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Where can I find an adult woman earring holder or jewelry organizer? Well made and not cheap, made in USA? All I find is cheap metal and small jewelry organizers made in taiwan, india or china that are made for girls that are ugly. I would love to find a pretty earring organizer that has a large capacity I have a lot of dangle earrings. I would also like to find a necklace tree that won't clash with my furniture and is well made. Not vinyl or cheap looking.

any serious buyer , out there for made in india fashion jewellery made up of glass , metal n various items????

Which are the major brands of fashion jewellery in France specially made in India.?

Gold price in India? I need to have some 22 ct gold jewellery made in india. Is it better to take my own gold or purchase it when in India? I was told gold is a little expensive and not always sold at world spot price.

How i can find a jewelry factory in bali? Or india? I have my owns jewelry Designs and i want to find a factory in bali, indonesia or india who can made my Accessories line.... I need help!

i need some advise on getting some cosmetic jewellery made specific to my designs in india? i need reasonable price manufacture who can do these designs for me and design some new ones for me

Is there any shop specifically for transvestites in india? I am a genetic male but just love being feminine from the age of 5.I shape my eyebrows,wax my body and love to wear sarees.I use more beauty products than any woman i know.But unfortunately unlike europe and america there are hardly any shop in india which cater to the needs of a transvestite.Is there any shop in india where i can find feminine clothing and jewellery especially made for crossdressers and transvestites.

i manufacture n export fashion jewellery from india,,,,,,is there anyone wanna buy in bulk??? it contains high fashion jewellery made up of ,, fancy glass beads, wood, meatl, chains etc,,,,,,,,necklaces, bracelets , anklets , belts n much more is available,,,,,azo free, nickle free, lead free, cadmium free, or watever u want,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, plz reply with a proper email address as i am facing problem while replying in yahoo,,,,regards to all

Any advice on what to name my non-profit business selling handmade jewelry ? I would like some suggestions on what to name my charity business. Here are the points about my business that are important in choosing the name: --100% of profits from all sales will be donated to an eye hospital in south India --jewelry (earrings, necklaces, bracelets) will be made from semiprecious gemstone beads and silver and will be handcrafted by me. Here are the ideas I have so far, but none of them satisfy me. I would like the name to be shorter and catchier. Let me know what you think of these or suggest others! --Pretty Visions Jewelry --Gift of Sight Jewelry

What is the market like for Indian Jewelry in America? I am thinking of importing some authentic jewelry from India to the United States and I was wondering if women will like the product. It flawlessly made and of great craftsmanship. I was just wondering since I have connections to getting this for very cheap, how do you think I will do?

What is the price of Gold 10gms today in dubai and also the price in India?? What is the price of Gold 10gms today in dubai and also the price in India?? they say gold is cheaper there I am trying to figure out, whats the difference.How much and How as in raw( Gold biscuits/Coins and bricks/bars) or made( converted to jewellery) can you carry back home( legally ) to India.?

I WANT BUYERS FOR MY HAND MADE JEWELLERY? ANY SUGGESTIONS,HOW SHOULD I START WITH IT? Hiii...i am from jaipur ,india. Recently i've started silver hand made jewellery business in partnership...i have lots of stuff with me like: hand made earrings, hand made pendants and bracelets.i really want to sell it at a very good price via internet but i have no idea about the procedure of selling it on internet.i want buyers for my stuff. Can anybody suggest me how should i start with it??? how can i sell via internet??? how can i get customers from abroad??? how can i get those type of buyers who can regularly give me orders for my stuff??????????? please help and suggest me.... :) thank you...

Want to start Import Business. Please Help!!!? I need a good advice from someone who is already on the Import industry. I am thinking of starting an Import business which will include: Hand made Artificial Jewellery from India/China Blank CD/DVD’s from India Male/Female Belts from Asia Stoles from Asia I would like to know where I shall start. I am not going for a Big Business, just small level in the starting, may be online or a word of mouth. I did lot of search on the internet about the U.K Foreign Trade regulations, but could not find anything related to the above items. I would like to know: Can I import the above said items? How much will be the custom duty? Are there any other charges/payments? Do I need to register with some governing body? Many thanks in Advance. Kind regards, Rav

hello i'm prashant khatri from india and i want some information about exports from india some address in usa i want some information about importers who wants to buy indian cotton base products , readymade shirts and trousers , cotton bedsheets . skarfs , carpets , imitation jewellery , hand made parers ,

How sure are you that your commodities are from halal sources? This may look lengthly, but it will take you two minutes to read it...Please open your eyes... Many of us point our fingers to Israel and blame them for poverty in the world. We can yell and scream and cry over palestine, but what about Africa, Asia etc.? You know WHY we aren't aware of our damage? Because it's too hard, we don't want to know. Because media rarely advertises it. Just because it isn't popular, it doesn't mean it isn't happening There are so many things that we may be doing that cause the poor to get poorer in other countries: ☞ Farmers in Africa are given poisonous pesticides which can give them cancer amongst other diseases. This is done for the "fresh" fruit and veg we buy from certain supermarkets ☞Women and children are raped in sweatshops. Is it worth it? Certain companies like nike have sweatshops in the poorest countries. The workers have no other choice. Check the lable of your clothes. "Made in India...Pakistan..." --do you seriously think that these people are given fair working conditions? ☞ Jewellery sourced from places like africa are mined by CHILDREN sometimes. Do you know how many diseases those kids could get? Imagine the treatment theyre facing... ☞ Our waste are sent to third world countries. There, women and children are picking and seperating our waste into different categories. This is their daily life. No school, no play...they have to pick out OUR rubbish... ☞ Oil companies have oil spills, gas flaring and pollution. These aren't things to be ignored. It happens. People get diseases and die. They have to get water from places that are sooo far away. http://www.protectthehuman.com/shell (A short video about shell's oil effects) These are just a few of the things that WE cause and contribute to. And you may want to ignore it. WE've become numb because this happens everyday... But we can change....lets become more aware of where our products are going. The Quran says: "You are the best nation that has been raised up for mankind; You enjoin right conduct, forbid evil and believe in Allah. (3:110)" Do have a look into this link: http://www.renaissance.com.pk/Mayviewpoint2y5.htm It's about business... Please, lets stop this cycle of poverty And look into fairtrade and environmentally friendly campaigns and otehr ethical ways of trade. Salaam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri1q_tf_kdI (a song about this topic--contains music)

where can i buy swarovski crystal beads in india? i love making jewellery. I have made necklaces, bracelets etc with Gyr wire and nylon thread. I really would like to make jewellery with swarovski crystal beads. Can anyone suggest me where i can get those crystals either in Kerala or mumbai. I also want to know what beading thread i can use for beading crystals. I think threads like fireline,softflex or power-pro is good but just dont have an idea where to get them. If any other threads can be used with crystals which can give strength and flexibility, do let me know.

Is it legal to post several thousand pounds worth of jewellery from India to the UK on a tourist visa? I have been approached (in India) to post a rather large amount of jewellery to the UK, on behalf of an Indian jewellery wholesaler. Once in the UK, I would then give him the jewellery. I am being offered money for this. Is this legal? I suspect it's not for him, but I want to be clear. Basically the offer is made because I am on a tourist visa and I am therefore allowed to post a certain amount of jewellery back to the UK tax-free. By getting me to do this, he can avoid taxation. He then sells the jewellery in the UK. Could I face charges in either India or the UK for this? It turned out this is a famous scam in India called the "Agra Gem Scam". Luckily, I didn't take them up on their offer and my credit card is safe and sound.

Why all the jewellery from head to toe are made for Girls? Why Society does not allow boys to wear it ? I am from India and reside in India.

Could a burkha ban ever be debated in India? just wondering, with all the debate surrounding this in Europe, and with France+UK considering a full ban. since India has arguably the world's largest pop of muslims, and that too outside the muslim world, would such a thing ever be debated? remember that India isn't an islamic country and despite it shouting abt secularism from the rooftops, it's basically a Hindu country at the end of the day. the fact that it's secular owes to its Hindu roots more than anything. no other nation in Asia is as secular, or as tolerant of minorities as India, also given the history. if India were to ever turn islamic, it would be the end of what we know as India. back to the Q, since burkhas are often used by criminals and terrorists in India, it has now become a security threat in public places and buildings. even TV news has revealed that burkhas are good ways to avoid detection and commit crimes. CCTV footage once showed a burkha clad person stuffing jewelry into their robe and escaping from the store. already having so much to deal with, the security forces could afford some help, and in this sense debating a full covering of one's body and face makes sense. there are other options available to muslim women, and it has been pointed out loud and clear many times that the burkha/hijab aren't religious duties and aren't part of the Quran nor Hadiths. someone somewhere made it a rule and the masses stuck to it. if India wants to be progressive and modern, it just doesn't mean that a section of its (non-muslim) women should wear skimpy outfits, it also means that its muslim women shld also show their face in public. a society living in 2 diff eras will never move forward. i wonder, are muslim women allowed to keep burkha on for Indian passport photos? does immigration at airports ask women to take off their face covering for ID purposes? this Q is abt the full head to toe covering, not hijab or any other dress. it is correct that women shouldn't be half-naked on streets of India, or anywhere else. i'm not advocating stripping of women by asking about burkha ban. the Q focuses solely on head to toe coverings - only eyes visible, with its implications for public security, nothing else. no need for emotional outbursts.

I want to get a pendant made? hi I want to get an EXACT replica of a pendant here in India if anyone can help me out I will send you the picture of it and we can move ahead . But I want a Good jewellery make to do it . In INDIA

Inheritnace property law in India? hi, My father has passed away 18 years ago. I have a brother and my mother is still alive. They both are in India and I am an NRI. My father didn't have a Will at the time he died. So I believe all properties are in my mother’s name (may be one of them is in joint name with my brother). There are three big properties that are acquired by my father from his father + lots of jewelry. Before my father died, he has verbally told to my mother and extended family members (uncles and aunts) that one of the properties will be his daughter (that is mine). My mother wanted to transfer that property on my name but my brother opposed and didn’t provide papers of the property since he lives with my mother, he has control on all papers). Right now my brother and I are not in good relationship as he thinks that everything my father had has to be given to him as he is taking care of my mother. My mother is being controlled by my brother and his wife. My brother and his wife are taking my mother’s advantage (who is 72 yrs and in a very weak health condition). I don't know if there is an existing WILL by my mother, since I am thousands of miles away from them But I have a feeling that my brother has forced her to make a will and that everything my father had (now my mother has) belongs to him. When my father passed away I was married, but soon after I became a single mother of a daughter. I am from a Hindu family. My questions are: 1)By Indian law who would legally be the inheritance of properties of my father? 2)If my mother doesn’t have a WILL – will the properties divide equally between my bother and me? 3)What if there is a WILL by my mother (which I am not aware of) and according to that WILL if my mother gives every thing to my brother, then based on my circumstances I described above, can I ask for my share? Does the court consider the forcefully made WILL as correct one? I am very sure at least one or two of my extended family members can stand by the fact with me. 4)Does Indian court also consider the “need” of a single mother for raising a daughter single handedly for property rights? 5)What is the procedure to initiate property rights in India?

I married to US citizen and got conditional green card based on marriage.? My wife and her family made my life miserable in the US and ultimately after one year left the house taking away all the jewelry. As I was working at one of her uncle’s firm and lost the that job too. I came back to India to my own house. She has filed annulment of marriage based on fraud, that I married her to get the green card. Being in India I am unable to contact any attorney in the US. Please advice .

Which caste in South India ranks high in dowry collection? Now, coming to the demands of the guys and his parents, now a decently educated guy would easily ask for an youngish, say 18-year-old (even if he is touching his 40s), fair, tall, beautiful, well-educated, working, earning a decent salary (in this case, they are ready to relax an year or two) girl who looks no less than the recently famous actress, may be producing clones of the actress would satisfy these goons. In addition to this, the recent trend is one to two kilograms of gold in the form of jewelry (even a statue would crumble under this heavy weight, imagine an young girl wearing all this, hope she does not faint down), conduct the marriage function grandly as if they were the sons of kings, with all this contribution from the girl’s part, the only contribution from the guy would be that he would just come, so that his would-be in-laws could dress him up with a grand dress made of silk, and put him jewels and take him to the wedding hall, for according to him he is really doing a great sacrifice by marrying even such a worthy girl. It is as if he is being asked to drink poison, and he is accepting all these things in return for the poison. What atrocity!!!! In no way would this guy be superior to the girl, if any, he would be inferior, And such a lowly creature has such a high demand just to stick to life with the girl. To add to all this, this stupid guy would have the guts to gawk at other young girls crossing his path as if he was never married in his life. What guts!!!

