52-year-old Deborah Jean Palfrey has been given the title of the “D.C. Madam” with good reason, as it was reported that she ran and operated a service that catered prostitutes to high-powered officials working in the nation’s capital of Washington DC. On April 15, only a bit over two weeks ago, Palfrey was found guilty […]
History Happening: Sydney, Kormoran, and Grossman Found
Max Watts, Annandale, Australia March, 2008: Sydney, Kormoran, and Grossman have been found: Oh ! said my American Friend: “I didn’t even know they were lost !” They were. They had been. The Sydney and the Kormoran, together, since 1941. Grossman – perhaps linked, – since 1951. Of Grossman(n), more below. Now, March 2008, 67 […]
Time Travel : Small Town India in 1998
Exactly twenty years ago, my father died of a heart attack in a remote village in what was then the backwater town of Gurgaon and looking back at the past twenty years, one can only marvel at the change that has taken place. My father died some where the village of Manesar where today […]
Social Entrepreneurs : Silently Changing Our World
When I had first heard of the Ashoka Foundation, I had imagined in my mind that it would be the social arm of a traditional Indian business house. With a name linked to the Emperor Ashoka, this was not a very unlikely possibility. Later on, when I discovered that they promoted social entrepreneurship, it still […]
Malaysia
MALAYSIA Malaysia is my dreamland, the place where I long to live one day and grow old. The thing which attracted me towards Malaysia was the people. They are charming. It was the first time I had encountered a nation that was ready to assist a stranger anytime and anywhere in the country. I […]
Causes, treatment and prevention of food poisoning
Food poisoning is a common, usually mild, but sometimes deadly illness. Typical symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, and diarrhoea that come on suddenly (within 48 hours) of consuming a contaminated food or drink. Depending on the contaminant, fever and chills, bloody stools, dehydration, and nervous system damage may follow. These symptoms may affect one […]