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“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
| VBA's Positive News |
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UK: Crime falls to lowest level since survey began in 1981
Crime in England and Wales has fallen by a further 9 per cent over the past year, official survey results published on Thursday reveal. Official statisticians say this latest substantial fall brings the crime rate down to its lowest level since the survey began in 1981 and to less than half the peak level it reached in 1995. Home Office figures also published on Thursday reveal there are 14,186 fewer police officers than when the coalition government came to power in March 2010.
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World stocks hit record highs on Thursday
Stock markets worldwide extended their rally on Thursday, with major US indexes hitting all-time highs as the Federal Reserve again reassured investors that it was flexible on the timing for ending its stimulus programme. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before Congress for a second day on Thursday and reiterated that the Fed would only start phasing out its stimulus once it is sure the economy is strong enough to stand on its own.
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Inspired by Nelson Mandela, United Nations staff volunteer in their communities
On 18 July, from New York to Darfur, United Nations workers honoured Nelson Mandela's dedication to public service by volunteering at least 67 minutes of their day -- one minute for each year of the iconic South African political leader's service -- to help make a difference in their communities. In the spirit of International Nelson Mandela Day, which celebrates the anti-apartheid leader's devotion to public service and human rights and this year coincides with his 95th birthday, the UN joined a call by the Foundation named for Mr Mandela to 'Take Action, Inspire Change' by volunteering 67 minutes to helping others in a hospital, tutoring a child, providing food for the homeless, or any other community service.
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Canada: TSX hits six-week high as Fed reassures markets
Canada's main stock index rose to its highest level in 1-1/2 months on Thursday as investors took heart from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments that the US central bank will adopt a flexible approach in dialling back its stimulus programme. Strong earnings reports from major US companies also boosted sentiment as investors trained their sights on the Canadian earnings season, which kicks into high gear next week.
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World Round-Up
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Om Namo Namah: Narendra Modi dominates BJP's 2014 mission plan
The BJP's 2014 rath has been unveiled. It has Narendra Modi written all over but it comes with Advani, Joshi, and Naidu riders.
The mission has been outlined too: make war on the UPA, expose its misdeeds, and rip the covers off bad governance.
Unveiled to the nation on Friday, the composition and agenda of the Bharatiya Janata Party's election campaign team bears the clear imprint of saffron commander-in-chief Narendra Modi, but he has had to accommodate party veterans L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and M. Venkaiah Naidu in significant decision-making roles.
The 12-member committee of which Modi was appointed chairperson in Goa last month will also have other senior leaders including Naidu, Nitin Gadkari, besides chief ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh), Raman Singh (Chhattisgarh) and Manohar Parrikar (Goa).
Kumar also revealed the core of what the BJP's campaign would be. "We will make a chargesheet against the UPA and the Congress on their misdeeds," the BJP spokesperson said, adding: "We will organise 100 rallies from August across the country. Our campaign will be 1 booth, 10 youth."
The Modi-led committee will be assisted by 20 sub-committees which will concentrate on various aspects of electioneering, including rallies, publicity, manifesto, reaching out to the youth through social media, courting first time voters, crowd sourcing, and preparing a vision document of its programmes and a chargesheet against UPA rule.
"All the sub-committees will be steered under the leadership of Narendra Modi... The party has given Modi the responsibility of 2014 elections... Under his leadership the whole campaign will move forward.
The committee will work under the guidance of president Rajnath Singh and veteran leaders A.B. Vajpayee and L.K. Advani," Kumar said on Friday evening.
Opposition
Modi's dominance did not go uncontested, however, the meeting of the BJP's highest decision making body, the parliamentary board, had remained more or less inconclusive on Thursday.
Party sources revealed that a number of senior leaders such as Sushma Swaraj voiced their opposition to a number of names on the list who they consider Modi nominees. Also, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi is said to have communicated his reluctance on reporting directly to Modi.