Kay, so I made a survey and a lot of people asked me to make another one so I hope you like it!? Makeup: Mary Kay or Clinique? Chanel or MAC? Ulta or Sephora? Natural or fancy makeup? Clothing: DKNY or BCBG? Ralph Lauren or Calvin Klein? Hollister & Abercrombie or Aeropostale &American Eagle? Fake or Designer? Accessories: Coach or Gucci? Claire's or a no name jewelry store? Tiffany &Co. or Daniel's? Cars: Ferrari or Land Rover? Range Rover or Mercedes? Audi or Nissan? Chevrolet or Toyota? Pets: Dog or Cat? Bird or fish? Computers: Mac or HP? Drinks: Soda or Iced tea? Kool Aid or Water? Apple Juice or Orange Juice? Music: Alternative or Pop? Hip Hop or R&B? Classical music or Rap? Best place to go for a trip? France or Spain? Japan or Egypt? Hawaii or Canada? India or Antartica? Africa or South America? Snacks: Doritos or Ruffles? Cheetos or Hot Cheetos? Seasons: Spring & Summer or Fall & Winter Internet: Facebook or Myspace? Yahoo or Google? What world would you like to live in: Fantasy or Reality? That's IT! You dont have to do the whole survey...you can do part of it...someone said it was too long ssooooooo you can do just part of it if you also think it's too long =)

Anyone want to help me write a history paper? pretend that you have been hired to complete a layout for an issue of dig it magazine that highlights the archaeological discoveries made at harappa and mojeno daro your layout should clearly address this question what was daily life like in the indus valley, india, or china support your answer by describing and analyzing artifacts found at both harappa and mojeno daro some examples might include jewelry games statues or buildings. Please help me I'm so stuck!

Where does all the jewellery that Sanyogita in the serial Prithviraj Chauhan wear come from? I have been watching lots of the serial Prithviraj Chauhan and see Sanyogita in jewellery like in here hair, dangling as well as her necklaces and would really love to buy them as well as her clothing, where can you get them from? How much would it cost? Any addresses? If made specially, where in India is the best place to go to? Thanks in advance :-) I have been watching the serial Prithviraj Chauhan and see Sanyogita in jewellery like in her hair, dangling as well as her necklace sets and would really love to buy them as well as her clothing, where can you get them from? How much would it cost? Any addresses? If made specially, where in India is the best place to go to? For example: http://www.india-forums.com/tellybuzz/images/uploads/F39_Sanyogita.jpg or http://bp3.blogger.com/_RfeP2jajESE/SBzPYP2ZJII/AAAAAAAABQo/eo30tV9RkQ4/s1600-h/prithvi_sanyogita.gif Thanks in advance :-)

shopping advice in Goa, India? I am visiting Goa in a few weeks. i would like to know which markets to go to, and which shops for the following items, all at quite cheap prices: - Handmade trousers, made from traditional materials(the kind that are like pyjamas in indian materials, which locals sometimes wear) -Leather sandals, which are tailor made to your feet(i have wide feet!!) -Cotton beachwear style tops -FABRIC- in all types- any specalist shop or market? -bangles and bright jewellery -other souvenirs. do you have any suggestions for these or websites which may help? thanks!

Price of 100gm gold biscuit in dubai? I want to buy jewellery for my marriage. A friend of mine suggested that I buy a gold biscuit from dubai and get it made from an indian jewellary shop. I will save a lot of money on this. Can anyone please tell me what is the price of gold in dubai and india currently.

can someone tell me honestly if i can gain respect back ? my cousin from india came all the way to visit me for five days. the very first thing he asked me was what i'm doing that i am busy all the time. when i told him everything, he looked at me and was able to tell i was making excuses. i guess in a way it made me realize i was hurting his feelings. he was expecting to see me in india with my sister last year but i never came. when he called me, i told him i got busy and his reply was "omg! eveyone is busy." a week after they left, i sent him a picture from his visit and he replied "we miss the fun and action we had there." then i wrote to him for india's independence day and he replied within two minutes then i called him for raksha bandhan. he told me i can write to him once twice a month. when i met him during his visit to new york last year, he told me the more continous time i spend with family, the more i'm going to remember them. now i'm starting to remember them. as an honest opinion, since i remembered him, do u think he still mad at me for making excuses about being busy? i wrote to him on his personal email instead of his office email in rgds to the new delhi bombs and didnt hear back from them. is there a way i can gain respect from him? i feel horrible. despite that, when my sister went to india, he bought me a jewelry box, bangles, a blanket, and a shawl. in new york, he bought me an indian style purse along with artificial jewelry. i guess he just wanted me to remember him. i dont know what i can do to show my cousin i'm remembering him. would an email once a month help? i dont want him to think he's getting a lot of email from me. he told me his comapny doesnt mind emails because he told me sending him emails is like writing him a letter. please send me honest feedback. to tell you the truth, all of my cousins in india are married and have kids of their own and i never had the chance to attend any of their weddings. when i started college, my dad's brother's daughter was getting married and my dad told me i had to go to the wedding. i had a horrible time. everyone ignored me, nor did anyone talk to me and they left me out in all of the cousin get-togethers. i guess that showed me how to be rude to others. please send me ur honest opinion. chanvces are i might write to him for diwali this year then write to him once a month or so on his office email. as it made me realize that he came all the way from india and he had to take time off and had to go through a lot of trouble to come visit me, i guess in a way he deserves a lot more respect. i've gotten complaints from him in the past that i stopped writing and calling.

how do i make sure that a jeweler is telling me the right prize, composition etc of a gold ring i already pos? actually my boyfriend has gifted me a gold ring but it looks like the gold is quite old ( i mean it isn't having a polished look). i want to know every detail about the ring like how much carat is it made of, what would be its prize, how old has it been made. means every detail. i live in Chandigarh, India. i want to know the current prize of gold in Chandigarh. but i have no knowledge about purchasing jewelry as such. how do i make sure that the jeweler doesn't takes advantage of me being so dumb in case of jewelry. please could somebody help me?

Indians responding to compliments by making a gift of the item? I love Indian (as in India, not Native Americans) jewelry and clothing and am wondering about something that has happened when I have complimented women on their appearance. I told a woman who was a customer in a shop I work at that I thought the shawl she wore was very beautiful and she told me she made it and insisted very sweetly that I take it as a gift. I thanked her as well as I could. Then today, I was in a restaurant and complimented the server on her earrings and tol her how pretty they were. She removed them immediately and also insisted I have them. Both times I refused the gift and only accepted when the lady repeatedly insisted. My question is this: Is this a cultural tradtion and I should be aware of NOT complimenting items because the owner feels obligated to give it? Or am I supposed to reciprocate? I certainly don't want to take advantage of someone being so kind hearted and generous. Does anyone know how to best handle this? Beyond saying Thank You of course.

Do Creationists deny all of these inventions/discoveries, as they came before the beginning of their universe? 5th millennium BC Rice is domesticated in China. Later it is introduced in the Ganges Valley and the rest of Asia (c. 5000 BC). Farming reaches Atlantic coast of Europe from Ancient Near East (c. 5000 BC). Maize is cultivated in Mexico (c. 5000 BC). Writing systems, such as ideographic Vinca script, Tartaria tablets (c. 5000 BC) 5000 BC, Metallurgy appears. 5000 BC, Agriculture starts in Ancient Japan. Beans and gourds are cultivated. Plough is introduced in Europe (c. 4500 BC) Copper pins dating to 4000 BC found in Egypt. Water buffalo are domesticated in China Beer brewing is developed. Wheel is developed in Mesopotamia and India 6th millennium BC c. 6000 BC: Cycladic people started to use a coarse, poor-quality local clay to make a variety of objects. c. 6000 BC: Brick building was taking place at modern-day Çatalhöyük, Turkey. Agriculture appears in the valley of the Nile Rice cultivated in Asia. Plough invented. c. 6000–5000 BC: Wine is created for the first time in Persia. c. 5000 BC: Agriculture began in the Americas perhaps this early, in complete isolation from the Old World. Artifacts of stone were supplemented by those of metal, and the crafts of basketry, pottery, weaving (Africa). Dead were buried in a fetal position, surrounded by the burial offerings and artifacts, facing west (Africa). Decorated, black-topped clay pots and vases; bone and ivory combs, figurines, and tableware, are found in great numbers (Africa). Jewelry of all types and materials (Africa). Objects began to be made not only with a function, but also with an aesthetic value. (Africa) Organized, permanent settlements focused around agriculture. (Africa) 7th millennium BC c. 7000 BC: Mesolithic site Lepenski Vir emerges in today's Serbia. c. 7000 BC: Earliest pottery in Ancient Near East. c. 7000 BC: Elam became farming region. c. 7000 BC: Chinese domestication of rice, millet, soy beans, and yams. (1990 Rand McNally Atlas) c. 7000 BC: Red pepper, bottle gourd, avocados, and squash cultivated on Pacific coast of Guatemala. (Bailey 1973) c. 7000 BC-6000 BC: The transition to farming begins in Mesoamerica. c. 6500 BC: Naalebinding, a form of knitting, used in Judean Desert (modern day Israel). c. 6500 BC: Two breeds of non-wolf dogs in Scandinavia; domestic hogs in Jarmo and cattle in Turkey. c. 6200 BC: Mural painting or map from Çatalhöyük, an early civilized city that prospered by trading obsidian, Anatolia—modern Turkey. 6000 BC: Ban Po settlement in China. Agriculture appears around in the Balkans, see Old European Culture. Beekeeping is first recorded. Rock paintings on cave walls in Africa and eastern Spain show people gathering honey from trees or rock crevices while bees fly around them—cave drawings in Spain, near Valencia. Pastoralism and cultivation of cereals (East Sahara). Gold and native copper begin to be used. Middle East: Domestication of the cow. Archaic pottery making, burial mound construction, and garden technology (NorthAmerica). North America: Indigenous Peoples of the Americas begin using stone to grind food and to hunt American Bison and smaller animals. North America: Deciduous plants make their appearance on Long Island. North America: Northern Atlantic Ocean is cooled by 3–6°C due to enormous floods. Mexico—Incipient agriculture begins (North America). Peru, Guitarrero Cave, plant fibers are twisted, knotted, and looped into baskets, mats (South America). Eastern Mediterranean, forms of pottery become decoration. Animal figures of Estuarine-period rock painting in Australia include saltwater fish and crocodiles. And many, MANY more! Rise of agriculture. Bladed tools found in southwest Iran date from around 8000 BC. They were made from Obsidian that had been transported from Anatolia. Potatoes and beans are cultivated in South America Beginning of millet and rice cultivation in East Asia Domestication of the cat and Bos aegyptiacus ox in Ancient Egypt Domestication of sheep in Southwest Asia Huts, hearths, granaries, and nonportable stone tools for grinding grains Africa Catal Huyuk, men wear animals skins, plus hats of the same material Asia Houses, kilns, pottery, turquoise carvings, tools made from stone and bone, and bone flutes China Clay and plaster are molded to form statues at Jericho and cAin Ghazal Mediterranean First evidence of incised "counting tokens" about 9,000 years ago in the Neolithic fertile crescent. Asia Japanese potters begin to decorate pottery cooking vessels Japan Simple pottery traditions sometimes with cord impressions or other decorative markings Korea Agriculture in New Guinea Evidence ^ an average of figures from different sources as listed at the US Census Bureau's Historical Estimates of World Population ^ Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994. ^ Lu H, Zhang J, Liu KB, Wu N, Li Y, Zhou K, Ye M, Zhang T, Zhang H, Yang X, Shen L, Xu D, Li Q. (2009). Earliest domestication of common millet (Panicum miliaceum) in East Asia extended to 10,000 years ago. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 106: 7367–7372 PubMed ^ Encyclopedia Britannica, "Melanesian cultures" ^ Roberts, J: "History of the World." Penguin, 1994. ^ Pareschi, M. T.; Boschi E.; Favalli M. (2006). "Lost tsunami". Geophysical Research Letters 33 (22): L22608. Bibcode 2006GeoRL..3322608P. doi:10.1029/2006GL027790. ^ Zdanowicz, C. M.; Zielinski, G. A.; Germani, M. S. (1999). 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purchasing items overseas - using cash - no receipt? How do I record this as an expense or cost of goods? I went to Asia and bought a lot of jewelry, from the local folks in the country side in India and Southeast Asia. These are things like golden trinkets, bracelets, buddhas and cat figurines, etc. Anyway, they obviously dont accept US $ check, so I had to buy it in cash, lots of cash. Some gave receipts (weird small ones, handwritten) and some didnt. Needless to say, I made a lot of money re-selling these items in the USA. Now its tax time. how do I show I bought these items overseas, when most dont have receipts?

