February 2005
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Volume 2005 February Our Visitors come from.....Mombasa, Kenya, Africa.
Indians went to work in the territories controlled by the
British, in British East Africa, during the Empire Days, and many remained back
in Kenya and other newly independent counties, as the citizens of the new
country. For more information: http://www.mombasaonline.com/ Kuwait
Kuwait's modern history began in the early 18th century, when several clans from the Al Aniza tribe migrated to the northern shore of the Gulf from the Najd, their famine-stricken homeland in central Arabia. These settlers combined to create an oligarchic merchant principality, whose economic prosperity was based on fishing, pearling, and trade. Eventually the Al Sabah emerged as the dominant clan, and were formally established as rulers in 1756. Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Al Sabah proved adept at the kind of maneuvering that was necessary for a small state to survive next to powerful Saudi, Rashidi, and Ottoman neighbors. By the late nineteenth century, however, fears of growing Ottoman influence led Sheikh Mubarak Al Sabah or "Mubarak the Great" (r.1896-1915) to enter into an agreement with Great Britain, which effectively established Kuwait as an autonomous British protectorate. Under the 1899 agreement, Kuwait maintained control over its internal affairs, while Great Britain assumed responsibility for the country's security and foreign relations. The British also provided advisers to staff the country's nascent modern bureaucracy. Another British legacy is Kuwait's borders, which were established in 1922 and 1923. Iraq affirmed its border with Kuwait in its 1932 application to the League of Nations for membership as an independent state. Many from the Sub Continent went there to work in the Oil Industry which was controlled by the British, right from 1947, and even to this day they continue to work there and contribute to the prosperity of the country. For more information: http://www.kuwait-info.org/ Dubai, U. A. E, Arabian Gulf
For more information http://www.dubaicityguide.com/ Curry Leaves and its Medicinal PropertiesBy Hugo Duncan, PA News Observations of Chickens, from a Goan perspective.Some interesting and humorous facts of life from a Goan writer, on the Chicken and its uses in Goa. The Goans who migrated to Mangalore around 400 years ago, continued their traditions of rearing the fowl, in Mangalore and wherever they settled in South Kanara. The writer recalls his mother, and recounts the goings on of his childhood. I too found similarities to our own childhood, and what used to go on during the Rosary, that we used to recite. Read more Our Brain, and how to exercise it:Brain Gym - from Times of India. Introduction: One works out in the gym every morning, but what about the
brain, which works 24/7 ? 1. Brain Buttons: Hold out one hand with a wide space, between the thumb and the
index finger. Place your chin into this space. Pulse lightly, pressing your
other hand over your navel. This exercise, improves blood flow, "switching
on" the entire brain. Effects: increased blood flow, helps improve
concentration skills. Prevention is better than cure. It is sad to see a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Mind Control - a form of Brain Washing"THERE IS NO GREATER POWER in the world today than that wielded by the manipulators of public opinion in America. No king or pope of old, no conquering general or high priest ever disposed of a power even remotely approaching that of the few dozen men who control America's mass media of news and entertainment.", Kevin Alfred Storm. The mass media form our image of the world and then tell us what to think about that image. It comes to us via our daily newspaper, our weekly news magazine, our radio, or our television. The way in which the news is covered: which items are emphasized and which are played down; the reporter's choice of words, tone of voice, and facial expressions; the wording of headlines; the choice of illustrations—all of these things subliminally and yet profoundly affect the way in which we interpret what we see or hear. The control of the opinion-molding media is nearly monolithic. All of the controlled media—television, radio, newspapers, magazines, books, motion pictures—speak with a single voice, each reinforcing the other. Despite the appearance of variety, there is no real dissent, no alternative source of facts or ideas accessible to the great mass of people that might allow them to form opinions at odds with those of the media masters. While cornering the Shares of the major companies, the power brokers, have to hold sway on the voters, to put representatives in their Parliaments, and make laws. Democracy is the fig leaf to cover their intentions. The lobbyists covet the attention of those who are supposed to govern, and need money to do the job. It comes from the very people whose minds they control. However, the Internet is a free medium and is mostly anonymous. Articles have been written about today's hot spots, many years