William Henry Gates III

Mr. William Henry Gates III
Chairman, Microsoft



Dear Sir,

The other day, we at Librahitech were drafting the text for an e-mail to be forwarded to our associates. It took us some two hours to come up with the facts and figures to compile the e-mail text. As bad luck would have it, just as we were about to press the "send" buttom, a sudden power failure caused our e-mail text vanish into thin air.

We would have saved the mail as a draft every five minutes as we were preparing it, but power failures are not a frequent occurrence in our part of the world, and therefore, we did not bother to do that.

We are using the Microsoft Windows XP Professional, and are wondering why not the Microsoft develop and incorporate a program into their hugely popular operating system whereby the document under preparation (such as our e-mail above) is automatically saved in the event of a power failure.

We hope that Microsoft will look into this matter.

We thank our consultant whose existance can be felt, seen, or admired only by God or his truthful followers, for coming up with this idea, and asking us to blog it in the hope that the message will reach your good offices. In fact, we were planning to send an e-mail to you Sir, but we have no clue about your e-mail ID.

Here's is wishing you and the Microsoft team A VERY HAPPY AND A MORE PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.

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Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan was born in the city of Allahabad, India. His father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a well-known poet of Urdu and Hindi. The original last name of the family is "Srivastava"; "Bachchan" was in fact a pen name used by his father.

However, when Bachchan entered films he did so under his father's pen name. Now he is never known as anything but Amitabh Bachchan. His immediate family has also adopted the Bachchan surname. His mother is Teji Bachchan, who is a Sikh born in Punjab, India. His father is a Hindu Kayastha from Uttar Pradesh.



Bachchan attended Allahabad's Boys' High School, followed by Nainital's Sherwood College, where he gained a degree in art. He later went on to study at Kirori Mal College in Delhi University earning a degree in science. When he was in his twenties, Bachchan gave up a job as freight broker to pursue a career in acting.

He is married to actress Jaya Bhaduri (now Bachchan) after the success of the movie Abhimaan (directed by Hrikhesh Mukerjee). In this movie Amitabh and Jaya play a successful singing couple. In addition to Abhimaan, Amitabh and Jaya acted together in Zanjeer, Chupke Chupke, Mili, Sholay and later in Silsila and Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. The couple have two children: daughter Shweta and son Abhishek. Abhishek Bachchan has also entered the Bollywood film industry.

He has appeared in a number of films each year, sometimes in unconventional or supporting roles. He has been praised for his performances in films such as Aks (2001) Aankhen (2002) Baghban (2003) Khakee (2004) and Dev.

As his son Abhishek's film career has prospered, Amitabh has appeared with his son in several films: 2005's Bunty Aur Babli and Sarkar and 2006's Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna.

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L K Advani & A B Vajpayee

MUMBAI - Movies, books bond Advani and Vajpayee. A fascination for films and books bond L.K. Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee — who symbolise one of the most enduring partnerships in Indian politics.

At a book launch function Advani said, "Our friendship which has seen so many ups and downs. But what bonds us are books and movies. Many a time when we have felt let down or in many of our toughest moments in politics, we have put our troubles behind by watching a movie together."

Narrating how the newly formed Jan Sangh lost in the Delhi corporation elections of 1958, Advani said, "We were so dejected that we had lost. Vajpayeeji said ‘Let's go watch a movie’. Incidentally, we watched the movie Woh Subah Kabhi to Aayegi which was very apt for the situation. Later, when he became the prime minister, I told him, Woh Subah Aa Gayee (The morning has dawned.)

"At every crucial stage, movies have somehow mirrored our lives. When general elections were held in 1977, our symbol was the lamp or diya, and we were taking on the Congress behemoth. At that time we watched Diya Aur Toofan (The lamp in a storm)," Advani who was in the city to launch his brother-in-law Manek Premchand's book on Hindi film music said.

"If anyone asks us what would be our (his and Vajpayee's) biggest success, I would say it has been that we made Indian politics into a bipolar polity from the dominance of only one party and in this journey, films have played a very important part," added, Advani, the BJP leader.

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Mother Teresa and Yunus

Dubai – We can do no great things; only small things with great love, the late Mother Teresa once said with reference to her work. The late Mother’s own simplicity epitomised the greatness of her spirit and selflessness.

The US-trained economist, who last week received the Nobel Peace prize for his decisive role in fighting poverty in a country that is one of the poorest and underdeveloped in the world.

The utter simplicity and honesty of Prof Yunus’s vision and his unshakable belief in the essentially good nature of human beings remind you of the saint who spent and devoted all her life in the service of the world’s wretched and rejected on Calcutta’s filthy streets.

Like Mother Teresa, Prof Yunus managed to realise his dream because he believed in humanity. He spawned the miracle called Grameen Bank, one of the world’s largest micro-credit institutions, with only $27.

Conventional banking is governed by the principle that banks are there to help the rich get richer. Banks have no money for those who really and badly need it. As Mark Twain famously argued, a banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.

While banks everywhere turn their back on those who cannot offer any collateral or guarantee, Yunus questioned not ‘whether the poor are credit-worthy, but whether banks are people-worthy.’

Today, lending about $800m a year, the bank has 6.7 million borrowers — 97 per cent of them women — and an unmatched 99 per cent loan repayment rate.

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Santhi Soundarajan

New Delhi - 19 Dec 2006. Depite row, Tamil Nadu honours Santhi. Athlete Santhi Soundarajan, India's controversial silver medalist at the Asian Games, on Monday attended an award ceremony conducted in Chennai to celebrate her performance in Doha.

Santhi, who is likely to be stripped off her Asiad silver after failing the gender test, received a Rs 15-lakh cheque from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at a private ceremony.