Purchasing overseas items using cash - receipts? How do I record this as an expense or cost of goods? I went to Asia and bought a lot of jewelry, from the local folks in the country side in India and Southeast Asia. These are things like golden trinkets, bracelets, buddhas and cat figurines, etc. Anyway, they obviously dont accept US $ check, so I had to buy it in cash, lots of cash. Some gave receipts (weird small ones, handwritten) and some didnt. Needless to say, I made a lot of money re-selling these items in the USA. Now its tax time. how do I show I bought these items overseas, when most dont have receipts?

can someone help me get rid of this awkward feeling? i'm starting to feel guilty? when my cousin was in the usa last year, he didnt come visit me so i went to visit him. he asked me several times to visit india but i ended up not going. i guess in a way u can say i ignored his invitation because i didnt let him know in advance i wasnt coming. when my sister came back from india last year, my cousin bought me a jewlery box, a blanket, bangles, and a shawl. when i met him last year, he bought me an indian style purse and artificial jewelry. now that i think about it, despite me not being respectful to him, he replied to my email i sent him for holi, he went through a lot of hassle and made such an effort to come visit me this year with his wife and 2 sons for five days, he replied to two of my emails i sent him after he went back to india and he talked to me on the phone. when he came, his very first question he asked me was what i'm doing that i'm busy all the time. when i told him, he was able to tell i was making excuses. does this cousin still care about me? i honestly dont think i'm showing him respect. am i? how would u feel if ur cousins said she can visit india during her vacation but she never shows up? please send me ur feedback. i'm a college student. i have 8 weeks off for chrsitmas and 2 months off for summer. when my cousin asked me about my vacation time, he asked me why i dont come to india. he told me i an write to him once twice a month letting him know what i'm doing but since he is married and has 2 boys, i realized he has a very hectic life because he has a father and a job as well but he told me once in a while is okay. i couldnt attend his wedding nor did i get the chance to attend any of my cousin's weddings in india. i want to stop writing but if i do, i will get a complaint. i stopped writing to him before and i got a complaint. i'm the youngest. i live in the usa and i travel to india every 4-5 years or so. send me ur honest opinion

what do you think of slavery in 2010? WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ABOUT THIS ARTICLE? Bitter Harvest Slavery isn't history - and we're reaping its fruit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Kimberly French You, in all likelihood, own items that were produced by slaves: Chocolate. Hand-woven carpets. Cotton. Coffee. Tea. Tobacco. Sugar. Tomatoes. Cucumbers. Oranges. Grains. Clothing. Sneakers. Soccer balls. Gold. Diamonds. Jewelry. Fireworks. Steel. Glassware. Charcoal. Timber. Stone. Tantalum (a mineral used in laptops, pagers, personal digital assistants, and cell phones). Products in all of these industries have been found made with slave labor, then sold in the global market. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IN THIS ISSUE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boycotts Don't Always Help Meet the New UU Abolitionists What Your Congregation Can Do -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEE ALSO From the Editor: Will we be abolitionists this time? uu&me! Related Stories and activities for children FROM THE UU WORLD ARCHIVES Holdeen India Program: Tranforming Lives among India's 'broken people' Looking Back: Slavery among the Unitarians -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RELATED Abolition Today: Bill Sinkford, Charles Jacobs, Fancis Bok, and Vivek Pandit (UUA General Assembly 2003) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONAL READING Slavery Is Not Dead, Just Less Recognizable (CS Monitor 9.1.04) 21st Century Slaves (National Geographic 9.03) Modern-Day Slavery (Palm Beach Post 2003) The Social Psychology Of Modern Slavery (Scientific American 4.02) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More items that you consume every day are tainted by slavery in less direct ways. “Your computer terminal may be made in Japan, but that company may reward executives with sex tours of enslaved prostitutes in Southeast Asia,” says Barney Freiberg-Dale, founder of Unitarian Universalists Against Slavery, one of several Unitarian Universalist groups working to fight modern slavery. All of us who are lucky enough to be housed, clothed, and fed every day benefit from prices kept low by slave labor. Global companies we invest in, or whose stocks are part of our mutual or pension funds, provide higher returns because they buy from suppliers that pay workers very little—or not at all. As participants in the world's largest consumer economy, with its drive for lower and lower prices, we contribute to the global economic pressure for slave labor. We are all complicit. But didn't slavery end in the nineteenth century? Many of today's new abolitionists admit to having held that same assumption, until a news story or pamphlet or lecture shocked them out of it. Or you may have thought the reports of human trafficking that periodically make the news—such as sex slavery rings or forced migrant farm work—were isolated cases, somewhere far from you. I did. The truth is that slavery exists in virtually every country of the world and in almost every U.S. state, according to human rights organizations, scholars, government agencies, and journalists. A growing antislavery movement has been hard at work documenting and exposing this troubling fact. Surveying their reports and interviewing antislavery spokespeople is eye-opening, answering not only my question about the nineteenth-century “end” of slavery but raising other questions as well. In fact, legal slavery did end. Slavery is illegal in every country of the world. Nonetheless there are more slaves today than ever before: 27 million, twice as many as the number of Africans enslaved during the four centuries of the transatlantic slave trade, according to a calculation that slavery expert Kevin Bales calls conservative. Bales, a sociologist at Roehampton University in London who spoke at the UUA's 2003 General Assembly, estimates that 50,000 people are forced to work as slaves in the United States today. How can this be? If slavery is illegal everywhere, how can there be slaves, and in such numbers? In the United States our image of slavery is defined by our own horrific history. The antebellum slavery that was practiced here is called chattel slavery, meaning one person is owned completely by another and can be inherited as property. Today's slavery is different. Simply put, slavery is one person forcing another to work without pay, using the threat of violence or psychological manipulation. Ownership no longer defines slavery. When slaves could be legally owned, when buying slaves required a substantial financial investment, there was an incentive for owners to take care of their “property

Inlaws expectations of me getting too much or am I wrong? We(husband and I) grew up in India, met and got married in college abroad, and now live in a western country. When we visit India, I ALWAYS follow all the customs, rules and traditions of the family we are staying with. When my in-laws visit us for a few months every year, I make sure their every need is met. I ensure they are not bored, find and take them to activities/temples, shopping. I don't use them as babysitters at all. I cook foods they enjoy, and have long chat sessions with them about their life and stories. But, I also continue to live my regular life with my husband's total approval. Which means, I wear my regular western clothes everyday (and Indian dresses for occasions), I have wine/beer with my husband, my husband and I might put an arm around each other or a quick hug, I cook meat in the house (kids and husband like it), I wear slippers at home, I wear shorts when exercising, I go swimming. I don't wear tons of jewelry all the time, I keep my hair very short. I wear sleeveless but decent tops. My in-laws have a problem with the above mentioned. I told them if I can do something for their comfort like food, activity, call their friends, help with setting up their pooja/prayer stuff, travel, sightseeing, let me know. But, please, personal interference in my life is not welcome. I am 30+ mother of 2, and I live my life according to my terms with husband's approval. My husband totally supports me, and in-laws don't complain to him. They only nag me, make long faces, sulk for hours on end. My husband had made it clear to them that I have his full backing, and as long as I am taking care of them OK and making them feel welcome, the rest is my personal business. finally, today, we were going out for dinner. My mother-in-law didn't like my dress, she scolded me in front of my kids and said to go change or they will not come with us. I quietly went and sat in the car. She didn't come. the rest of us went ahead with dinner. She wants to cut short the visit. My husband gave them the phone and the number of the airlines to advance their ticket. What should I do? My mother (my own mother!) says,I should apologize and adjust my dressing and other habits to suit my in-laws taste. My husband says enough is enough, I'll take care of it. Should I give in for family peace or stay out of it, and let them return to India next week?

Islamic Empire influence the development of world history? I was wondering if you had any ideas or comments on how to start and write an essay that was assigned and is due on 12/15. Thanks: hERE IS THE ASSIGNMENT: Write a 5 paragraph essay that addresses the following question: How did the Islamic Empire influence the development of world history? Choose 3 areas of advancement and discuss their advancements in each area. Also explain how these advancements are important to our world today. SOME INFO: Culture of Traders The Arabs had been traders for centuries before their empire developed. Muhammad himself had been a trader. It is not surprising, then, that trade was important to Muslim culture. The empire was at the center of a world trade network that linked Europe, Asia, and Africa. India and China sent goods to ports in Syria and Egypt. As trade grew, other cultures increasingly demanded the quality goods that Muslims produced, such as textiles manufactured from silk, cotton, and wool, as well as beautiful woven tapestries and carpets. Muslims also made metal products from gold and silver. Steel swords from Damascus and from the Spanish city of Toledo became world famous. Luxuries such as jewelry, perfumes, and spices were in great demand. Muslim artisans produced pottery and glassware. Artisans in North Africa and Spain made fine leather goods. All this trade made the Islamic Empire wealthy. Muslims exchanged ideas with other cultures as well. Both Córdoba and Toledo in Spain were famous centers of learning. Christian and Jewish scholars carried Muslim ideas from Spain into western Europe. Sicily under the Muslims was known for its astronomers and geographers. They, too, influenced Europeans. Many Europeans, in fact, viewed the Muslim world as a source of advanced knowledge in many scientific areas and in banking and commerce. Government and Society Under Arab rule, the Muslim Empire was organized into provinces. At first one caliph headed the government. Disagreement over succession to the position developed, however. In time, these disputes led to the breakup of the empire into three areas, or caliphates. The caliphates were ruled by caliphs in Baghdad, Cairo, and Córdoba. Muslims throughout the Islamic Empire lived according to the Qur'an. It guided both their religious life and daily life—there was no separation. The Qur'an gave detailed instructions about how society should be organized and how people should live. All Muslims were expected to follow the Islamic laws in public and private life. Slavery was common in Arabia. The Qur'an urged Muslims to free their slaves. Those who chose to keep slaves were required to treat them humanely. No free Muslim could be enslaved, and the children of a female slave and her master were free. The family was the core of Muslim daily life. Muslims showed concern for all members of their family—parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. They particularly respected the elderly. In Islamic families everyone had specific roles and duties. Men were responsible for the family's needs. Parents usually arranged marriages for their children. However, the Qur'an gave a woman the right to refuse the arrangement. The groom was required to give his bride a marriage gift of property or money. It was common in Arabia for a man to have several wives. The Qur'an restricted a Muslim man to four wives, and he had to treat them equally. In fact, the Qur'an gave women more rights than they had received under traditional Arab law. For example, if a woman got divorced, she kept her own money and was free to remarry. She could also inherit money and own property. Muslim women enjoyed more freedom than most women at the time. Later, however, women began to be secluded and lost some rights. The government supported schools and libraries. The family and the mosque also took responsibility for education. A person who could speak and write well was thought to be educated. Students attended religious study groups at the mosque. Advanced students could attend schools established for the study of science, mathematics, or law. Medicine. Some of the most important contributions that Muslims made were to medical science. They studied the work of the famous Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen. Then they added to what the Greeks had done. Scientific advances in the use of herbs, foods, and prepared drugs added to the Islamic world's vast store of medical knowledge. Some of this early Muslim work in the development and preparation of pharmaceutical drugs is still in use today. In some cases, techniques such as distillation that were first used by Muslim scientists to prepare medical drugs are also followed by today's manufacturers. Muslim doctors achieved great progress in the techniques of dissection to study anatomy. They also developed improved surgical instruments and processes. The Muslim surgeon Abu al-Qasim, for example, practiced in Islamic Spain, in the city of Córdoba. His work did much to

can someone please help me with my silk road essay? heres what i have so far The Silk Road With silk, jade, furs and many other items being carried by merchants of many countries on the Silk Road from present day China to present day Turkey, the interaction of these different cultures created a cultural diffusion that can be seen in the resulting names, tools, jewelry, luxuries and house wares that these different societies adopted. The Silk Road came into existence at around 300 B.C. This “road” consisted of vast and numerous trade routes that went from between modern day China and modern day Europe, on the way passing through such countries as India, Afghanistan, and Kazakhstan. The road also went through desert oasis’s surrounded by large mountains. On this immense trade route there were many different kinds of trade routes, such as silk routes, spice routes, and Eurasian step routes. Silk was one of the most important items traded along the Silk Road. This expensive item is made from the silkworm when it spins a cocoon. The Chinese discovered this at around 2600 B.C.E. and kept this secret of producing silk a very well kept one. Once the Silk Road was open techniques of weaving the silken thread did not begin to spread because this material was similar to that used by cloth weavers. But by 300 A.D. silk cloth was being woven in central and western Asia using Chinese thread. The well kept Chinese secret was not kept for long because at the start of the fifth century people in the Khotan (an oasis) on the southern path of the silk rode around the Takla Makan Desert learned the secret of the production and making of silk itself. The story of how this happens goes like this. One of the Khotan kings married a Chinese princess who smuggled out silk worms and mulberry seeds (the silk worm only eats from mulberry trees) out of china in her headdress. (The silk route and spices, Reid, 32-33) One of the earliest materials to be transported from the Khotan area located on the southern Silk Road was jade. Jade was valuable at the time and was crafted into many things such as ring shaped pendants, and coiled yellow jade dragons placed in graves. Since jade is still transported by road from Khotan to China one might not call this road the Silk Road but rather the Jade Road, if it wasn’t for the fact that silk was traded over a greater distance. The Chinese and Sogdians were both very active traders on the silk road, trading many things between each other and other civilization. Some of the things the Chinese traded were silk, jade, furs, porcelain and other ceramics, Lauer, and iron. From a Sogdian letter we learn that the Sogdian merchants traded gold, musk, pepper, camphor, flasks, cloth and wheat. Items weren’t the only things traded on the Silk Road. Knowledge, science, art, technology, language, and religion were traded amongst the people on the Silk Road. Technology played a very important role in the thriving of the Silk Road. Iron smelting is one example With all the trading going on, on the Silk Road there was also the mixing of different cultures. Europeans learned to make paper from the Sogdians. Chinese art (especially wall paintings) had a strong effect on Sogdian art. Sogdian sources say that during the fourth century A.D. indicate that there was a triangular trade pattern between India, Sogdiana, and China. By the seventh century many Sogdian merchants had settled in China and took on Chinese names. These merchants became respected members of Chinese society. Sogdians bought silk from the Chinese, as well as copied their copper coins. Besides cultural diffusion there was also religious diffusion. There is evidence of Zoroastrian (a Sogdian religion) temples in Lanzhog China. Another major religion transmitted across the Silk Road by Sogdians is Malchelism. This is proved by Sogdian letters. The Buddhist religion came to China using the Silk Road at around 100 A.D. The Menikin religion was adopted by the Vighurs for hundreds of years. it has to be 6 pages and right now its 3 :( any ideas on how to make it longer or how to make it look longer will be greatly apreciated Thank you

