioned by Maurice Winston.
There is a widespread feeling, some times propounded by some Doctors that if you are fat you are more likely to become unfit and liable for diseases, especially heart related diseases as the system needs to pump in more and this puts additional load on the Heart.
On the other hand ,are Skinny, less fat people tend to become more Healthy?
You can use a measurement called a body mass index, or BMI, along with yourwaist size, to decide whether your weight is dangerous to your health. The BMI is a combination of your height and weight. If you have a BMI of 30 or higher, your extra weight is putting your health in danger.
People who carry too much fat around the middle, rather than around the hips, are more likely to have health problems. In women, a waist size of 35 in. (88 cm) or more raises the chance for disease. In men, a waist size of 40 in. (101 cm) or more raises the chance for disease.1
If you are Asian, your health may be at risk with a BMI of 27.5 or higher. Also, health problems are seen with a smaller waist size. In Asian women, a waist size of32 in. (80 cm) or more raises the chance for disease. In Asian men, a waist size of36 in. (90 cm) or more raises the chance for disease.2
It has been revealed by a team of researchers from the Centre for Obesity Research and Education that people generally wrongly estimate their weight and height. The team has told that self-reported figures by Australians are mostly wrong.
However, Professor Paul O’Brien had affirmed previously that it is not apt to consider self-reporting for checking number of obese. Also, he had claimed there is no point to trust the data reported by people themselves. But, BMI was still being considered as the best method to measure a person’s health.
The team had carried out a survey in the year 2007-08, in which they had asked the participants to approximate their height and weight. All the respondents were also given an option of getting their actual height and weight measured. And improvements were seen as compared to the data revealed in 1995.”
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Obesity.
Again, the association of health risk with Obesity is open to question.
“respect to how qualitative aspects of physical activity, such as frequency and intensity, affect body
composition and healthrisk. The effect of television viewing on obesityrisk is of particular interest. …
84 However, the relation between dietary fat and adiposity has been questioned. ..’
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And there is no clear indicator which says that exercise will reduce Obesity.
So there is no point in following tips on obesity and be scared to death thinking of the health risks.
One can reduce fat accumulating foods without seriously affecting general Health and with out doing exercises that may not suit your system.
Safe is walking with the condition that walk what you can, don’t have fixed time frame and do not push your self nor’ take rest and walk again”
Take timely meals,Avoid snacks in between,and Drink tender coconut water as much as you can.
On the other end of the spectrum is the skinny people.
The presumption that they are less susceptible to health risk is unfounded.
Follow the discussion here and you will know the Opinions are non-committal.
AMANDA says: “The idea that you can be fit and yet be overweight or even obese is not always as straightforward as it seems. Check out my questions below to help you understand the myths from the facts.”
Q Can you eat anything you like and still be fit and fat?
A It has to be better to eat healthy foods rather than junk, even if overall you are eating too many calories.
Fill up on wholegrain cereals like wholemeal bread, brown pasta and wholegrain breakfast cereals. Also eat fruit and vegetables, pulses, lean meat and fish, which will provide vitamins, minerals, super nutrients and fibre.
While excess weight puts a potential strain on various organs in our bodies, at least if you are eating healthy food, you are probably doing less damage. Healthy foods give you more protection from long-term diseases.
Q I’m a bit overweight but I eat a lot better than my friend who’s as thin as a rake. Can being overweight ever be nutritionally healthier than being underweight?
A People who are underweight are probably less able to pack sufficient vitamins and minerals in to their overall food intake compared with people who are overweight.
Skinny people who are eating too few calories often find it difficult to eat enough B vitamins like folic acid, which may affect their moods.
They often get too little iron – which could lead to stress and tiredness – and get insufficient zinc, which may lead to a less robust immune system.
People who eat large quantities of food tend to meet daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. In my view, the middle ground is best. Eat a good variety of healthy foods that are nutritionally valuable and not high in fat.
Q Is it true that if you carry fat on your bottom, it is not as bad as carrying it on your belly?
A The fat cells we carry around our waists churn out hormones and toxic substances 24 hours a day. The damage they cause has been linked to heart disease and changes to cells that may lead to cancer, especially in the colon and in post-menopausal women. This means that it is probably “better” to be bottom-heavy. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/4577143/Advice-on-balance-in-wake-of-Lady-Gaga-and-Christina-Aguilera-weight-gain.html#ixzz28iJvt7W3
“Robert Vadra’s land deals in Haryana have turned murkier with new evidence suggesting hard cash transactions were made in the guise of a property purchase.
A Headlines Today investigation has unearthed documents which raise suspicion over the authenticity of Vadra’s land deals and the validity of the clean chit given to him by a three-member probe panel appointed by the Haryana government in October last year.