before the current problems have cropped their ugly heads. Instead of blindly following one news channel or another, one should counter check the facts on the Internet, by going to different sites, of opposing views, and use our own minds to judge the pros and cons and evaluate the 'news' - remember the tone changes within 6 months, as events unfold, and the true color of the intentions come to light. This way, one can truly make Democracy relevant, and do not allow the 'lobbyists' have control over our lives. The voters thus become the true lobby whom the politicians will have to please. www.antiwar.com http://www.counterpunch.org http://www.juancole.com are some of the sites which analyze the current events, and dig holes in the 'official' versions. Parents can have family discussions with their children, and have debates on the contents of TV Serials that are shown, and the News they have heard. Religion and Morals can be part of this debate, and help in their children's' formation. Kate's passage to HeavenIt was late summer of 2001, and Eileen’s adult daughter Kate was dying of cancer. She was very weak from her chemo treatments, and the family knew that her time to say goodbye was growing near. Like the others, Eileen was broken hearted. It seemed impossible that she would ever recover from the loss of Kate. Our children are not supposed to go to heaven before we do... One day Kate’s eight-year-old son Johnny was given permission to use the family’s Instamatic camera. “He had never taken any pictures with a camera,” Eileen says. “But he was a fast study and felt he could venture outside on his own to shoot the perfect picture.” Johnny was too excited to wait until family members came out into the yard to formally pose. Instead, he ran around, clicking on a tree here, a plant or bush there, shooting whatever struck his fancy. At one point he focused in on the garden his mother had planted and tended during her twelve years of marriage. The last photo was of their side yard, near the neighbor’s house. “Grandma, I’m finished!” he called to Eileen. “Come and see!” Eileen was still in the house, sitting at Kate’s side, but she came into the kitchen to watch as Johnny’s photos developed. And as the pictures emerged, they could hardly believe what they were seeing. “Lo and behold, there were pictures of angels!” Eileen says. “They were in every shot, at least ten photos. Johnny saw them right away too---I didn’t have to point them out to him. ”One angel had a trumpet held high, as is often seen in Christmas paintings. As if the angel was announcing Kate’s return to the Lord, Eileen realized. Other angels seemed to be posted at the front of the house, guarding it from all danger. There were angels in Kate’s garden, and others surrounding the side yard, a silent yet serene barrier between this house and the rest. “Mom, look!” Johnny was so surprised and joyful that he ran to Kate’s bedside, and gave the pictures to her. Quietly Kate looked at each photo, and then began to cry. Eileen was distressed. Had the angels frightened Kate? But no. “I feel as if they have been posted here, waiting to take me to heaven,” Kate said. Her daughter was sad, Eileen understood, but she was not afraid. Throughout these coming difficult days, Kate would keep the angel presence stored in her heart. Kate died soon afterward, but Johnny continues to keep the photos safe, and cherishes them not only as a little miracle, but as a sign that his mother is still near, that the distance from earth to heaven is only a heartbeat away. “There are angels among us,” Eileen says. “We know we will see our daughter again.” Copyrighted 2004. For more stories of God’s love, visit the Where Angels Walk website at: www.joanwanderson.com.
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The
town of Mombasa is a major sea gateway for eastern Africa and is Kenya's oldest
and second largest metropolis. A spectacular coral reef, uninterrupted for
480 km, runs along the palm fringed coastline. The waters below team with marine
life while up above a huge diversity of birdlike occupies the mangrove forests
or overhanging cliffs.
of
opportunities for water sports or simply sunbathing. More than half of the
country's international hotels are based along the Coast. 
This tiny Emirate, has been at the
fore front of business in the U. A. E. As part of the Trucial Coast,
(emirates of the U. A. E., without Abu Dhabi, which were bound to the British
Empire by a Treaty) during the days of the British Empire, its trade consisted
in pearls and gold. It had extensive contacts with the west coast of
India. Under Shaikh Rashid, the emirate developed, and many Indians
and Pakistanis went to work there, and formed the bulk of the population.
After 1973, with the rise of oil prices it had a spurt of activity, and quickly
developed its mercantile capabilities. The British played an
important role in the emergence of the modern Dubai, and the hard working Arabs
of Dubai took care of their future, by sending their children to other countries
to obtain best of education, and you see today the result of their fore sight.