As a result, the final announcement made by the party states that "the committees will work under the guidance of Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee, Shri Lal Krishna Advani and Shri Rajnath Singh and under the leadership of Shri Narendra Modi", thereby placing a check in the form of Advani and Singh on Modi's authority.
Dr Joshi has been made the chairman of the manifesto committee which means that the party veteran has secured an importance concession as Nitin Gadkari was originally tipped for the post.
Senior leaders Yashwant Sinha and Jaswant Singh, who are known to be lukewarm towards Modi and close to Advani, have been accommodated in the manifesto committee.
Nowhere is the balancing act more evident than in the publicity committee. It will be headed by the two leaders of the Opposition, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, but Modi and Rajnath have placed their close aides Amit Shah and Sudhanshu Trivedi, in the committee as members.
Shah has emerged as a critical player in the campaign team, which is only to be expected, given Modi's leadership of the campaign committee.
Already the general secretary in-charge of the all important state of Uttar Pradesh, Shah has been made member of two crucial committees: the publicity committee and the committee to attract first-time voters.
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Astrology
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Aries March 21 to April 19
The week starts with a big, tender full moon in Aquarius, emphasizing your friendships and the fun you have when you're together. You may have gone to a beautiful social event over the weekend of July 20-21, such as a wedding or birthday party, or attended an exciting sports or professional event that brought many happy people together, because full moons can affect you before or after they occur. If you didn't have your happy day yet, this event may be still be in store for you, for this full moon will be strong until July 26. Saturn's position suggests that the cost of participating in any social event this week may give you pause. Still, you're in line for a good time - doubly so if born near March 20-24 - so see if you can go. Even more important, the meeting of Mars, your ruler, and Jupiter on July 22 will bring outstanding support from family and the kind of luck concerning real estate that will make friends wish they were you.
Taurus April 20 to May 20
You will see how well you are doing in your career, for the full moon of July 22 will likely bring substantial professional praise, a promotion, or an offer for a dazzling new position. If you have been having talks, this full moon will bring those talks to a high point, and give you the final answer. One part of life will always dynamically affect another, so you may have to help your significant other adjust to your new career position (if you have a romantic partner) because, for example, you may be working longer hours or may have to travel for your job. Expect pushback; be persuasive. Speaking of travel, with Jupiter aligned with Mars in your house of short travel, you may decide to take a trip and be thrilled with the beautiful accommodations you receive.
Gemini May 21 to June 20
 Travel may be on your agenda at the full moon, July 22, and if so, you will likely be winding up your trip and be on your way back home within four days of this date. Work projects need attention, so as much as you'd like to stay away - now that you finally found a way to relax - the real world needs you. If you work with people abroad; do import/export of goods, services or information; or have plans for college, you may conclude important talks. Mars will be conjunct Jupiter, so a friend may play a role in getting you a lucrative assignment or new job. Over the weekend of July 27-28, Venus will flirt with Jupiter, a lovely aspect, so plan ahead for a romantic weekend.
Cancer June 21 to July 22
You may be finishing important financial talks within four days of the full moon, July 22, much to your satisfaction. You may be in talks over a new position and coming down to the fine financial details, such as the financial perks you will receive, as one example. Alternatively, you may be negotiating with your banker about a mortgage, refinancing plan or loan. If you are divorcing soon, you may finish talks about the division of property. A one-sum lump of money due you or that you owe seems to be on the agenda and needs to be finalized now. Along with these considerations, the link between Mars and Jupiter on July 22 - a once-in-two-year cosmic gift - will bring exceptional opportunity for your career. Be ready on Monday or Tuesday for good professional news.
Leo July 23 to Aug. 22
 If you have been dating, decide where you want to bring your relationship. Is the alliance strong? Then promise your love. If it is not, you may now find the courage now to leave. If you are in steady, established relationship, you may want to clear the air about an important matter that still needs to be discussed and settled. A living situation appears to need a solution too, and that too will occupy your time. One of your parent's needs may become an important consideration in deciding how to fix your housing or family situation, for the two matters may be intertwined. This week will also present a wonderful opportunity to travel with the person you love, if you didn't already take a getaway last week. Romance will bloom in a new setting and will be too delicious to pass up. Choose a quiet, secluded spot.