Between 2005 and 2006, Vadra struck four land deals with one agriculturist – Harbans Lal Pahwa – buying a total of 46 acres land in Amipur village in Faridabad district, only to sell it back to Pahwa at a premium five years later.
Vadra signed the land deals overlooking the Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972, which states that one person or family can buy a maximum of 26.9 acres of agricultural land in the state.
On September 8, 2005, Vadra bought 12 acres of land in Amipur village from Pahwa for over Rs 32 lakh. On January 13, 2006,he bought 19 acres from Pahwa for Rs 54 lakh.
On April 14, 2006, Vadra acquired 10 more acres of land from the same land dealer for Rs 30 lakh. On April 28, 2006, Vadra’s wife Priyanka Gandhi struck a deal with Pahwa for 5 acres in Amipur for Rs 15 lakh.
Pahwa bought the land in three installments in 2010, bearing a loss of about Rs 2.5 crore. The transaction triggered suspicion about Pahwa’s connection with Vadra, and the relationship fell under scrutiny when Headlines Today dug up Vadra’s balance sheets.
The investigation team came across a curious figure of Rs 1.55 crore against the name of Harbans Lal Pahwa.
Documents in the possession of Headlines Today show Pahwa’s company, Carnival Intercontinental Estate Pvt Ltd, had given a loan of Rs 1. 55 crore to Vadra’s company, Skylight Hospitality.
Pahwa also held a directorship in Vadra’s company, Real Earth, for over a year between February 2008 and March 2009″
It is evident from Records of DLF it had huge debts,yet lent Robert Vadra free of interest the money it had borrowed at 12.8.%/a.
Finance MinisterP.Chidambaram, while ruling out an enquiry into Robert Vadra’s dealings, stated that ‘no enquiry can be instituted on the basis of insinuations”
Is this insinuation not borne and substantiated by the facts mentioned above?
The Affairs of DLF.
Here is a company which analysts believe should be cutting down on its debt by around Rs 9,000 crore, and it has been giving out interest-free loans to an individual with zero or very little experience in running a real estate business. Reuters
Kejriwal and Bhushan have released documents which clearly show that companies set up by Vadra borrowed money from DLF and then used that money to buy properties from DLF, among other things…
“According to a tweet on the Twitter handle of news channel NDTV, DLF has said that their dealings with Vadra have been completely transparent. Vadra, on his part, had explained his relationship with DLF to The Economic Timesin March 2011. “I have a good understanding with DLF. Our children are friends, we are friends. They are seasoned businessmen. They are not daft. They are educated, sensible people and are reasonable and shrewd in their business. They don’t need me to enhance them. They’ve existed for years,” Vadra had said. (You can read the complete story here)….
As per an analyst presentation (dated 6 August 2012) made by DLF, the gross debt of the company stands at a whopping Rs 25,060 crore as on 30 June 2012. At the end of 31 March 2012, the gross debt had stood at Rs 25,066 crore. (You can access it here).
The annual report of DLF points out “the company’s borrowings from banks and others have a effective weighted average rate of 12.38 percent per annum, calculated using the interest rates effective as on 31 March 2012 for the respective borrowings.”
So what this means is that the company had debt outstanding of Rs 25,066 crore as on 31 March and was paying an interest of 12.38 percent on that debt. The debt outstanding as on 30 June 2012 had not changed much and was at Rs 25,060 crore. It is fair to assume that over a period of three months the interest rate on the debt outstanding wouldn’t have changed significantly.
What is also interesting is that during 2011-2012 (i.e. the period between 1 April 2011 and 31 March 2012), the sales of the company stood at Rs 4,582.67 crore. This means that the debt of the company is nearly 5.5 times its annual sales, which is extremely high.
The question that DLF needs to answer is that why is a company which has such huge outstanding debts, paying an interest of 12.38 percent per year on it, giving out interest-free loans? Also it seems to have been having trouble in bringing down its outstanding debt. The outstanding debt between March and June 2012 has gone down by only Rs 6 crore.
The company has been trying to bring down the debt by selling investments that it had made over the last few years. It recently sold a plot that it owned in Lower Parel in Central Mumbai to Lodha Developers for Rs 2,750 crore. The company has been trying to sell several of its other investments over the last few years..’..
“Independent directors of DLF have said the controversial transactions between Robert Vadraand India’s largest realty firm were not discussed by the board and if allegations of easy loans and cheap deals are proved, they should be probed.
“The matter was not flagged off at any board meeting. We have not come across any such instance where favours have been done. It’s not come to our notice. It is not possible to look at each and every sale transaction. But we try to ensure that all transactions are done at market prices,” said KN Memani, an independent director at DLF, and former chairman of Ernst & Young India”.
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