Wanna get back with Ex after break up, how to proceed further? This is about a break up and desperate to know how to get back with my ex, First of all I wanted to tell you that I send a written letter 4 days after break up. But I called her and met with her the next week and we broke up again. I really wanted to explain in brief the story of the break up. We met thru online dating this feb'10 so it has been 8 months we have been in the relationship. It is a long distance relationship of 60 miles one way. We started meeting over the weekend and some weekdays. Relationship was good we had many common interests in doing things. But she kept saying that I'm not giving attention to her, not listening to her in different ways all along. Looks like she felt that I'm not really affectionate but really I never felt that way, here are some incidents that she mentioned during break up and I realized that I did not listen to her opinions, 1. We argued for silly things and I tried to win the argument, 2.I was being defensive in arguments, 3.Not giving attention to her opinions 4.Started telling her why should we spend gas so letz meet over weekend. (I just mentioned but still continued to meet over weekdays) 5.She is the one calls or texts me most of the time. 6.Told her that, Just for a week letz talk after 9 so I can pile up some roll over minutes in AT&T phone plan (I just mentioned but talked normally before 9) 7.Whenever she tells me Miss you or Love you, I didn't tell that back to her. (Since I was from India I told her that it is a cultural difference and I'm working on it. She understood. I starting telling her but not that much) 8. Pushed her to ride a motorcycle(she loved it), once she got a neck pain but I kinda not payed attention to that. (Even though things happened, I have always loved her and we never had real fight) She had all these thoughts for few months I believe and on her birthday Nov-6(saturday), she was in my home, gave her a diamond necklace that morning with a little card saying how much I love her. She started crying after few minutes saying – she didn't feel that way. Then she mentioned all the things which I mentioned above that she felt insecure and we cannot go further. She cried when she spoke about it. Looks like she thought about this for a week since bought my stuffs from her home and it was in her car, left me before leaving. Then I felt how much I love her. Totally upset, kinda cried too. Your book was really really helpful, showed me some light. Send her a written letter four days after break up. She send me a reply email saying, thank you for the letter and love to hear about my big thing. I didn't call her for a week then couldn't control, called her (Nov-18 Thursday) we spoke for an hour (probably it is long I believe) and decided to meet on Sunday for lunch at 2 closer to her home. In the interim I carved a Guitar out of soap and made her hair as the string of the guitar, put it in a little glass box like a jewelry. ( Looks corny!) Met her for lunch, we ate and talked about fun stuffs for 2 hours, gave her the guitar gift and she said “she is impressed”. She asked me “why I send her a letter instead of text or email”, “why did I call after a week of her email”, I replied that we both needed some space, then she started talking about the relationship, we gone through each and every incidents again. We talked 2 more hours on that. So basically we were in the restaurant for almost 4 hours.(definitely too much, isn't it) Then we went to her home to watch a movie. After the movie I said I'm leaving, she replied “Im surprised you are leaving”. I fell for that saying “I don't wanna leave but it is her call”. Then I stayed and we had fun.. She asked me why I love her, I said "If you feel that you wanna live for 100 years with someone, thatz why I love her" Monday morning I left saying I'll come back Tuesday. When we talked Monday evening, she said it is not gonna work and we both have different characters, she also mentioned that “We both met on sunday with different intentions sine she came to settle things and the way I behaved felt like I wanted to fix the relationship” and we said goodbye (She cried this time too). I didn't fight or go on more than that. She was using one of my motorcycle, it is still in her home and told her I'll pick it up in a week or two. Broke up on Nov-6 Send her letter Nov-10 She emailed for the letter Nov-10 I called her Nov-18 Met her on Nov-21 Broke up on Nov-22 Overall, I feel like I screwed up my chance by calling her too early I believe. I'm totally depressed, filled with anxiety. I'm totally relying on you. Please I need your help. What should I do now, do I have a chance of getting her back, how to proceed further. Give me a direction please.

China; Homework Help Please!? 1. One effect of trade growth on Chinese society was that A) it eliminated the lower class because of increased prosperity. B) it brought more wealth into China. C) it increased production of the jade jewelry valued most by other countries. D) it decreased the emphasis on family in favor of individualism. 2. The addition of land to the west of China under Wudi resulted in A) more people paying taxes to the Chinese emperor. B) more difficulties governing an expanding empire. C) increased trade between China and Central Asia. D) an increase in the size of the military to help control the new territory. 3. What was not an effect of trade growth on China? A) A decrease in farming to focus more on production of goods for trade B) The spread of new ideas into China C) An increase in silk fabric production for trade with other countries D) More contact with people outside of the Chinese empire 4. One of the most important ideas of Confucianism was that A) trade should be the basis of any economy. B) the family was central to the well-being of the state. C) women and men should be equal under the law. D) government leaders should rule with an iron fist. 5. Peasants made up what part of the population of Han China? A) Less than 2 percent B) About 25 percent C) About 60 percent D) About 90 percent 6. Han China’s most valued manufactured product, key to the growth in trade, was silk. A) True B) False 7. Because merchants were wealthy, they enjoyed high status in Han society. A) True B) False 8. The trade routes linking China to India became the way that the philosophy of Buddhism reached China in the first century A.D. A) True B) False 9. The Royal Roads led from China all the way to the Roman empire. A) True B) False 10. For many Chinese, the message of Buddhism—with its focus on escape from suffering—offered more hope than the beliefs of Confucianism and Daoism. A) True B) False

HISTORY HELLLP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111? One effect of trade growth on Chinese society was that A. it eliminated the lower class because of increased prosperity. B. it brought more wealth into China. C. it increased production of the jade jewelry valued most by other countries. D. it decreased the emphasis on family in favor of individualism. 2. The addition of land to the west of China under Wudi resulted in A. more people paying taxes to the Chinese emperor. B. more difficulties governing an expanding empire. C. increased trade between China and Central Asia. D. an increase in the size of the military to help control the new territory. 3. What was not an effect of trade growth on China? A. A decrease in farming to focus more on production of goods for trade B. The spread of new ideas into China C. An increase in silk fabric production for trade with other countries D. More contact with people outside of the Chinese empire 4. One of the most important ideas of Confucianism was that A. trade should be the basis of any economy. B. the family was central to the well-being of the state. C. women and men should be equal under the law. D. government leaders should rule with an iron fist. 5. Peasants made up what part of the population of Han China? A. Less than 2 percent B. About 25 percent C. About 60 percent D. About 90 percent 6. Han China’s most valued manufactured product, key to the growth in trade, was silk. Answer True False 7. Because merchants were wealthy, they enjoyed high status in Han society. Answer True False 8. The trade routes linking China to India became the way that the philosophy of Buddhism reached China in the first century A.D. Answer True False 9. The Royal Roads led from China all the way to the Roman empire. Answer True False 10. For many Chinese, the message of Buddhism—with its focus on escape from suffering—offered more hope than the beliefs of Confucianism and Daoism. Answer True False

Help Me please.. I need to pass this test.. :(? 1. One effect of trade growth on Chinese society was that A. it eliminated the lower class because of increased prosperity. B. it brought more wealth into China. C. it increased production of the jade jewelry valued most by other countries. D. it decreased the emphasis on family in favor of individualism. 2. The addition of land to the west of China under Wudi resulted in A. more people paying taxes to the Chinese emperor. B. more difficulties governing an expanding empire. C. increased trade between China and Central Asia. D. an increase in the size of the military to help control the new territory. 3. What was not an effect of trade growth on China? A. A decrease in farming to focus more on production of goods for trade B. The spread of new ideas into China C. An increase in silk fabric production for trade with other countries D. More contact with people outside of the Chinese empire 4. One of the most important ideas of Confucianism was that A. trade should be the basis of any economy. B. the family was central to the well-being of the state. C. women and men should be equal under the law. D. government leaders should rule with an iron fist. 5. Peasants made up what part of the population of Han China? A. Less than 2 percent B. About 25 percent C. About 60 percent D. About 90 percent 6. Han China’s most valued manufactured product, key to the growth in trade, was silk. Answer True False 7. Because merchants were wealthy, they enjoyed high status in Han society. Answer True False 8. The trade routes linking China to India became the way that the philosophy of Buddhism reached China in the first century A.D. Answer True False 9. The Royal Roads led from China all the way to the Roman empire. Answer True False 10. For many Chinese, the message of Buddhism—with its focus on escape from suffering—offered more hope than the beliefs of Confucianism and Daoism. Answer True False

please help with this, 20 points to first alll right? 1. What did the Tang Dynasty do to try and make the government more efficient and effective? (Points : 1) created a legislative body made up of common citizens required government officials to be Confucian scholars built the Grand Canal and repaired the Great Wall brought back the civil service examination system 2. What form of literature flourished under the Tang Dynasty? (Points : 1) essay poetry saga narrative 3. Which best describes the rising prosperity under the Song Dynasty? (Points : 1) Military conquests in Southeast Asia increased the amount of goods being exported. Increased opportunities in government for commoners resulted in a growing upper class. An emphasis on agriculture and trade resulted in a rising standard of living for most. A renewed interest in Buddhism helped establish new trade routes to India. 4. Which would most likely be the subject matter of a Song Dynasty painting? (Points : 1) a detailed landscape of a mountain valley a village scene showing a market and merchants a battle scene depicting soldiers charging the enemy a scene inside a classroom showing Confucian scholars 5. Which is not an example of a technological achievement of the Song Dynasty? (Points : 1) movable type paper money waterwheel for irrigation magnetic compass for maritime navigation 6. What was the Silk Road? (Points : 1) a road used by trade caravans that connected China to Persia a vast network of trade routes that stretched across central Asia the trade routes that connected northern China to southern China the roads used by Chinese traders to transport silk throughout China 7. The Silk Road was responsible for the movement of all of the following except __________. (Points : 1) horses, silk, spices, and porcelain papermaking representative democracy Buddhism and Islam 8. How did the native people of Mongolia live in the twelfth century? (Points : 1) as city-dwellers as hunter-gatherers as farmers as nomadic herdsmen 9. Which best explains how the Mongols under Genghis Khan were able to establish and maintain a large empire? (Points : 1) They created huge armies that used chariots and then divided conquered territories into provinces. They were skilled horsemen who adopted new military technologies and used terror as a weapon. They used diplomats to convince neighboring nations to become allies with them. They invented the cannon and the catapult, which allowed them to lay siege to enemy cities. 10. Which describes a lasting legacy of the Mongol Empire? (Points : 1) the introduction of Islam into central Asia the expansion of Buddhism into the Middle East the creation of the Silk Road the loss of Chinese culture in northern China 11. Which letter indicates the area that represents the size of the Mongol Empire at its greatest extent? (Points : 1) A B C D 12. Which is not an example of China's influence on early Korea and Japan? (Points : 1) Japan and Korea adopted the Chinese system of writing. Japan and Korea modeled their capitals after Chang'an. Japanese and Korean governments were meritocracies. Buddhism spread to both Japan and Korea. 13. How did Japan's geography influence its inhabitants? (Points : 1) A feudal society developed in Japan. Many Japanese earned their living from the sea. Buddhism did not take hold in Japan. Most Japanese adopted Confucianism as a philosophy. 14. Which was not something the aristocracy did during the Heian period? (Points : 1) enjoyed poetry and music dressed in expensive clothes lived in large houses with gardens produced beautiful pottery and jewelry 15. Which group in Japan's feudal hierarchy was awarded land and was responsible for providing soldiers to fight in wars? (Points : 1) daimyo peasants shogun samurie

Gold purchase bill has VADD? Recently i had purchased Gold of "X" gram, the price for the gold of 22 carrot on the day was 2460 INR, as per the price the purchased gold jewellery should cost around XXXX.00 INR. When i asked the cost of that jewellery i came to know its 19% of VADD added for the gold which made the my shopping very high com paired to the market price. I want to know what is this VADD%, is it has to be put in Customers shoulder? Also i want to know what all a customer has to know before buying Gold Jewellery from any jewellery Shop . I had search through the google but no Information i got. Please help me out, its in Indian Market , hope some one from India can answer better. Thanks a lot.