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Bankrupt Detroit: From motown to ghost town
As Motor City files for bankruptcy on a scale never seen before, the future fills its residents with fear.
Even by the desolate standards of Detroit's inner city wastelands, the maze of potholed streets around the Obedient Missionary Baptist Church are a desperate sight.
This is Ground Zero in the collapse of a city that has just declared the largest municipal bankruptcy in history, buried beneath up to $20 billion (pounds 13 billion) in debts and liabilities.
Detroit was the cradle of the automobile industry in the early decades of the last century and the "arsenal of democracy" during the Second World War when the production lines churned out planes and tanks instead of cars.
It put the world on wheels and even found time to give birth to the Motown music phenomenon. But the wheels have been coming off Motor City for decades and Thursday's declaration of bankruptcy only confirmed what has long been glaringly obvious to any visitor, certainly any resident.
Murders are at a 40-year high and nearly 80,000 abandoned buildings blight the landscape. Michigan's governor, Rick Snyder, has admitted that the city cannot even provide the most basic services to its 700,000 residents, a figure that has shrunk from nearly two million in the 1950s.
That is only too clear at the junction of West Chicago and Livernois avenues; a railway crossing where trains have long since stopped running. When it gets dark each night, it really gets dark: only the occasional street light works.
Discarded furniture is strewn outside boarded up homes; empty lots are turning back to prairie, overgrown by wild grass, inhabited now by feral cats and rabbits.
The district earned the unenviable distinction this year of being named the most dangerous in America, according to FBI statistics. There are 150 violent crimes committed here for every 1,000 residents, meaning there is a one in seven chance of being a victim.
But locals note wearily that they would be better off calling a hearse than an ambulance or police car. Across Detroit, the average police response time to a call-out is 58 minutes, while just one-third of its ambulance service is in use.
"It's a good day around here if the cops respond in 58 minutes," said Joyce Copley, 65, a lifelong resident. "More like an hour and 58 minutes. "We're at breaking point here. We don't even have the most basic services. Will bankruptcy help us? I don't know, but I'm not sure it can get much worse." It was this plight that Kevyn Orr addressed as he stood alongside Mr Snyder yesterday (Friday).
Mr Orr, 54, a Washington lawyer who steered Chrysler through bankruptcy in 2009, is the emergency manager appointed by the governor who on Thursday declared the city officially bust. He is seeking refuge from the city's creditors - most notably union pension funds - so that he could focus on the "health, safety and welfare" of Detroit's citizens.
"Does anybody think its OK to have 40-year-old trees growing through the roof of dilapidated houses?" he asked. "Does anyone think our children should walk home from the school in the dark of night in October?"
The city is a case study in municipal failure, industrial decay, corruption and incompetence. The economic meltdown and housing crisis of 2008 dispatched Detroit into the abyss.
Thousands more homes were abandoned; businesses closed their doors for good. The city was not raising the money to keep even the most basic services going. "This has been a long period of decline," Mr Snyder said yesterday.
"It's time to do something about it. The 700,000 people in Detroit deserve a better answer." Mr Orr calculated that at least $9?billion of Detroit's liabilities are underfunded pensions and unfunded health costs for retirees. It is money, he said, that the city simply does not have.
His decision has infuriated unions and will mean that former city workers, many of them already struggling to get by, will face drastic cuts to pensions and health care.
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7 steps for a healthy heart in your 30s
When you enter your 30s, life gets more and more stressful and complicated. Your career has gained momentum, perhaps you're married and have children, a mortgage, some other loans.
Before you know it, stress adds up and raises the risk of heart problems.
There are many ways to avoid the risk of heart problems at this age and enjoy your life. Practice these seven steps to live life without heart problems just like you lived at your 20s.
Getting away from the office or family tensions is not easy, but try to change how you handle them. The more you relax, the more easily your body will be able to regulate stress levels.
