[Assam] FW: Happy Songkran!or Bihu or Shubho Nababarsha. or Baisakhi
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Happy Songkran!Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:00:00 -0400 During Songkran, everything gets wet--including the negatives forthis photo…which is where the brown spots come from Happy Songkran! International Living Postcards--your daily escapehttp://www.internationalliving.com Songkran, 2007Chiang Mai, Thailand Dear International Living Reader, I should have paid more attention to yesterday's Postcard. I--and my cell phone--have just been thrown into Chiang Mai's moat, and I'm getting no sympathy. Not even from myself. After all, what did I expect during Songkran? The most important event of the Thai year, Songkran is officially the start of the new year on the old lunar calendar. Traditionally it lasts about three or four days in the middle of April, a time for Buddhist prayer and penitence. --- Advertisement --- Your Own Home in Thailand for less than $20,000 Seeking an exotic, affordable lifestyle? Tempted by white sands, turquoise seas and almost endless cultural curiosities? In Thailand, the ‘Land of Smiles’, you can dine well and still leave the table with change from $5. A full check up in a modern hospital costs under $40. Gorgeous homes rent for less than $400 a month (sometimes a lot less). And yes, it really is possible to purchase a studio condo in a seaside town for under $20,000. Starting over doesn't have to be difficult or expensive. Whether you dream of trying Thailand out for size by renting, finding the ideal vacation home or buying a retirement property, International Living are here to help. Click here for your key to the door of South-East Asia's tropical expat paradise. Long, large parades of costumed commoners and solemn monks pass through streets filled with joyous crowds. Monks sprinkle water on the masses and onlookers return the favor, blessing monks, blessing participants, throwing holy water on holy shrines and catching the now-holier water as it drips off. Combining these customs with the Thai love of sanook (fun) and the atmosphere of the hottest month of the year it's not hard to understand how Songkran changed from purely a stately spiritual affair to the wildest water festival the world knows. Chiang Mai is perhaps the craziest spot in the country for the New Year; the water fights start well before and continue long after the main festivities commence. Shops set up large plastic barrels of water and try to get as much onto passing vehicles as they can. The sale of water guns sky-rockets and around every corner is a waiting smiling assassin. Pick-up trucks fill their flatbeds with 50-gallon drums of water and ice, along with anyone willing to throw the stuff at everyone else. The center of town is pure bedlam; you might think the main roads were clogged by a traffic jam, except everyone is really just parked and throwing water every which way. Vendors sell buckets with string to dip into the moat water and hoist out onto your nearest neighbor. The dirty moat water is switched for cleaner water just before everything begins. Stages are set up around town for everything from open-air concerts to wet T-shirt contests. Shops perform friendly raids on each other, and will recruit any willing or unwilling passerby to the cause. Groups of friends sit eating picnics on muddy riverbanks, dipping into streams or waterfalls whenever they feel too dirty. The entire atmosphere is one of channeled hysteria, a relived and heightened kindergarten recess. If you aren't going to be playful when someone sneaks ice water inside the back of your shirt, you aren't welcome. And everyone is welcome. Ryan ColeFor International Living P.S. My first water gun broke from overuse, as did my second and third. Eventually, my water attacks were all buckets and cupped hands and the occasional well-placed nudge toward deep streams. Related articles: - Thailand: The Owner's Manual--Save 15%. - Welcome to the Biggest Water Fight in the World. - The Genuine (and Cheap) Thai Experience. Dear International Living Reader: If you have not already done so, please click here to confirm your IL Postcards subscription. This will help us ensure you get every IL Postcard without interruption. Or help us out by white-listing our service...before its delivery is interrupted. Unsubscribe or Change of Address Want to cancel IL Postcards? Click here Email Address Change? Click here. --- To start receiving your own copy of IL Postcards, click here...or forward this e-mail to a friend so they can sign-up to receive their own copy of IL Postcards. International Living offers other free e-letters, with topics ranging from Panama, to Europe, to international travel. For the complete list of Free International Living E-letters, click here. Join in!Ask or
[Assam] On the lighter side
I got this for the scrapbook on www.orkut.com of one of my students in India -written by another schoolmate of hers. These girls seem to be set for global careers! Father : I want you to marry a girl of my choice Son : I will choose my own bride! Father : But the girl is Bill Gates's daughter. Son : Well, in that case...ok Next - Father approaches Bill Gates. Father : I have a husband for your daughter. Bill Gates : But my daughter is too young to marry! Father : But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank. Bill Gates : Ah, in that case...ok Finally Father goes to see the president of the World Bank. Father : I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president. President : But I already have more vice- presidents than I need! Father : But this young man is Bill Gates's son-in-law. President : Ah, in that case...ok This is how business is done!! Moral: Even If you have nothing,You can get Anything. But your attitude should be positive Think +++ve.. Umesh Sharma Washington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] Ed.M. - International Education Policy Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Class of 2005 - Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up for your freeaccount today.___ assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Harvard MBA Newsletter: Industry Self-Regulation--What's Working (and What's Not)?