English verbs homework help pretty easy but want to be corrected.? Have some Vacation Home Work, I have done most of it but I think that I have made some mistakes. I will write the question, the option and my answer. I would request you to correct me and tell me why I am wrong so that i do not make the mistake again. 1.More than one party member (was,were) involved in cross-voting. Was 2.Vinay and Murthy (go,goes) swimming at weekends. Go 3.My friend and colleague, Vinay (go,goes) swimming at weekends. Go 4.Both the kitchen and dining room (face,faces) due south. Faces 5.The kitchen [and of course the dining room] (face,faces) due south. Face 6.Either Saturday or Sunday (is,are) OK by me. ? 7.Neither the boys nor girls (has done, have done) well in English exam. Have done 8.Either your eyesight or your brakes (was,were) at fault. Were 9.Either your brakes or your eyesight (was,were) at fault, Was 10.There (was,were) fish and chips for lunch. were 11.Lemon and soda (was,were) the favourite drink at the party. Was 12.Bread and butter (was,were) all we had. Was 13.Not only Lotika but also some of her friends (is/are coming) to the wedding. are coming 14.Not only her friends but also Lotika herself (is/are coming) to the wedding. is coming 15.Ten Kilometers (is,are) too far to walk. are 16.Five hundred rupees (seems, seem) a reasonable price. Seem 17.'Star Wars' (was,were) a very successful film. Was 18.'Bhima and Brother' (is,are) a jewellery shop. Is 19.The United States (want,wants) to increase military assistance to India. wats 20.The Seychelles (lie,lies) in the middle of the Indian Ocean. lies 21.The Solomon Islands (is,are) a nation-state. are 22.The United Nations (is,are) unable to act. is 23.The crowd (was,were) in a cheerful mood. was 24.India (is,are) through to the world cup finals. is 25.The crowd (was seen,were seen) in a cheerful mood. was seen 26.The crowd which has gathered here (is getting, are getting) restive. is getting

Troubling Sis in LAw? My Sis in law is very much a problem for me? Since my marriage she has made many problems for me. But I just leave it away. But when she started to make problems and poke her nose in all my family issues, it really tensed me. I told the whole thing to my husband. He told me that since she's the youngest and the only daughter in the family, she's pampered. He asked me to just take everything easily. But she doesn't do such things to the elder bro's wife. Later on I came to know that she has the problem of depression and that's why the family doesn't hurt her. But what I understand is that, there is no reaon for her to be depressed. She was pampered by her family and given all the things she asked for. Her husband buys and shops for her all the expensive products in the mall. He's very simple and loving towars his wife and child. Even in the case of money, they have what they wanted. I don't understand what is the problem with her? She imitates the way I use makeup. She buys clothes similar to me. Sometimes she asks my husband to buy the same clothes for her which he bought for me. Even she imitates the jewellery I wear. She fights & creats an emotional scene in front of me with her husband, to buy her some items same like me. I feel really frustrated by this girl. She loves and cares for the elder brother's wife and kids. LAst time I went to India, she created a lot of probs for me and included my mom in law and father in law. For this reason, now they are also treating me very badly. And the probs she made was just happened only because she lied. My husband's brother's wife came to know all these and she understood that she was lying. But what to do..... even she can't help me... coz she's also staying in there together with inlaws. She applogised to me that she can't help. When my husband came to know all these, he fought with his sister and asked mom to explain to her. But i came to know that mom & dad are on her side. LAter on she told me that she done all these coz she was really depressed. Than things turned out to be normal. But few days back my husband's brother's wife told me that the story of depression is just a lie. Actually my sis in law is not having any kind of disease. the doctor whom she went after all the heck she made in the home told my husband's brother's wife........ So I came to know that this girl is really giving me a hard time purposely. What will I do to handle this girl? My only relief is my husband. He understands me.. What should i do to keep a good relation with her?

Why is my husband not talking with me? We are married for more than 8 years. From the beginning , all our disagreements were based on what his parents tells us. They were so mean to me and teased me by all ways. Actually his mother is a control freak and she tried to stop our marriage, but in vain. Since then she along with her husband sweet talks my husband and ill-treats me privately. Now we are living in USA and his parents in India. Now also they insult me million times over phone. But my husband wants me to talk to them as if nothing has happened. Then I put the phone in speaker and he too knew what is happening, but still blindly commands me to behave nicely. I don't feel anything lovable in our relationship anymore. He NEVER supported me or never asked them to stop that non sense. When I cry heartbroken, he shouts at me to quit the drama. Last week i told him that I can't take it anymore and didn't talk with his parents. Then to my surprise he too stopped talking with me. He has never been so bad like this to me. But I am so much depressed on seeing him like this. When i asked him about his silence, he told he has nothing to talk to me. In India, most of the men marries a girl so that the bride takes care of the inlaws and brings home dowry, jewellery . we can't expect love from men. I thought I will be an exception, but my husband also behaved typically. other info: I have always been very supportive to my inlaws from the beginning. I have made my husband buy them all the basic needs like washing machine, fridge, etc etc. (I never counted what we presented them). Whenever they came to visit us, I have always been so obliging and tried to keep them happy. They usually say, they didn't like my dark brown skin and was expecting a fair skin girl and got disappointed by their son's choice. Also his mother couldn't accept his son falling in love with me, as they were aiming at an arranged marriage. Other than that, I have not done anything wrong. Please tell me, how to make my husband love me again. How can I make him talk with me again ? I want to make him understand my pain and I am also a human being like his parents. If we should go for a couple counseling in USA , where should we go? will he change and start caring for me as a real person? I am much worried of my future.

Is money Provided in first motion of mutual divorce safe? My Wife is distantly related to me and reason for my marriage under Hindu law was that there will be mutual respect on bothsides. But her mother had her own designs and withh good old mobile phone she kept playing her evil design. Both of us earn really well as we have well paying jobs and money was not an issue ( i spent 12 lakhs on her in 1st year after marriage on just travel restaurants and fun) My Wife left me one and a half years ago in Dec 2009. She was misguided by her parents and maternal uncle(who happens to be a divorce lawyer) and under a well laid out plan she decamped with Jewellery in t he house. Fortunately we discovered it before she left and called her grandfather and capture the entire 3 hr meeting with a hidden camera. I made numerous attempts to meet my wife as I truly love her, however she refused to meet or reply to my mails. Then one day she replied in an email under counsel of her maternal uncle and applied all charges from 498 A , DV act , streedhan, etc. on me , my parents and my sister who does not even live in India. She did not go to court as she knew I had proofs. I kept trying for one year giving options of both reconcillation and mutual divorce , but they never agreed to meet us . After one year they met and abused my parents , threatening to get them straightened with goondas, if they went to court. Now they have agreed to Mutual divorce. We decided on 12 lacs as alimony . However in interim there has been a SC verdict that Both parties can withdraw from Divorce before second petition They want half the money on first petition . In lieu of current SC verdict, How safe will be my money?

GPS mobile tracking in india? I have made police complaint in Hyd against extended family member for stealing my jewellery but he has been absconding.is there any reliable system like GPS tracking available online or in hyderabad to track someone through his mobile signals.please help

I M jewelry dsgner. Can ne1 tell me how to make estimate & budget plan for jewelery design projects in india.? also suggest me how can i start freelancing in this field + suggest me some good project management tips & points one should keep in my mind. [ advanced thanks, i m sure u will be the most wonderful & intelligent person on the world........]

jewelry making tools? Who is the best manufacturer of jewelry making diamond tools in India ?

Where do jewelry designers get their jewelry from to make their creations? I know gems are found in places like Africa and India, etc...but what I'm saying is "who's the middle man?"

Anyone know of a reputable semi-precious gemstone bead supplier in Jaipur, India? I'm looking for silver beads and semi-precious gemstone beads, such as tanzanite, tourmaline, citrine, and amethyst, in shapes such as faceted rounds, briolettes, and cubes. Can any of you recommend a *specific* supplier in Jaipur, India?...someone whom you trust and who has a good selection and is available by email. I will not be able to go there myself and shop around, so I need to be able to select items from a website or email them a list of things I want. My relative will go by Jaipur and pick up my order in a few weeks. BTW, I'm making jewelry which I will sell, and I'll donate all profits to a charity in South India. I hope my idea works! Thanks for reading!

Im 14 years old and going to India over the summer, any suggestions? Any tips so I dont get sick anywhere? Its my 2nd time back since I was 2 and i remember getting sick. Also, Im going to chennai and maybe visiting bombay, and I need a lot of indian clothes, jewelry, bhindis, etc:) shopping is my #1 priority. Is there any good malls and shops where you can find pretty ones? And whats a basic rule for girls and women in India? I heard where modest clothing and always cross your arms in train stations and anywhere else. Im used to guys checking me out here, but what do I do in Chennai and bombay?? And my sister, shes 11, she has NEVER gone. What do i do to protect her from any illness and make sure we have a good time? is there any safe food that wont cause stomach drama and wont make you fat? lol... im very health oriented here.

Women have lot to enjoy than to complain. Am I right? Women have lots of things to enjoy than men, both provided by nature and the society. 1)Women know how to drive but they want men to drive. 2)Men give them a hand when they are coming down from a height. 3)When someone is in danger women can stay only asking for help.But if men do that they are considered as hideous. 4)When the country is needed to be protected, women don't go to war. Even if few go they don't go to battle front. 5)Children are closer to mothers than fathers. (Often) 6)Men have to do all the hard work in intercourse (but both parties enjoy it). 7)A large portion of family's income is separated to jewelries (In India).Men like to make women happier. 8)And more. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsA8ZPBNcn69UncJKN252hIYxgt.;_ylv=3?qid=20080222200325AAXO4YH I am not saying they are bad,or we should stop doing them. But the point is that even most of the women say that they have been discriminated and their rights are violated,they have these benefits over men Here is a nice picture, so you can enjoy. http://i.indiafm.com/firstlook/jodhaaakbar5.jpg To Laustin Founde: Yes most men expect that from women, but most women (same age) don't realize it. And some women here, always see the negative side.

Small business ideas for American College Student w/ minimal investment? I am a college student in the US, and is looking for another point of view/advice for small business ideas that requires minimal investment. In the past I purchased costume jewelry from India, but the market is now saturated with cheap jewelry coming from china that making a profit is not possible. What other products that are cheap in india that you think might sell well in the US or what cheap US products are in demand in India? Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you in advance. (Also, I am not looking to get rich, just to support myself while I'm in school. I am not interested in blogging, survey, mlm, home typing/data entry jobs, as those are scams. Please be respectfull.)