Research suggests that exercise, in any form, is the best way to de-stress and relax. Select something you enjoy and stick to it.
Exercise regularly whether to deal with stress or to just get fitter. It's a smart move to have a healthy heart in your 30s.
Even a 15-30 minutes exercise session, every day, will be beneficial for your heart, and will also prevent you from putting on extra weight and thereby compounding any potential health ailments.
Eat healthy
Try and avoid those unhealthy food items during the weekend with your friends and family.
These unhealthy foods can add up to your calorie and cholesterol levels and increase the risk of heart problems. Instead opt for a diet full of protein, omega 3 or healthy food restaurants like Gostana.
Sleep well
Sleeping less than five hours a day, can increase the risk of stroke or cardiac arrest. Make sure you sleep well, maintain a daily bed time and wake up time and avoid smoking or consuming alcohol in excess, or heavy food before going to sleep.
Breakfast is essential
Never skip your breakfast. It is indeed very important to eat a healthy and nutritious breakfast. A good breakfast gives your body that much needed fuel to get active and stay fit.
Birth control needs some revamping
You should reconsider using contraceptives like pills and the patch, if you have high blood pressure or a family history of heart disease.
According to Dr. Goldberg, using these may worsen the case if you have any heart ailments. Hence, talk to your gynecologist before trying any contraceptives. (as mentioned in fitnessmagazine.com)
Limit sugar and salt intake
Intake of sugar can raise your cholesterol and triglycerides level and salt can cause high blood pressure. You don't have to completely avoid salt and sugar but limit your daily intake to avoid heart problems. Cut off from indulgences in cakes, pastries and creamy food items.
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Virgo Aug. 23 to Sept. 22
You have been working hard, and now the full moon, July 22, will conclude an important project, no later than July 26. Protect your health, as it appears the project has required a great deal of effort from you, and you may be susceptible to colds. If you have been training for an athletic event, you will now come to the end of that phase, and, it seems, be ready to compete. Also, on the same day, a link from Mars and Jupiter shows unusual luck with finances and home-related matters, such as buying, selling or renting real estate. Your support from family will be at an all-time high this week too, so if you have a home or real estate goal, this week brings exceptionally good news.
Libra Sept. 23 to Oct. 22
You will be the envy of the zodiac, for the big, tender full moon will light your house of true love at the full moon, July 22, plus or minus four days. This appears to be a very passionate full moon, and doubly so If you were born at end of September. On the same day, Mars will make a rare link to Jupiter in your house of fame and honors, indicating the start of a wonderful new career phase that will open up for you. In the meantime, on Monday, July 22, you should see a sensational boost to your reputation - clearly, your stock is rising in the marketplace and VIPs value your expertise. You have a good chance of winning a new position now, so keep plugging!
Scorpio Oct. 23 to Nov. 21
 You may be ready to move, remodel, or have your home professionally cleaned or a room painted. No matter what your plans, the full moon of July 22 will help you make your project materialize. If you are happy with things as they are, you may be hosting your parents or other family members at your home (or city) this week. The meeting of your ruler, Mars, to lucky Jupiter on the same day portends all kinds of goodies in store for you this week: travel or good news from a person overseas or in academia, any sort of development regarding a citizenship matter, or a lucrative new work assignment. When you're hot, dear Scorpio, you're hot.
Sagittarius Nov. 22 to Dec. 21
This coming week will be just your cup of tea, for travel appears in the cards and nothing makes Sagittarius happier than the prospect of a chance to get away. You need not go far to have fun, and the full moon of July 22-23 will provide the ideal opportunity to pack and go. All full moons are operative for four days before or after the full moon arrives, so you may already be on holiday as you read this today. Concurrent to your travels, you are likely to hear good news early in the week about money. It may be that you sell a creative idea or artistic expression, or it may be that a negotiation you've conducted will bring accord. An application for funds that you made may be approved. All in all, you've a fun week ahead.
