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To me the greatest thing about Thirukkural is that it is NOT a religious text. It deals with everything from friendship, respect, conduct, duties of a king, warfare, family life, etc. Each Chapter has 10 verses and there are 133 chapters. Each verse has 7 words (4 words in the first line and 3 in ...

Two Desis have filed a lawsuit against Patni in U.S. Federal Courts for not paying the salaries that they were promised in their employment contract. You can Google for more information. BusinessWeek had an article recently about this.

Vel, Here are the pros and cons of Gulf Air Pros Relatively cheaper fares Good customer service (at transfer airports) If traveling with kids- the kids get play kits, etc. Cons If connections are through Heathrow/Gatwick, it is a royal pain (Paris CDG may be better) One day stopover in Bahrain-may ...

[I]For god's sake, dalits also are Indians. They are not Mexicans.[/I]

Now...that's what I would call racism. Why do you think the Mexicans are inferior? Aren't we all humans.

It seems MONEY won over the MONkEY charges. BCCI looks like a grown-up behaving like a child. Cricket Australia looks terrible for letting all the sledging happen during the past years in the name of "mental disintegration" and "aggressivenes". These traits are coming back to bite their behinds ...

Picket,

I know that we have both have discussed this before...should the members add retirement money to their net worth on "How much is enough"? Thanks.

HBHCHM

Thanks Picket. After your reply, I saw your previous post on the same topic. I would consider cars and such items that can be easily liquidated without significant loss as cash. However, I would not do the same with 401(k) investments. Why pay Uncle Sam the taxes up front at a higher rate and ...

This is one of the threads I check frequently to gauge the effect of inflation playing in the minds of members who plan to R2I. What are the underlying assumptions? When you ask the question is how much is enough? Are you considering every penny/paisa that you own (net worth)? Obviously, savings ...

It doesn't matter if you are in US or India. It could be mugging in the US or some riots in India. If you are in a wrong place at the wrong time, then no place is safe. This is like someone asking what the unemployment rate is. It doesn't matter if it is 4 or 5%. If you lose your job the ...

If you are looking into vacation homes, then Florida is good right now. Lot of inventory in condos and you can get a great deal anywhere you want. Not much on the single family homes. Yes, there is a correction, but not as much as in condos. The single family homes come with strings attached...if ...