Any women from India here? Beauty questions for you..? I'm american but I love the style and beauty of Indian women, especially the long silky hair. Can you give any great tips on making hair long and shiny? Special conditioners or shampoo? Also jewelry tips? I saw a woman with some beautiful anklets recently. Thought I'd ask! By the way, I am not trying to look like I'm from India. Anyone knows that an intelligent person will ask those they admire for tips! What type of oil for the hair? Also, I'm mostly interested in hair and jewelry. Bite me, I think it's funny how you always have someone with some stupid response, that has nothing to do with the question. I don't admire you, especially with your crudeness. I'm a beautician and admire beauty in all women. Quite frankly, I think you and one other person had racist responses. Also, the internet gives you a chance to meet and learn from all different types of people. Thank you to those with a helpful response. To those of you who acted defensive and racist, you are the types who like to keep people divided, instead of coming together. You should be ashamed of yourself! I'm also wondering how someone asking a question about hair or jewlery has anything to do with imitating someone? If another race said "caucasions had beautiful hair and jewelery, any tips"? I wouldn't think they were trying to look like they were white, just looking for beauty tips. Grow up!

how does the article make distinction between firms? use these distionctions to analyze and gain insights? Abstract (Summary) Instead, Giancarlo Di Risio, Versace's bespectacled chief executive, presided over an evening that highlighted luxury goods: Parked at one end of the courtyard was a half-million-dollar Lamborghini Murcielago with a black-and-white leather interior by Versace. A huge poster showed an AgustaWestland helicopter with a Versace-designed cabin. Stacked nearby was luggage embossed with the brand's Greek motif, with pieces starting at about $4,000. The company found it increasingly tough to squeeze profits out of highly perishable fashions as production costs rose in Italy. In 1997, Mr. Versace was murdered outside his Miami villa. The firm's finances went into a tailspin, and it was forced to shelve plans to go public. Mr. Versace's 50% stake in the label went to his niece, Ms. Versace's then-preteen daughter Allegra Versace Beck, shifting the balance of power. Though Ms. Versace owns only 20% of the company, she was seen to exert huge influence because of her daughter's stake. A third sibling, Santo Versace, owns the remaining 30% of the company. Ms. Versace Beck, now 20 years old, manages her stake with the help of advisers. "I said to Di Risio, 'This is not going to work. This is going to die,'" recalled Ms. Versace. But, she said, "I was wrong, and he was right. We sell more now." » Jump to indexing (document details) Full Text (1463 words) (c) 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Reproduced with permission of copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission. Milan -- When Italian fashion house Gianni Versace SpA recently threw a cocktail party in the courtyard of its 16th-century palazzo to promote its latest creations, designer Donatella Versace ducked out of the soiree early, flanked by bodyguards. Instead, Giancarlo Di Risio, Versace's bespectacled chief executive, presided over an evening that highlighted luxury goods: Parked at one end of the courtyard was a half-million-dollar Lamborghini Murcielago with a black-and-white leather interior by Versace. A huge poster showed an AgustaWestland helicopter with a Versace-designed cabin. Stacked nearby was luggage embossed with the brand's Greek motif, with pieces starting at about $4,000. Mr. Di Risio is trying to shift Versace's attention away from clothes and to accessories, home interiors and other lifestyle products that will bring in new streams of revenue and offset fickle fashion cycles. "Fashion does not exist at Versace," he said, describing his strategy in an interview before the reception. The new approach is bearing fruit. Versace swung back into the black last year, posting a $25.4 million profit after years of losses, and has shaken off millions in debt. Driving that turnaround were rising sales in the lucrative accessories Mr. Di Risio is pushing. Yet the effects of the makeover have touched the core of the company's identity. Ms. Versace has begun taming the flamboyant clothing designs that once set her and the fashion house apart from the crowd. "I no longer recognize myself in that kind of woman," the 52-year-old Ms. Versace said in a telephone interview. The culture shift at Versace highlights how an increasingly competitive fashion industry is forcing even the most freewheeling players to embrace a corporate culture. Many labels, including LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton's smaller brands like Celine and Marc Jacobs, have also been toning down their looks to appeal to a wider swath of consumers. Designers who once called the shots are ceding authority to executives who run the numbers. "In the beginning, it was a shock for me," Ms. Versace said. "When you tell a person who is used to being in power -- to saying yes or no on everything -- to take a step back, it's not easy. But it was necessary." Tweaking a label's aesthetics carries risks. If pushed too far, transformations risk alienating loyal customers, says Robert Burke, head of New York-based luxury-goods consultancy Robert Burke Associates and the former fashion director at Bergdorf Goodman. "You will always want to see a fashion edge to Versace," he says. Yet for family-owned fashion labels like Versace, pressure to make more money is high. They compete with publicly traded conglomerates such as LVMH and PPR SA's Gucci Group, which have the financial heft to expand with stores in the emerging markets of China, India and Russia -- seen as fueling the industry's growth. A number of Italy's top family-owned fashion houses, including Versace, Prada SpA and Salvatore Ferragamo SpA, are considering stock- market listings in the next couple of years. "An IPO would be the best way to raise money and implant in these countries," says Peter Farren, a luxury-goods analyst at the French investment firm Bryan Garnier. At Versace, a sobering realization is spurring Mr. Di Risio's moves: The clothes that once made the brand are now struggling to make money. In its heyday in the early 1990s, Versace stayed ahead of the fashion mainstream with lavish catwalk shows that celebrated the racy designs of founder Gianni Versace. The label amassed collections of real estate and artwork that enhanced the family's jet-setter status. The company found it increasingly tough to squeeze profits out of highly perishable fashions as production costs rose in Italy. In 1997, Mr. Versace was murdered outside his Miami villa. The firm's finances went into a tailspin, and it was forced to shelve plans to go public. Mr. Versace's 50% stake in the label went to his niece, Ms. Versace's then-preteen daughter Allegra Versace Beck, shifting the balance of power. Though Ms. Versace owns only 20% of the company, she was seen to exert huge influence because of her daughter's stake. A third sibling, Santo Versace, owns the remaining 30% of the company. Ms. Versace Beck, now 20 years old, manages her stake with the help of advisers. The Versace stakeholders decided the company needed a CEO who could turn the company around. Fabio Cacciatori, at one time an outside financial consultant for the company, became CEO in September 2003 but resigned in December. The company named Versace's then-Chief Financial Officer Daniele Ballestrazzi interim CEO as it searched for new leadership. When Versace recruited Mr. Di Risio from LVMH's Fendi label in the summer of 2004, the house was saddled with more than $146 million in debt and heading to a net loss of $124 million for the year, on revenue of $416 million. High-end retailers like Bergdorf Goodman had stopped carrying the brand. Bergdorf Chief Executive Jim Gold recalls that Versace was distributing too widely, diluting its exclusivity, and was overly consumed with making a splash on the runway. While many labels had started delivering retailers fresh designs more frequently, ahead of the runway collections, Versace resisted. Mr. Di Risio arrived with a new mantra. Clothing that is too fashionable, he told his lieutenants, is bad for business because it eats up capital and goes out of style quickly. Accessories and other leather goods are a better bet because they have a longer shelf life and fatter profit margins. To reduce Versace's dependence on fashion, Mr. Di Risio shut down lines such as Versace Intimates lingerie and Versace Young, a children's line. The company sold its unprofitable perfume, jewelry and watchmaking divisions, replacing them with lucrative licensing agreements with U.S. watch group Timex Corp. and Italian perfume and cosmetics maker EuroItalia Srl. Mr. Di Risio homed in on the company's shoes and handbags, which have higher profit margins because they cost less to produce than clothes but are easier to sell to a wide array of customers. Last year, more than 30% of Versace's $383 million in revenue came from accessories, compared with 4% when Mr. Di Risio arrived. He also expanded the label's push into home furnishings -- a business that generated sales of $82.5 million in 2006, up 55% from the year before. Versace recently unveiled its "Jet Seat," an aerodynamically-styled leather chair in a high-tech ceramic frame that is sold in Europe for <euro>38,000 (about $50,000). "It was like taking a blank page and rewriting everything," Mr. Di Risio says. To succeed, however, he had to get Ms. Versace on board. She had hoped to resurrect the costly haute-couture fashion shows the label had discontinued before Mr. Di Risio's arrival. But he argued she could more effectively enhance the line's exclusivity by holding showings for individual clients. "I said to Di Risio, 'This is not going to work. This is going to die,'" recalled Ms. Versace. But, she said, "I was wrong, and he was right. We sell more now." Ms. Versace had to become more conscious of how much time and money the label invests in promoting designs at events like the Oscars. Last year, the designer dressed actresses Hilary Swank, Uma Thurman and Salma Hayek and director Robert Altman's wife, Kathryn Reed Altman, who donned a navy-blue sequin gown. This year, however, Ms. Versace limited herself to one gown, designing a rose-colored dress with a sweeping train for best-actress nominee Penelope Cruz. For Versace's ready-to-wear line, Ms. Versace is going for looks she calls "a little more understated." Bergdorf Goodman will carry her designs in the fall for the first time in years. Ms. Versace is also working more closely with retailers, adding four more collections beyond the traditional spring and fall runway collections. These are shown to retailers in private visits, giving them a preview of what to expect. On the financial side, Mr. Di Risio has untangled the company's assets from those of the family, selling property he deemed "nonstrategic" to pay the company's debts. The family's Manhattan townhouse was sold for about $35 million, and its contents went up for auction in 2005. The paintings alone -- including works by artists Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein and Julian Schnabel -- fetched more than $11 million dollars. Flagship stores in New York, London and Milan that Mr. Di Risio described as "decadent and sad," were redone with sleek, minimalist designs. The label, which operates 82 stores and has 35 franchise operations, plans to open more than 10 boutiques by the end of the year, including seven stores in China alone. When Versace opened the doors of its updated Moscow boutique in April, an array of leather bags, belts and shoes greeted customers at the store's lacquered ground-floor entrance. The label's ready-to-wear collection was relegated to the upper floor.

Some questions about gold, please? Although I am not exactly "together" enough yet to ask this I will try!! It is true, is it not, that in the past it was a favorite study of the alchemists to find something to replace (?) gold. However, there is a gap in my information here, because I notice that today we have the following, for ex: 1) gold paint, both oil-based, and water based 2) gold trim for garments, of various qualities; for gold braid, or for the borders of Indian saris ... 3) gold colored pencils, gold printer's ink 4) gold nail polish, gold eye shadow 5) and more: can't think of it right now... What happened? How do they now make the color.......is gold used in the process, or did they actually find a way to make the color anyway? Another question: What are the differences in carat? I especially would like to know about the gold that is used in India in their jewelry so dark (and rosy?). Is it something in the alloy? Thank you very much for any information ! I am especially interested in Indian gold....... and...as for paint, what colors are they mixing together to get the gold ....it is not golden, as in a golden yellow, it actually looks like the metal itself thank you

How could one possibly say that not one character in the Bible existed? Where did you think they got the crucifixion necklace? Did you think that some man while he was bored decided to make some kind of jewelry? Crucifixion was like the capital punishment back then. If you think I am wrong go to the search bar in Google and type in Julius Ceasear, he crucified pirates. Also the facts that there was a couple of books written by each man. I am not saying I believe the miracles in the Bible but some references in the Bible can provide the community a historical reference. I think that the following people existed because there was an entire trial on Jesus, Peter, Thomas, etc. Peter was crucified upside down as requested, Jesus was crucified by Ponus Pilate, Thomas was martyred in India. Now these are well developed characters that help explain how exactly things were like back then. This really isn't a novel but some kind of historical document. However Roman officials could've easily manipulated these documents to serve their purposes.

Grown man nervous about tonight....? Well, I've been friends with this lady for 3 years. We've finally decided to make a go of a relationship. Now, I've been married, have been in many relationships, but I'm so nervous about tonight. See, I'm taking her out, got her a nice piece of jewelry, a couple of La India & Celia Cruz albums, and roses. We're planning to finally get it on and popping. She's my number one. I can't think of anyone else right now. She's it. I am nervous about just finally getting there with her. What the hell?

although i did this, the person still bought me stuff and did other things. can someone give me their opinion? whenmy cousin heard my sister was coming, i didnt inform him i wasnt coming. he called me up on the day he met her. i told him i got busy and he replied "omg! everyone is busy. i feel bad because when my sister came back from india, my cousin bought me a jewelry box, bangles, a blanket, and a shawl then this year he came to visit me for five days with his wife and 2 sons. the day after i finished my college, he called me from new york to say hi and wanted to catch up. what really surprised me though was when he came to visit, the very first thing he asked me was what i'm doing that i'm busy all the time. when i told him everything, he looked at me and was able to tell i was making excuses. a week after they went back to india, i sent him a picture from their visit on his personal email. four days later, he replied "we miss the fun and action we had there." i wrote to him on his office email for india's independence day and he replied me within two minutes and replied "great to hear from you." then i called him two days later for another religious holiday and he said "hi p." now i am starting to remember them. is it me or am i hurting my cousin's feelings when i keep saying i'm busy when i'm not. do u think he is happy i remembered him for two occassions? i wrote to him on his personal email in rgds to the new delhi bombs but didnt hear back. i'm wondering if he is pretending to be busy or is he really busy? i want to write to him for diwali but i'm not sure if he will like it or not. when he came to visit, he came me his personal email so i can send him pictures. send me ur honest feedback

Saudi Arabia Weddings? well im from india and im muslim but in our weddings the bride will wear a beautiful red or pink sari with flowers in hair and make up and allot of jewelry etc. hows the wedding in Saudi Arabia? i kno the women there have to be covered from head to toe. And no man is suppose to see a womans face. so like what do the women wear? do they show thier face at thier own wedding? thankss u kno wut lofo stfu i ddnt ask if they had weddings i asked how their weddings wer for 2008 person: see well in india most of the muslims dont wear hijabs. Same as people from bangladesh. we dnt have to worry about being covered from head to toe. we can wear what ever we want. so its really different from Saudi Arabia. But i as born and raised in america so i dnt kno much about my culture, all i kno is that its not that strict and the weddings are amazing, ther not segragated.