Capricorn Dec. 22 to Jan. 19
Your home life seems to be in flux, but this week, when Jupiter aligns with Mars, you may find a way to stabilize things beautifully, and it may come through the efforts of an intermediary - a partner, broker, or other middleman. On July 22, you will see a financial matter reach culmination, so you may be sending an important payment, or receiving money, or both. This full moon will be mixed, and in somewhat hard angle to your ruler, Saturn, so you may have to be practical and sacrifice something you had hoped to buy in favor of paying for someone you owe. This situation is only temporary.
Aquarius Jan. 20 to Feb. 18
 The full moon on July 22 will be in Aquarius, putting your desires in the spotlight. If you were born near January 20, this full moon will have even more importance to you. Saturn will be in hard angle, so a career matter may press on you. Keep in mind that a golden triangle that appeared last week will still be at play, and that planets have created an environment of exceptional harmony. If you are concerned about your career, the planets in this triangle will open the door to new opportunities if you look for them. Mars will be aligned to Jupiter, too, early in the week, indicating that if you are self-employed, new business will come, and if you work for others, you'll be in line for excellent assignments. Traveling to see friends or going with friends will bring great joy, too.
Pisces Feb. 19 to March 20
What a wonderful week you have ahead. The full moon on July 22 will give you a chance to rest and to quietly reflect on the progress of your relationships, and the state of current commitments and projects. At the start of the week, your creativity is about to reach an all-time high, thanks to the meeting of Jupiter (your ancient ruler) and Mars (planet of action), both in Cancer; be sure to devote time to your area of expertise. If you are artistic, apply your skills to a venture dear to you. This same configuration - Mars' alignment to Jupiter - should also bring in a sudden influx of cash, as Mars is the natural ruler of your house of earned income and will be aligned with generous, financial Jupiter. Best of all, this week could work out to be highly romantic, so circulate, especially on July 25 and July 26, your two sweetest days.
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Moral Story
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SMS
“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.”
LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS
"Distance means so little when someone means so much."
LEADERSHIP & SUCCESS
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
ALittle Johnny wanted to be an accountant, so he went for an aptitude test:
Tester: If I give you two Rabbits, and two rabbits, and another two rabbits, how many rabbits have you got?
Little Johnny : SEVEN!
Tester : No, listen carefully again. If I give you two Rabbits, and two rabbits, and another two rabbits, how many rabbits have you got?
Little Johnny : SEVEN!
Tester : Let's try this another way. If Igive you two bottles of beer, and twobottles of beer, and another two bottles of beer, how many bottles of beer have you got?
Little Johnny : SIX.
Tester : Good! Now, if I give you two Rabbits, and two rabbits, and another two rabbits, how many rabbits have you got?
Little Johnny : SEVEN!
Tester : How on Earth do you work out that three lots of two rabbits is seven?
Little Johnny: I've already got one rabbit at home!
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IIT-Kharagpur alumni demands immediate appointment of PP Chakraborty as director
NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented move, head of IIT-Kharagpur alumni association Arjun Malhotra went public on Friday with the demand of immediate appointment of PP Chakraborty as the director of the institute.
His claim that Chakraborty has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the IIT-Kharagpur board of governors flies in the face of facts.
Of course, the most dubious role has been played by the HRD ministry that, at one point, raised the issue of Chakraborty not having got the vigilance clearance.
Chakraborty was among the three persons named by the CBI in the Coalnet scam. Even CAG had pointed out wrongdoing.
Last September when Chakraborty's name was nearly finalized as IIT-Kharagpur director, the HRD ministry's vigilance department said their view was not sought and pointed out his involvement in the Coalnet scam.
However, IIT-Kharagpur said its board of governors had quashed the CBI report against Chakraborty and others.
What IIT-Kharagpur did not reveal is that the HRD ministry had found fault with such quashing by the board of governors.
HRD wrote to IIT-Kharagpur director that "if the disciplinary authority does not agree with the recommendations of the CBI with regard to the proposed action, it should record detailed reasons for the same and make a self-contained reference to the CVC recommending closure of the case".
