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| October 27th Show |
He talks about his view on the
current BPOL(Business/Professional/Occupational
License) tax which is levied
against businesses operating in
the County; and what would he do
to improve transportation
situation for commuters of
Fairfax County. Before casting
your vote on November 6th, you
can learn more about this
candidate's position on various
issues, by clicking on the link
provided above and watching the
streaming video.
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Gerry Connolly - Chairman,
Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors
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www.gerryconnolly.com;
703-556-8972
In the spirit of giving equal
air time to both candidates,
Darshan also invited Gerry
Connolly for an interview Mr.
Connolly is running for
re-election to his current
position of Chairman. He was
first elected Chairman of the
Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors in 2003. Prior to
that, he served nine years as
the Providence District
Supervisor. Ramesh's talk with
Mr. Connolly focused on his
accomplishments for the Fairfax
County over the last four years;
as well as problems like
congestion, housing shortage,
BPOL tax, profiling of illegal
immigrants, and the current
debate over building a Metro
extension to Dulles
International Airport thru the
Tysons Corner in Fairfax County.
Before casting your vote on
November 6th, you can learn more
about this candidate's position
on various issues, by clicking
on the link provided above and
watching the streaming video. |
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| October 20th Show |
- A federal judge blocks Bush
administration's planned
crackdown on US employers which
employ illegal immigrants
because of the legality of
President's plan.
- The WSSC (Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission) would like
its customers to know that the
tap water is good for them, good
for their pocketbooks and good
for the environment.
- An Indian entrepreneur is
giving people who cannot afford
to fly the chance to experience
air travel for just a few
rupees. Passengers can
experience "virtual journey"
just by sitting in the plane
that never takes off.
- New York Life sponsored "Bharat
Yatra-V Journey to India" event
by selecting 16 young people to
undertake 2-weeks' paid trip to
Karnataka to expose them to the
environmental problems faced by
India.
- Urban young women of India
choose luxury items (like
Versace sunglasses, Nokia cell
phones, etc.) over gaudy and
chunky gold jewelry.
Watch many more interesting
stories in the streaming video
of InConversation by clicking on
the link provided above.
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SALTAF Interview:
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The Network of South Asian
Professionals (NetSAP) sponsors
a South Asian Literary Arts
Festival (SALTAF) every year
featuring some well-known and
well-respected South Asian
authors.
This event will take place on
Saturday, November 3rd at the
Meyer Auditorium of the
Smithsonian Institution. It is
free and open to public. This
year's authors include: Madur
Jaffrey (author of "Climbing the
Mango Trees"); Amitava Kumar
("Husband of a Fanatic"); Rishi
Reddi ("Karma and other Short
Stories"); and Thrity Umrigar
("If Today Be Sweet"). Another
invited guest is Vic Sarin, a
filmmaker whose movie,
"Partition" will be shown at the
SALTAF.
For more information on
SALTAF 2007, please visit
www.saltaf.org, or watch the
streaming video of our interview
with SALTAF Co-chairs, Divya
Chopra and Soumya Sathya.
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| October 13th Show |
- The Indian government's
decision to break apart Adam's
Bridge (also called, Ram Sethu)
between the Arabian Sea and the
Bay of Bengal has come under
fire from religious Hindus who
believe that the bridge was
personally built by the Hindu
God, Lord Rama.
- Sant Chatwal, and
Indian-American businessman (who
has helped raise hundreds of
thousands of dollars for
Presidential candidate, Senator
Clinton) has come under focus
recently for his past problems
with IRS. India West reports
that the focus on Chatwal came
against the backdrop of Senator
Clinton's major 2008 fundraiser
Norman Hsu who has been arrested
on allegations of grand theft.
- New York Times reports that
Hewlett-Packard has designed a
new PC (TouchSmart IQ770 PC) for
kitchen of the future. People
can turn on the computer along
with the coffeepot, and then
check the screen for the
weather, ball game scores and
the family calendar as they eat
breakfast. A review of the
computer is on
www.momadvice.com.
- BBC reports that book lovers
and movie-goers are eagerly
awaiting the release of the film
version of the popular,
best-seller novel, The Kite
Runner. However, it is running
into a controversy in
Afghanistan, the country where
most of it is set. |
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| October 6th Show |
- Third-quarter fundraising
results for Presidential
candidates; Senator Hillary
Rodham Clinton still on top; her
universal health plan is gaining
popularity.
- At last week's (mini) Pravasi
Bhartiya Divas in NYC, the NRI
Minister brought messages for
Indian-Americans.
- Indian Finance Minister, P.
Chidambaram is the front-runner
to head IMF's Monetary and
Financial Committee.
- Stock-picker, Mohnish Pabrai
bids $650,000 to win a private
charity lunch with billionaire
investor, Warren Buffett. He
speaks to India-West newspaper
about his upcoming lunch.
- Indian-Americans see a role
model of activism in jews.
- Stanford student formed a
website, Hotswap, the first
used-car site where sellers post
videos of their vehicles to sell
their cars.
- Winemakers are going gree by
putting their wine in more
eco-friendly containers like
juice boxes. |
Interview with Pandit Patil:
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Ramesh Butani speaks with
Virginia winemaker, Dr. Pandil
Patil, who (along with his wife,
Dr. Sudha Patil) has embarked on
a new career of winemaking. Dr.
Patil tells viewers about his
Narmada Vineyard in Amissville,
VA where he has a 51 acre farm.
He is using 18-20 acres to grow
grapes for wine and a few acres
to grow cherry trees (for cherry
wine). He also has a pond in
which he plans to cultivate
fish. Dr. Patil shares his
knowledge about winemaking -
what type of soil, fertilizers,
temperature, is needed to grow
grapes.
For those interested in learning
more about wine farming, Dr.
Patil is available via email:
kadgaon@gmail.com |
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