Someone asked a week or so, "Do Buddhists believe in God, Heaven & Hell ? Why is it... The Buddha never talked about the One God of the desert, the Judeo-Christian God? Does this mean that all Buddhists are atheists and don’t believe in God? Did the Buddha believe in God? These are some of the questions I would like to try and answer today. The Buddha was born 500 years before Christ, in what is now Nepal. His dad was a king, his mom was a queen, and his dad wanted him to take over the family business (the kingdom) when he got older. The kind of world the Buddha was born into was magical. Everything seemed to be alive. The trees, mountains, lakes, and sky were living and breathing with a variety of gods in charge. If you needed rain you asked one god, if you needed it to stop raining you asked another. The priests of India did all the religious work, and got paid for it. In India at the time of the Buddha you became a priest if you were born into the right family, and not because of the school you went to, or the grades you got. There were other kinds of religious people as well. Mendicants were men who left their family, friends, and jobs to find the answers to life. They did not live in homes or apartments, but lived under trees and in caves, and would practice meditation all day long. They wanted to really be uncomfortable, so they could understand what suffering was all about. Many kinds of meditation were practiced by these mendicants. In Tranquility Meditation for instance, you think about just one thing, like looking at a candle or saying a word over and over. When the mind becomes focused in oneness, you experience a great peacefulness. Even if the mendicants were sitting in the rain on a cold day, they were still content. They found in their meditation practice the essence of happiness. Renunciation is when you give up all the things that make your life pleasant. Sometimes the people with money and power in India would buy a lot of stuff to make themselves happy and their lives more comfortable, thinking that happiness and comfort depended on what they owned. When the mendicants could see their own suffering clearly, after many years of renunciation, they understood that happiness was not dependent on the things they owned, but the kind of life they lived. Even all the gods in India could not end the suffering of one human being. At the age of 29, the Buddha stopped praying to the gods to end his suffering and the suffering of others. He left his family and friends, went to the edge of the forest, took off all his clothes and jewelry, covered his naked body with rags of cloth, cut off his hair and started to meditate. He became a mendicant, and It took him six years of hard work and much suffering, but in the end he was able to stop his suffering forever (Nirvana) and help others stop their suffering as well. Did the Buddha believe in God, the One God of the desert, the God of the Christians, Jews and Muslims? Well... No... He didn't... Monotheism (only one God) was a foreign concept to the Buddha, his world was filled with many gods. The creator god Brahma being the most important one. At the time of the Buddha, the only people practicing the religion of the One God of the desert, were the Jews. Remember, it was still 500 years before Christ came into the world. The Buddha never left India. The Buddha walked from village to village... In his entire lifetime he never went any further than 200 miles from his birthplace. The Buddha never met a Jew... And because of this, he never said anything about the One God of the desert. There is also nothing in the teachings of the Buddha that suggest how to find God or worship the god's of India, although the Buddha himself was a theist (believed in gods), his teachings are non-theistic. The Buddha was more concerned with the human condition: Birth, Sickness, Old age, and Death. The Buddhist path is about coming to a place of acceptance with these painful aspects of life, and not suffering through them. Please be clear on this point... The Buddha is not thought of as a god in Buddhism and is not prayed to. He is looked up to and respected as a great teacher, in the same way we respect Abraham Lincoln as a great president. He was a human being who found his perfection in Nirvana. Because of his Nirvana, the Buddha was perfectly moral, perfectly ethical, and ended his suffering forever. Does that mean that every Buddhist in the world is an atheist? No!!! I have met a lot of Buddhists who believe in God. I have met a lot of Buddhists who don’t believe in God... And a lot of Buddhists just don’t know. All three points of view are OK if you’re Buddhist because suffering is more important than God in Buddhism. Sometimes a student will ask me how everything in this world got started... "If you don’t have God in Buddhism then who or what caused the universe?" When the Buddha was asked how the world started, he kept silent. In the religion of Buddhism we don’t have a first cause, instead we have a never ending circle of birth and death. In this world and in all worlds, there are many beginnings and ends. The model of life used in Buddhism has no starting place... It just keeps going and going. Now having said that... If you’re a Buddhist it’s OK to believe God was the first cause... It really doesn't go against the teachings of the Buddha, his focus was on suffering... It's also OK to believe science has the answer… Like the big bang theory, etc... Some Buddhist’s don’t even care how it all started, and that’s fine too. Knowing how the world started is not going to end your suffering, it’s just going to give you more stuff to think about. I hope you can see that God is not what Buddhism is about... Suffering is... And if you want to believe in God, as some Buddhists do, I suppose it's OK. But, Buddhist's don't believe God can end suffering. Only the teaching's of the Buddha can help us end suffering through wisdom and the activity of compassion. In his whole life and in all his teachings the Buddha never said anything about the One God of the desert. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also by Kusala How I Became a Buddhist Do Buddhists Go to Heaven The Problem with Sex in Buddhism Buddhist Enlightenment vs Nirvana Jesus, according to Christians, died for the sins of humans, but that did not end their suffering. Buddha did not claim to be God, or a famous prophet, but as a man, he provided the means for mankind to end the sufferings in the world through the four noble truths, and the noble eightfold path, which brings true inner mental stability and true mental calmness and peace as well.

100 Facts (pt. 1)? There are more cars in Southern California than there are cows in India. The two-foot long bird called a Kea that lives in New Zealand likes to eat the strips of rubber around car windows. The province of Alberta, Canada is completely free of rats. Illinois has the most personalized license plates of any state. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States. The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672. The average chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it. There are 206 bones in the adult human body, but 300 in children (some of the bones fuse together as a child grows). Fleas can jump 130 times higher than their own height. In human terms this is equal to a 6 foot person jumping 780 feet into the air. Snakes are true carnivores as they eat nothing but other animals. They do not eat any type of plant material. There are no poisonous snakes in Maine. The blue whale can produce sounds up to 188 decibels. This is the loudest sound produced by a living animal and has been detected as far away as 530 miles. The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year. It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest. Erosion at the base of Niagara Falls (USA) undermines the shale cliffs and as a result, the falls have receded approximately 7 miles over the last 10,000 years. The longest living cells in the body are brain cells which can live an entire lifetime. The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building. North Dakota has never had an earthquake. Alexander Graham Bell (who invented the telephone) also set a world water-speed record of over seventy miles an hour at the age of 72. There is enough fuel in a full tank of a jumbo jet to drive an average car four times around the world. Hawaii is moving toward Japan 4 inches every year. Chimps are the only animals that can recognize themselves in a mirror. The leg bones of a bat are so thin that no bat can walk. There are more living organisms on the skin of a single human being than there are human beings on the surface of the earth. Ants do not sleep. Marilyn Monroe had six toes on one foot. If you keep a goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. Almonds are members of the peach family. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. Americans on the average eat 18 acres of pizza every day. One person in two billion will live to be 116 or older. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes. Lorne Greene had one of his nipples bitten off by an alligator while he was host of "Lorne Greene's Animal Kingdom". The dot that appears over the letter "i" is called a tittle. All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job (in case their pants split). The Spanish word esposa means "wife." The plural, esposas, means "wives," but also "handcuffs." If all Americans used one third less ice in their drinks the United States would become a net exporter instead of an importer of energy. If the Nile River were stretched across the United States, it would run nearly from New York to Los Angeles. San Francisco cable cars are the only National Monuments that move. The Hoover Dam was built to last 2,000 years. Its concrete will not be fully cured for another 500 years. Abraham Lincoln's dog, Fido, was assassinated too. All of David Letterman's suits are custom made - there are no creases in his suit trousers. Cranberry Jell-O is the only flavor that contains real fruit flavoring. Fewer than half of the 16,200 major league baseball players have ever hit a home run. In comic strips, the person on the left always speaks first. Richard Versalle, a tenor performing at New York's Metropolitan Opera House, suffered a heart attack and fell 10 feet from a ladder to the stage just after singing the line "You can only live so long." If the entire population of earth was reduced to exactly 100 people, 51% would be female, 49% male; 50% of the world's currency would be held by 6 people, one person would be nearly dead, one nearly born. In 1920, Babe Ruth out-homered every American League team. Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England, but only in tropical fish stores. Toxic house plants poison more children than household chemicals. The original name of Bank of America was Bank of Italy. The ant, when intoxicated, will always fall over to its right side. The California Department of Motor Vehicles has issued six driver's licenses to six different people named Jesus Christ. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike each year than all the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined. People in China and Japan die disproportionately on the 4th of each month because the words death and four sound alike, and they are represented by the same symbol. Chicago is closer to Moscow than it is to Rio de Janeiro. Dogs have two sets of teeth, just like humans. They first have 30 "puppy" teeth, then 42 adult teeth. In 1950, President Harry Truman threw out the first ball twice at the opening day Washington DC baseball game; once right handed and once left handed. A Swiss ski resort announced it would combat global warming by wrapping its mountain glaciers in aluminum foil to keep them from melting. The chameleon has a tongue that is one and a half times the length of his body. Beethoven dipped his head in cold water before he composed. There once was a town named "6" in West Virginia. Ten years ago, only 500 people in China could ski. This year, an estimated 5,000,000 Chinese will visit ski resorts. In 1920, Babe Ruth broke the single season home run record, with 29. The same year, he became the first major leaguer to hit 30 home runs. The same year, he became the first major leaguer to hit 40 home runs. The same year, he became the first major leaguer to hit 50 home runs. A Nigerian woman was caught entering the UK with 104 kg of snails in her baggage. Profanity is typically cut from in-flight movies to make them suitable for general audiences. Fox Searchlight Pictures has substituted "Ashcroft" for "A**hole" in the movie Sideways when dubbed for Aerolineas Argentinas flights. Author Hunter S. Thompson, who committed suicide recently, wanted to be cremated and his ashes to be shot out of a cannon on his ranch. Sports Illustrated magazine allows subscribers to opt out of receiving the famous swimsuit issue each year. Fewer than 1% choose this option. There is a company that will (for $14,000) take your ashes, compress them into a synthetic diamond to be set in jewelry for a loved one. The RIAA sued an 83 year old woman for downloading music illegally, even though a copy of her death certificate was sent to the RIAA a week before it filed the suit. Two 1903 paintings recently sold at auction for $590,000 - the paintings were in the famous "Dogs Playing Poker" series. Russian scientists have developed a new drug that prolongs drunkenness and enhances intoxication. Romanian firefighters could not get their trucks close enough to a burning building, so they put out the fire by throwing snowballs at it. A perfect SAT score is 1600 combined. Bill Gates scored 1590 on his SAT. Paul Allen, Bill's partner in Microsoft, scored a perfect 1600. Bill Cosby scored less than 500 combined. Motorists traveling outside Salem, Oregon saw one of the "litter cleanup" signs crediting the American Nazi party. Marion County officials had no choice but to let that group into the adopt-a-road program. The $500 per sign was picked up by Oregon taxpayers. The Ku Klux Klan is also involved in the adopt-a-road program in the state of Arkansas. Spam filters that catch the word "cialis" will not allow many work-related e-mails through because that word is embedded inside the word "specialist". McDonald's restaurants will buy 54,000,000 pounds of fresh apples this year. Two years ago, McDonald's purchased 0 pounds of apples. This is attributed to the shift to more healthy menu options (the Apple Pie, which has been at McDonald's for years uses processed Apple Pie Filling). The biggest dog on record was an Old English Mastiff that weighed 343 pounds. He was 8 feet, 3 inches from nose to tail. Mailmen in Russia now carry revolvers after a recent decision by the government. All of Queen Anne's 17 children died before she did. There are over 87,000 Americans on waiting lists for organ transplants. American made parts account for only 1% of the Chrysler Crossfire. 96% of the Ford F-150 Heritage Truck is American. A Dutch court ruled that a bank robber could deduct the 2,000 Euros he paid for his pistol from the 6,600 Euros he has to return to the bank he robbed. Only 6% of the autographs in circulation from members of the Beatles are estimated to be real. The time spent deleting SPAM costs United States businesses $21.6 billion annually. 60.7 percent of eligible voters participated in the 2004 presidential election, the highest percentage in 36 years. However, more than 78 million did not vote. This means President Bush won re-election by receiving votes from less than 31% of all eligible voters in the United States. John Quincy Adams, sixth president of the United States, loved to skinny dip in the Potomac River. La Paz, Bolivia has an average annual temperature below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. However, it has never recorded a zero-degree temperature. Same for Stanley, Falkland Islands and Punta Arenas, Chile. 41% of Chinese people eat at least once a week at a fast food restaurant. 35% of Americans do. A Wisconsin forklift operator for a Miller beer distributor was fired when a picture was published in a newspaper showing him drinking a Bud Light. G-rated family films earn more money than any other rating. Yet only 3% of Hollywood's output is G-rated. Richard Hatch, winner of the first "Survivor" reality series, has been charged with tax evasion for failing to report his $1,000,000 prize. The entire fleet of Unicoi County Tennessee's salt trucks was rendered out of commission in one accident. All three trucks were badly damaged when one of them began skidding down a road, causing a chain reaction accident. Officials blamed road conditions. More people study English in China than speak it in the United States of America (300 million). Fast food provider Hardee's has recently introduced the Monster Thickburger. It has 1,420 calories and 107 grams of fat. Sorry it's so long lol. Something to do right? And yes....PART ONE!!!! More will come....eventually...

