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It has been suggested by many that a great use of the Army/Navy bases proposed for closure by the U.S Governments “Base Realignment and Closure” Commission – BRAC would be to relocate hurricane Katrina victims there permanently to rebuild communities. I am unaware of the logistics behind such an operation, but it does seem like [...]

From fierce fighting Shaolin Monks to Monks with MBA’s… Although it might not seem so at first, Buddhism and Business blend very well in Modern Day China. Call it Zen and the art of business management.Proving that in China’s booming commercial hub of Shanghai, even Buddhism is big business. A group of 18 Buddhist monks [...]

Comments by Barbara Bush has managed to ruffle a number of feathers among the media and the Blogosphere. Former First Lady and current First Mother Barbara Bush is taking heat for a recent statement she made. On September 5, 2005, while visiting Hurricane Katrina relief centers in Houston, TX, Mrs. Bush remarked on the NPR [...]

Albert Einstein (1879- 1955) and Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941) have more than just wild hairdos in common. They are one of the foremost thinkers of our time — and are both winners of the prestigious Nobel Prize.
Tagore was a poet, philosopher and nationalist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913, becoming [...]

I had the honor of attending a beautiful Ghazal concert by 3 formidable greats. Ghulam Ali, Talat Aziz and Anup Jalota. It is an experience one can never forget.
A Ghazal in short, is a collection of couplets (called sher). Ghazals were written by the Persian mystics and poets Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi (13th century) [...]

Last night during the NBC broadcast of a hurricane relief concert, Grammy winning rapper Kanye West let out a torrent of criticism against President Bush’s seemingly lack of response to the crisis on the Gulf Coast.
West stated, “I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family, it says [...]

New Orleans. A city known for its Jazz filled lazy ambience, tonight gains notoriety in the world for a dismal reason. The beautiful streets of New Orleans are filled with desperation and sadness. Hurricane Katrina has caused unparallel mayhem and havoc leaving the city in shambles. Thousands of people wade through its flooded streets aimlessly [...]