It also made it clear that "decision of the CVC would prevail". The HRD ministry also went on to say that prima-facie, there is a case.
As for the quashing of the CBI report, the ministry said, "Quashing of an action which has neither been taken nor has been proposed the disciplinary authority to CVC for first stage advice, does not arise in the first place."
In March 2013, CVC wrote to the IIT-Kharagpur registrar that the Coalnet project has been examined.
CVC said, "In agreement with the recommendations of the CBI, the commission advises initiation of major penalty against AK Bhowmick, RN Banerjee and initiation of minor penalty proceedings against PP Chakraborty."
CBI had said IIT-Kharagpur took work order from Coal India Limited (CIL) and outsourced the work which was against the contract.
In March, IIT-Kharagpur issued chargesheet against Chakraborty stating that he, after succeeding Bhowmick as the dean of Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy (SRIC) centre, misrepresented facts that the work had not been outsourced.
He also allegedly defended his position by producing a backdated letter which did not find mention in any of his previous letters.
Chakraborty, in his defence, said when he took over as the head of SRIC, the Coalnet project was in the mature stage.
He explained that the outsourced company TCG was taken only for manpower services to work under the control of the IIT team.
He also denied and provided a sequence of events about the allegation of writing a backdated letter. Eventually, HRD ministry said "defence of Chakraborty can be accepted".
But the larger question is why did the ministry, instead of asking IIT-Kharagpur to start the selection process afresh, waited to give a clean chit to Chakraborty.
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Sports ministry seeks Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand
BANGALORE: The Union sports ministry has chosen hockey wizard Dhyan Chand over Sachin Tendulkar as its nominee for the Bharat Ratna.
In a meeting on Wednesday, names of both superstars were discussed before Dhyan Chand, who sparked India's unmatched gold rush at the Olympics, emerged as the ministry's choice.
The ministry had weighed representations from supporters of both the greats but decided on the hockey legend, rationalising that an active sportsperson always stood a chance of earning the country's highest honour in the future.
Sports minister Jitendra Singh was also suitably impressed by a delegation led by Dhyan Chand's son Ashok Kumar, which met him on July 12 and argued in his favour.
Former Indian cricket captain Bishan Singh Bedi was part of the delegation.
"The minister said he supported our views and said he would personally hand over the letter recommending my father's name for the Bharat Ratna to the Prime Minister," Ashok Kumar told TOI.
Dhyan Chand, who passed away in 1979, won three gold medals at the Olympics - in 1928 ( Amsterdam), 1932 ( Los Angeles) and 1936 ( Berlin).
More than these medals, he is known as a man who singularly popularised the game and contributed to the country's aura as masters of the game during the pre-independence era.
Sources told TOI that Jitendra has batted for Dhyan Chand in his letter to PM Manmohan Singh.
"The recommendation, which will be studied with scores of others, will need the seal of approval from the PM and President Pranab Mukherjee for Dhyan Chand to get the award posthumously," sources added.
"I am happy that his name has been recommended.
Dhyan Chandji was always a simple man who toiled hard for hockey, never expecting any rewards in return.
The Bharat Ratna would be a big honour for him as well as the game," Ashok Kumar said.
In December 2011, the government had ignored a collective plea of 82 MPs who had backed Dhyan Chand for the award.
In January 2012, the ministry had forwarded the names of Dhyan Chand, shooter Abhinav Bindra and mountaineer Tenzing Norgay for the award. Incidentally, Tendulkar's name was missing as BCCI had not recommended his name.
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Issaq
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Movie Name : Issaq
Release Date : July 26, 2013
Genre : Drama
Producer : Shailesh R Singh, Dhaval Gada
Director : Rajshree Ojha
Music Director : Krsna, Sachin Gupta, Jigar
Cast : Prateik Babbar, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Makrand Deshpande, Neena Gupta, Prashant Narayanan, Sudhir Pandey, Prashant Kumar, Amit Sial, Vineet Kumar, Yuri Suri, Malini Awasthy, Amyra Dastur, Ravi Kissen.