i am so involved in my marriage that i have no friends? well..here it goes.. -i am 18..happily married for 2 yrs. -my hubby is 27..( i know..it is weird but don't laugh @ me!) -i came from india last yr and my hubby grew up in america -we have a few cultural differences...and he is a doctor( stilla resident so he just make $3000 a month plus med school debt) and has friends who r very materialistic and always talk about bars, wines, high class restaurants, fashion and jewelry ...so i don't like to hang out with them. but he does and i don't mind. -i go to college a local community college and i have no car (again financial problems) now my question is how do i make new friends? All my frinds are in India and i was so busy last yr being newly married and helping my inlaws..and studying that i did not socialize even a little bit...and i am a bit shy too.. How do i make friends? i can't go out a lot becoz i don't have a car only my hubby does will people get scared and not talk to me as i am married at an early age? coz i am still learning about American culture and i don't know how to make friends........ @ school i talk to few people but the relations r restricted about school only..not like hanging out and stuff.. i need to make friends! but how? i feel so lonely sometimes

help needed~~~~~? well..here it goes.. -i am 18..happily married for 2 yrs. -my hubby is 27..( i know..it is weird but don't laugh @ me!) -i came from india last yr and my hubby grew up in america -we have a few cultural differences...and he is a doctor( stilla resident so he just make $3000 a month plus med school debt) and has friends who r very materialistic and always talk about bars, wines, high class restaurants, fashion and jewelry ...so i don't like to hang out with them. but he does and i don't mind. -i go to college a local community college and i have no car (again financial problems) now my question is how do i make new friends? All my frinds are in India and i was so busy last yr being newly married and helping my inlaws..and studying that i did not socialize even a little bit...and i am a bit shy too.. How do i make friends? i can't go out a lot becoz i don't have a car only my hubby does will people get scared and not talk to me as i am married at an early age? coz i am still learning about American culture and i don't know how to make friends........ @ school i talk to few people but the relations r restricted about school only..not like hanging out and stuff.. i need to make friends! but how? i feel so lonely sometimes also, when i posted this question earlier people thought that my hubby is controlling..he is not..he asks me if i want to go somewhere he can give me a ride and he wants to help..i am the one who does not want to get involved with his friends

i am so invovled in my marriage that i have no friends and i am lonely? well..here it goes.. -i am 18..happily married for 2 yrs. -my hubby is 27..( i know..it is weird but don't laugh @ me!) -i came from india last yr and my hubby grew up in america -we have a few cultural differences...and he is a doctor( stilla resident so he just make $3000 a month plus med school debt) and has friends who r very materialistic and always talk about bars, wines, high class restaurants, fashion and jewelry ...so i don't like to hang out with them. but he does and i don't mind. -i go to college a local community college and i have no car (again financial problems) now my question is how do i make new friends? All my frinds are in India and i was so busy last yr being newly married and helping my inlaws..and studying that i did not socialize even a little bit...and i am a bit shy too.. How do i make friends? i can't go out a lot becoz i don't have a car only my hubby does will people get scared and not talk to me as i am married at an early age? coz i am still learning about American culture and i don't know how to make friends........ @ school i talk to few people but the relations r restricted about school only..not like hanging out and stuff.. i need to make friends! but how? i feel so lonely sometimes

i need help.? well..here it goes.. -i am 18..happily married for 2 yrs. -my hubby is 27..( i know..it is weird but don't laugh @ me!) -i came from india last yr and my hubby grew up in america -we have a few cultural differences...and he is a doctor( stilla resident so he just make $3000 a month plus med school debt) and has friends who r very materialistic and always talk about bars, wines, high class restaurants, fashion and jewelry ...so i don't like to hang out with them. but he does and i don't mind. -i go to college a local community college and i have no car (again financial problems) now my question is how do i make new friends? All my frinds are in India and i was so busy last yr being newly married and helping my inlaws..and studying that i did not socialize even a little bit...and i am a bit shy too.. How do i make friends? i can't go out a lot becoz i don't have a car only my hubby does will people get scared and not talk to me as i am married at an early age? coz i am still learning about American culture and i don't know how to make friends........ @ school i talk to few people but the relations r restricted about school only..not like hanging out and stuff.. i need to make friends! but how? i feel so lonely sometimes also, when i posted this question earlier people thought that my hubby is controlling..he is not..he asks me if i want to go somewhere he can give me a ride and he wants to help..i am the one who does not want to get involved with his friends as i am afraid that i may lose my culture and heritage about my culture........his friends and their wives r materialistic and i don't want to be like them

What can I do about wedding plans? I plan on getting married and I have no idea where to begin. None of my family is going to help me and I don't know the rules in South India. My fiance doesn't talk much about it. I would like a simple christian wedding since I'm not rich or anything. I'm making my own wedding gown so that's a save. When I go to India I will bring my gown, white shoes, simple jewelry and makeup. It will be simple but beautiful. I just wish he was more interested in the planning part. I don't know what to do once I get there?

Divorcee or leave to gather. Cruelty ? For Kids sake? Will try to make long story short. It’s 2nd marriage for me and 3rd for my wife. (her 2nd Marriage was with her brother-in-law to migrate to USA). It’s about 6 yrs. Two kids about 6 & 3 yrs. Old very smart and sensitive kids. 1)As I was suppose to as husband I added her name to all of my bank accounts, gave her about 3 to 4 credit cards, I choose to add my wife’s name to bank locker along with my brother’s name and not mine which had all of our family’s jewelry. 2)I tried selling my manual, stick shift car for about atleast 8 months but no buyer so asked my wife we can sell her car (automatic transmission) easy to sell and put that money in her retirement account which I did. In my friend’s presence she told my friend that she is vague about that money but not sure this is after she did at times opened the mail for her retirement bank statements for 5 yrs. 3)When on honey moon she was buying too many gifts for her niece and nephew and I had to politely tell her stop buying more she argued and I told her that she is trying to rip me off. 4)My mother-in-law stayed with us for about 8 – 10 mths during our 2nd child and she told me that they are good people who are not asking for baby sitting money. This is when my wife was housewife and not working at all. Yes my MIL baby sit my kids when my wife had doctor’s appointments but she forgets that I paid her one way ticket from USA to India and also attorney’s fees to find out if my 50 yr. old Sister-in-law can migrate to USA about 2 yrs. earlier then her Visa procedure. 5)I will have to visit India b’case my sister-in-law ignored my instructions to invest in 3yr CD instead of 6 yr. CD which was her decision. I was totally unaware till my wife told me about 1 1/5 yr. later when she visited India. 6)For 2 yrs. or so my wife insisted and forced me to visit her family in India after our marriage and we decided to visit when my son would be about 1 ¼ yr. old for her hair cutting ceremony even when my brother, sister, all fraternal and maternal uncle and aunts are in USA. Now she changed her stand that it was for hair cutting only and not to visit her brother and sister who hardly called us for about 6 yrs. Or so till they migrated to USA. 7)After her return from first visit from India on or around 4th day or so she told me that she will visit one more time to India before her brother and sister migrates to USA I got little mad and told her to plan for her and ours better future plan rather then thinking about roaming all the time. For 6 yrs. Our trips include. Honeymoon, total of 2 trips to her sister’s place in other state in USA and 2 trips to India, one to my friend in other state even after this she told my friend we never visited any place and never goes out. 8)She deleted couple of emails about her expense of India where the amount differed few times this is after she was done shopping and when asked she told me I am cheap and should have asked if she needed more money like her brother in law does all the time. 9)My sister-in-law told me couple of times on our way to her house from airport that her other brother-in-law rented a bus and invited about 50 people, also this being at diwali time also told me her other brother-in-law sped about two thousand Rupees for firecrackers for kids, and also shoed me many gifts that her brother in law gave it to them, yes I gave less number of gifts but if considered mine were more expensive then her. I believe in quality and not quantity. DOES THIS MEAN THEY WERE TRYING TO MAKE ME SPEND MONEY TO THEIR SHOW-OFF. 10)My wife told me to buy CD player or some thing around Four to five thousand Rupees for my sister in law had to make about 3 or so trips when my house was sold and all the expenses were paid by me as it’s my house and I don’t want to look cheap but they never ever bought me any thing for myself when they came to USA even when I paid for my MIL’s ticket and $200 Immigration attorney fees for my other SIL’s. 11)MY WIFE AND SIL’S COMMENTS ARE THAT OF TOTALLY LOW LIFE ( based on 4 people I asked about their comments ) AND THEY CHANGE THEIR STAND EVERY TIME AFTER THEIR COMMENTS. 12)My SIL told me it was also my responsibility to support and help my BIL and SIL who are migrating to USA and then she changed her stand. PL. BE HONEST IN YOUR OPINION SOUND LIKE ONE WAY STORY BUT THIS ARE FACTS. I DON’T WANT TO PLAY GAMES SINCE MY KIDS LIFE IS INVOLVED. even when my wife was housewife for about 5 yrs. i never ever stopped her while she called her sister and brother in india even though her bro and sis never ever called us here in usa and her sister who was hendeling my money in india never ever informed by spending about Rs10 letter or by phone about how my money was invested overriding my instruction.

Any shopping areas I MUST check out in Delhi or Mumbai? i'm going to india in a week for the first time. it's a dream come true, but i really want to scout out some cheap bargains like saris/bangles/bindis/jewelry that i can give away without wincing. are there any particular areas where i can get such things? i'm also interested in old sari/embroidery/fabric and trims (think boho bags and cushion covers - i wanna make em, not buy em!)...anyone know any places in Delhi and Mumbai they think i should definitely check out? Lemme know! PLEASE and THANK YOU! :)

did jesus really die on a cross? THE cross is one of the most recognizable religious symbols known to man. Millions revere it, considering it to be the sacred instrument on which Jesus was put to death. Roman Catholic writer and archaeologist Adolphe-Napoleon Didron stated: “The cross has received a worship similar, if not equal, to that of Christ; this sacred wood is adored almost equally with God Himself.” Some say that the cross makes them feel closer to God when they pray. Others use it as an amulet, thinking that it protects them from evil. But should Christians use the cross as an object of veneration? Did Jesus really die on a cross? What does the Bible teach on this subject? Long before the Christian era, crosses were used by the ancient Babylonians as symbols in their worship of the fertility god Tammuz. The use of the cross spread into Egypt, India, Syria, and China. Then, centuries later, the Israelites adulterated their worship of Jehovah with acts of veneration to the false god Tammuz. The Bible refers to this form of worship as a ‘detestable thing.’—Ezekiel 8:13, 14. The Gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John use the Greek word stau·ros′ when referring to the instrument of execution on which Jesus died. (Matthew 27:40; Mark 15:30; Luke 23:26) The word stau·ros′ refers to an upright pole, stake, or post. The book The Non-Christian Cross, by J. D. Parsons, explains: “There is not a single sentence in any of the numerous writings forming the New Testament, which, in the original Greek, bears even indirect evidence to the effect that the stauros used in the case of Jesus was other than an ordinary stauros; much less to the effect that it consisted, not of one piece of timber, but of two pieces nailed together in the form of a cross.” As recorded at Acts 5:30, the apostle Peter used the word xy′lon, meaning “tree,” as a synonym for stau·ros′, denoting, not a two-beamed cross, but an ordinary piece of upright timber or tree. It was not until about 300 years after Jesus’ death that some professed Christians promoted the idea that Jesus was put to death on a two-beamed cross. However, this view was based on tradition and a misuse of the Greek word stau·ros′. It is noteworthy that some ancient drawings depicting Roman executions feature a single wooden pole or tree. A more important issue for true Christians should be the propriety of venerating the instrument used to kill Jesus. Whether it was an upright single torture stake, a cross, an arrow, a lance, or a knife, should such an instrument be used in worship? Suppose a loved one of yours was brutally murdered and the weapon was submitted to the court as evidence. Would you try to gain possession of the murder weapon, take photographs of it, and print many copies for distribution? Would you produce replicas of the weapon in various sizes? Would you then fashion some of them into jewelry? Or would you have these reproductions commercially manufactured and sold to friends and relatives to be venerated? Likely you would be repulsed at the idea! Yet, these very things have been done with the cross! Besides, the use of the cross in worship is no different from the use of images in worship, a practice condemned in the Bible. (Exodus 20:2-5; Deuteronomy 4:25, 26) The apostle John accurately reflected the teachings of true Christianity when he admonished his fellow Christians with the words: “Guard yourselves from idols.” (1 John 5:21) This they did even when it meant facing death in the Roman arena. First-century Christians, however, held the sacrificial death of Christ in high esteem. Likewise today, although the instrument used to torture and kill Jesus is not to be worshipped, true Christians commemorate Jesus’ death as the means by which God provides salvation to imperfect humans. (Matthew 20:28) This superlative expression of God’s love will bring untold blessings to lovers of truth, including the prospect of everlasting life.—John 17:3; Revelation 21:3, 4.

Whats a good name for a company that makes one-off bead jewelry for Fair-Trade ? So, we have a company that makes beaded jewelry ( necklaces, bracelets & anklets ) all proceeds go towards educating children in India ! Not exactly fair-trade, but more or less. Any ideas of a name that combines this social part ?