is it about Cola companies draining deserts like Rajasthan - they should set up plants in Assam (floods will go) --but then only in dry areas people will buy their drinks. Umesh HBS Working Knowledge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 10:01:30 -0400 (EDT) From: HBS Working Knowledge [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Newsletter: Industry Self-Regulation--What's Working (and What's Not)? Highlights this Week QA: Industry Self-Regulation: What's Working (and What's Not)? Research Ideas: The Business of Global Poverty What Do You Think: Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming? First Look: New publications from HBS faculty == New on the Site QA: Industry Self-Regulation: What's Working (and What's Not)? http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5590.html Self-regulation is all over the news, but are firms that adopt such programs already better in terms of labor and quality practices? Does adopting a program help companies improve faster? In this QA, HBS professor Michael Toffel gives a reality check and discusses the trends for managers. Research Ideas: The Business of Global Poverty http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5656.html Nearly half of the planet's population subsists on $2 a day or less. What role should business play as the world confronts what may be the most important socioeconomic challenge of the new century? From the HBS Alumni Bulletin. What Do You Think: Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming? http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5660.html Online forum OPEN until Wednesday, April 25. A lot of money will be made or lost for a long time on the effort to combat global warming, says Professor Jim Heskett. But does the free market have the patience for investments that may not pay out for many years? What do you think? First Look: Cutting-Edge Faculty Research http://hbswk.hbs.edu/firstlook/index.html Each week First Look summarizes new working papers, case studies, and publications produced by Harvard Business School faculty. Here readers get a first look at cutting-edge ideas before they enter the mainstream of business practice. Most Popular Stories Making the Move to General Manager http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5608.html Creating a Positive Professional Image http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/4860.html What Do You Think: Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming? http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5660.html The Business of Global Poverty http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5656.html First Look: April 3, 2007 http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5661.html Best of Faculty QAs The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5275.html Relatively few multinational companies truly understand or take advantage of international finance. Professor Mihir A. Desai tackles the subject in International Finance: A Casebook and in this interview from 2006. Working Paper Spotlight Behavioral Operations http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5401.html by Francesca Gino and Gary Pisano Pdf available for download. Organizations often commit to more product development projects than they can handle. And while people do not always behave rationally, most research on operations management still assumes they do. This paper explores theoretical and practical ways to study the effects of behavior and cognition on operations. Elsewhere at Harvard Business School Strategic Management Program Portfolio http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/smpwk/index.html HBS Executive Education Program April 22July 15, 2007 Marketing Management Series http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/mmswk/index.html HBS Executive Education Program April 29June 20, 2007 High Potentials Leadership Program http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/hplp_wk/index.html HBS Executive Education Program June 38, 2007 Leadership and Strategy in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/lspb_wk/index.html HBS Executive Education Program June 38, 2007 Healthcare Delivery: Achieving Organizational Excellence http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/hcd_wk/index.html HBS Executive Education Program June 1015, 2007 Harvard Business Online http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/home/index.jhtml?_requestid=23929 Visit Harvard Business Online, the Web site of Harvard Business School Publishing. Here you'll find articles from the latest issue of Harvard Business Review, new book releases from Harvard Business School Press, HBR IdeaCastthe biweekly podcast featuring breakthrough management ideas and commentary from the editors and authors of Harvard Business School PublishingHBS case studies, and much more. About this Newsletter Subscribe/Unsubscribe Information You can sign up for HBS Working Knowledge, change your e-mail address, or unsubscribe on our newsletter subscription page: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/forms/newsletter.html To subscribe to our RSS feed: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/rss.html
[Assam] Bihu in delhi
Assam Association, Delhi is going to celebrate the *Rongali Bihu Festival*as per the following programme *on Sunday, 22nd* *April, 2007* . We solicit your benign presence alongwith your family friends. Sincerely yours, Bikash Chandra Bora, President Manoj Kumar Das, General Secretary** *Venue: * Samaj Sadan Laxmibai Nagar (Near Dilli Haat) New Delhi 110023 *Programme:* Interaction: 6:30 PM onwards Cultural programme: 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM *Refreshments:* Tea: 6:30 PM onwards Light Refreshments: 9:30 PM *Contributions:* Per person: Rs. 50/- *N.B*: We request you to please circulate the information regarding the Rongali Bihu festival among your circle. * * *Contact:* 9312650558** ___ assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