Tamil Nadu government had announced prize money for the medal winners from the state but despite the news of Santhi failing a gender test, it went ahead with presenting the award to her - CNN-IBN inputs.

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The New Untouchables

Hemant Rao's opinion in Khaleej Times, Dubai - 16 December 2006.

I detest the thought of having to write to your paper, but am left with no choice after reading Aijaz Zaka Sayed's column in today's KT (Dec 15), captioned "The New Untouchables"

Does he not know that by pointing a finger at others, he has three of his own fingers pointing back at him?

Does he not realise that his provocative and derogatory column, which makes random allegations against all non-Muslim Indians, is actually a reflection of his own short comings?

If his editorial has any basis, I challenge the writer to quote only a few Indian Muslims who have endorsed his views. Names that come to my mind immediately are:

Abdul Kalam the Indian President or the late Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed; Yousuf Khan (aka Dilip Kumar), Shah Rukh Khan or any other Indian Musilm Bollywood star or actress;

Ustad Ali Akbar Khan or any other Indian Muslim maestro; MF Hussain or any other Indian Muslim talented painter; Salman Rushdie or any other outspoken Indian Muslim author; Irfan Pathan, Sania Mirza or a similar Indian Muslim sportsperson; Azim Premji or any other Indian Muslim business tycoon; Indian Muslims in the Indian Army/Navy/Civil Services; Abdul Rahman Antulay or any other Indian Muslim politician of his stature.

There is no dearth of Indian Muslim celebrities or successful people in India and it all goes to show that success comes only to those, who seek it; not to those who do nothing but bicker.

India is a land of many religions, ideologies and people who want to live in peace and harmony. It is also a land of freedom, tolerance and equality, even if some tend to disturb the delicate balance by inciting hatred. But India has and will always prevail. We may have our faults, but so does every other nation on earth.

Lastly, history does not give anyone the right to privileges just because that community was once a ruling class. And no one can expect opportunity to keep knocking forever, if you will not open that door.

So take off your blinkers and look around you. There is much more to life than writing such derogatory pieces.

Use your ink wisely and for a good cause.

And we at Librahitech agree with the views expressed by Hemant Rao.

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India’s $25 Billion Trade

India's Middle East trade up threefold to $25 billion.

Driven by its booming bilateral trade with the UAE, India's trade with the Middle East has risen three-fold in the past five years to $25 billion, according to the Export-Import Bank of India, the country's premier export finance institution.

While India's exports to the Middle East have risen from $5 billion in 2001-02 to $15 billion in 2005-06, imports from Middle East (excluding oil imports) have gone up from $3 billion to $10 billion during this period.

The Association of Chambers of Commerce has it that India's total exports will grow to a minimum of $125 billion and imports to $190 billion taking the total merchandise foreign trade to $315 billion in 2006-07 - by Isaac John, Chief Business Reporter – Khaleej Times, Dubai, 16 December, 2006.



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Dubai Shopping Festival

Shopping at its best - What is a shopping festival without shopping? True to tradition, the entire emirate becomes one massive shopping mall.

With over 40 themed malls, souqs, well-lit streets, shops and boutiques tempting shoppers with dazzling displays, attractive price-offs, discounts, bargains, incredible offers and promotions, shoppers find themselves amidst an entertaining set-up that enthralls one and all.

Dubai malls with over 1,000 outlets host the world’s finest brands in fashion, jewellery, watches, cosmetics, home accessories, furniture, and electronics.

The shopping is supported by winning opportunities presented through various purchase-related raffles and scratch ‘n’ win promotions. Additionally, the festival brings together world-renowned music shows, art exhibitions, and folk dances that make your shopping experience a truly memorable one.



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Health Insurance in the UAE

Abu Dhabi - Health cover for all expat staff in capital. Starting from January 1, 2007, it will be mandatory for companies operating in Abu Dhabi to cover their expatriate staff whose visas are issued in other emirates with a national health insurance policy, a senior official source said.

The companies which fail to do so will face financial penalty against each employee and additionally have their transactions blocked at government departments, warned the official.

“Regardless of the emirate in which the company was headquartered sponsors should include their non-national employees in the national health insurance system provided that they are residing and working in Abu Dhabi,” an official source at the General Authority for Health Services for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (GAHS) told Khaleej Times yesterday.

The huge population of expatriates working in the capital and have their visa issued in other emirates were skeptical whether their companies will cover them with the national health insurance project.

“In case of violations, employers have to pay a monthly fine of Dh300 for each employee that was not included in the health insurance scheme. Non-compliance will subject the company to a blockage concerning processing of various transactions at public departments and ministries,” reiterated the official.

On January 1, a mandatory insurance premium for expat employees residing and working in the capital will be implemented to phase out the existing health card, under a presidential decree. The newly introduced health insurance project aims to alleviate the suffering of expats resulting from high medical treatment fees and makes sure sponsors will bear treatment expenses for non-national employees.

The first phase of the scheme was enforced on July 1 this year for companies employing more than 1,000 staff members. “We want to make sure that all expat residents working and living in the capital will avail of the insurance. Belonging to a company that is located in Dubai or any other emirate should not make any difference for this category as they will still be able to benefit from the project”, said the official.

That is good news for the expatriates working in the capital. What about the expatriates working in the other Emirates. Are they wealthy enough to afford the medical insurance requirements by themselves? No, not all. And therefore, it is imperative it should also be made mandatory for all companies operating in Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujeirah, and Umm Al Quwain to have a national health insurance policy for their expatriate staff. The emirate of Dubai is contemplating such a move; however, the required momentum in that direction is yet to pick up.

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