Synopsis:
Issaq is a new upcoming bollywood Romantic Love story Type movie directed by Mr. Manish Tiwary and produce by the Shailesh Singh & Dhaval Gada. This is the new love story movie, After aashiqui 2 people are moving towards Romantic love type movie. This is basically a Love story of two couple, who love to each other and fight for their love, so movie is so intresting and hope people like this movie. One of the latest news about this movie is that this movie launch new faces in bollywood that is Prateik Babbar and Amyra Dastur. The actress in Issaq movie 2013 is looking so good and cute, here latest pics are not available right now as available we provide you.
So this is a movie based on Naxel activities, people hold Arms for fighting. Also this movie features a love story also like other incient movies Heer-Ranjha, Juliaer-ceasor and more other love story. So it is intresting to see the end of this movie that they both they or not. The trailer of this movie is officially launched on 31 May 2013.
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The Statue of Liberty's tablet is two feet thick.
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" INSPIRING STORY "
The pretty one, very inspiring
It had been a very long night. Our black cocker spaniel ‘Precious’ was having a difficult delivery. I lay on the floor beside her large four-foot square cage, watching her every movement. Watching and waiting, just in case I had to rush her to the veterinarian.
After six hours the puppies started to appear. The first-born was black and white. The second and third puppies were tan and brown in color. The fourth and fifth were also spotted black and white. “One, two, three, four, five,” I counted to myself as I walked down the hallway to wake my wife, Judy, and tell her that everything was fine.
As we walked back down the hallway and into the spare bedroom, I noticed a sixth puppy had been born and was now laying all by itself over to the side of the cage. I picked up the small puppy and laid it on top of the large pile of puppies, who were whining and trying to nurse on the mother. Precious immediately pushed the small puppy away from rest of the group. She refused to recognize it as a member of her family.
“Something’s wrong,” said Judy.
I reached over and picked up the puppy. My heart sank inside my chest when I saw the little puppy had a cleft lip and palate and could not close its little mouth. I decided right there and then that if there was any way to save this animal I was going to give it my best shot.
I took the puppy to the vet and was told nothing could be done unless we were willing to spend about a thousand dollars to try and correct the defect. He told us that the puppy would die mainly because it could not suckle. After returning home, Judy and I decided that we could not afford to spend that kind of money without getting some type of assurance from the vet that the puppy had a chance to live. However, that did not stop me from purchasing a syringe and feeding the puppy by hand. Which I did every day and night, every two hours, for more than ten days. The little puppy survived and learned to eat on his own as long as it was soft canned food.
The fifth week I placed an ad in the newspaper, and within a week we had people interested in all of the pups, except the one with the deformity. Late one afternoon I went to the store to pick up a few groceries. Upon returning I happened to see the old retired schoolteacher, who lived across the street from us, waving at me. She had read in the paper that we had puppies and was wondering if she might get one from us for her grandson and his family. I told her all the puppies had found homes, but I would keep my eyes open for anyone else who might have an available cocker spaniel. I also mentioned that if someone should change their mind, I would let her know. Within days, all but one of the puppies had been picked up by their new families. This left me with one brown and tan cocker as well as the smaller puppy with the cleft lip and palate.
Two days passed without me hearing anything from the gentleman who had been promised the tan and brown pup. I telephoned the schoolteacher and told her I had one puppy left and that she was welcome to come and look at it. She advised me that she was going to pick up her grandson and would come over at about eight o’clock that evening.
That night at around seven-thirty, Judy and I were eating supper when we heard a knock on the front door. When I opened the door, the man who had wanted the tan and brown pup was standing there. We walked inside, took care of the adoption details and I handed him the puppy. Judy and I did not know what we would do or say when the teacher showed up with her grandson. At exactly eight o’clock the doorbell rang. I opened the door, and there was the schoolteacher with her grandson standing behind her. I explained to her the man had come for the puppy after all, and there were no puppies left. “I’m sorry, Jeffery. They found homes for all the puppies,” she told her grandson.
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“Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.”
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