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From: atulpule@alfred.carleton.ca (Ajit Tulpule)
Subject: ECONOMIC REFORMS ?
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 02:26:43 GMT


In Article 65585 of sci scindia@IASTATE.EDU (Shekhar K Scindia) writes ...

##I hear a lot of talk these days about India on the road to riches .
##
## All only because of the economic reforms recently introduced . 
##
## Imagine 1 Dollar = 1 Ruppee !
##
## Many among us would start packing their bags if that happens !!
##
## This thought is conservative ! There is one real optimistic Indian here
##
## who feels the day is not far when we may have 1 Ruppee = 30 Dollars !!!!!
##
## Now that's going a bit too far I think !
##
##

It is not just the exchange rate between two currencies that is indicative

of the economies, but also the standard of living.  A case in point  is the

Japanese Yen - the  exchange rate between the  Yen and the US $ does in no 

way  reflect upon the  economy of  Japan, which  enjoys a high standard of

living.

Relax !


Ajit.


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        Ajit Tulpule

email : atulpule@business.carleton.ca
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: svenkata@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Sundaresan Venkatachalam)
Subject: Re: INDIAN WOMEN & MARRIAGE (INDIANS and MARRIAGE)
 Summary:
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 23:32:36 GMT

 There has been a lot of discussion going on about Indian Men and Women and 
their attitudes about marriage.  The fact is a majority of the men are still 
scared and terrified by the prospect of going the different and the decent way
( Many netters have explained this as: we respect our parents, we do not like
going after girls, we can depend on our parent's choices and so many LAME
EXCUSES).
     It is more than disgusting when I meet Indian males who try to justify the
marriages in India by the Name of Culture and the broken family scene of the
west. Women are also play an important role in giving life to the system of
dowry, mistreatment of the bride etc.. but in a Society in which Feminism is
regarded as a sin/crime it is very much possible that this species (after all
for 90% of the Indian Men a woman is just a  maens of earning some extra bucks
and having sex) has never been allowed  to even think of the other
possibilities which would have resulted in the betterment of their status.
       Many netters seem to be allergic to feminists....come
on guys try to get rid of your idiotic belifs and do accept the fact that WOMEN
are as CAPABLE as you. And about Indian Women not impressing you and all that 
bull.....you just have not been lucky enough to meet anyone nice.
        I sometimes feel that the INDIAN MENTALITY has been
tuned to believe over the centuries that nicer aspects of life like "LOVE"
are possible only in the silver screen for Amithabs and Kamala Hassans!
       -regards,
               sundaresan (svenkata@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
From: sngattan@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Sanjay N Gattani)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Last min Questions about 1040NR
Date: 14 Apr 1992 11:27:30 -0500
Organization: Kansas State University
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: matt.ksu.ksu.edu

Hello netters:

There are some doubts as to what else can we include in the itemized
deduction section of the form 1040NR.  We can claim tution fees,
books and other related stuff, membership dues for professional
organizations.  But along with this, can we include:

1.  the taxes that we have paid during the year on grocery bills
2.  the property tax that we pay when we register the car.
3.  the taxes that we have paid on gas
etc etc..

If you ca clarify the above doubts, please send email to

sg@civil.ce.ksu.edu
or
sngattan@matt.ksu.ksu.edu

thanks in advance...bye

gattani
From: bala@research.att.com (Bala Krishnamurthy)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Congress party meets in Tirupati
Keywords: Congress Meeting
Date: 14 Apr 92 20:29:27 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories

apnews reports:
 TIRUPATI, India (AP) - In a break from the past, the ruling
Congress Party met in a southern city to hold elections to party
posts and to ratify the government's policies of economic
liberalization.
           Elections to a 21-member policy-making body of the party will be
held during the three-day conference at the pilgrim town about
1,200 miles south of New Delhi.
           Members elected more than 1,000 representatives in recent weeks
after party president P.V. Narasimha Rao broke away from a
20-year-old practice followed by the late Indira Gandhi and her
late son, Rajiv, of appointing party chiefs.
           ``We are like a new party,'' Rao told the 30,000 participants.
           For the first time in 60 years of the party's 107-year-old
history, no member of the Gandhi family was present. Rajiv Gandhi's
widow, Sonia, has stayed away from politics. Her two children are
not old enough to hold party posts.
From: rps@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (raj.sharma)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: One Man's Pleasure [An Indian Folktale]
Keywords: "How the truth is perceived differently, SANKARA, etc.
Date: 12 Apr 92 18:55:29 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T


                            One Man's Pleasure


       A man from the city of Kabul  in  Afghanistan  once  visited
       India.   Walking  along  an  Indian  street,  he  came  to a
       sweetmeat shop whare all sorts of sweets of different shapes
       and sizes were neatly displayed.

       He knew only a one or two words of Hindustani. He went up to
       the vendor of sweets and pointed at one particular kind that
       looked especially delicious. The man thought he  was  asking
       its  name  and  said, "Khaja." [The word means both "sweets"
       and "eat it up"]. The man from Kabul knew  only  the  second
       meaning  and  so he fell to, grabbing handfuls of sweets and
       gobbling them up with pleasure.

       The vendor of sweets asked the stranger to pay for them. But
       the visitor didn't understand what he was saying and happily
       wandered away. The angry vendor complained  to  the  police,
       who  came and arrested the man from Kabul. The chief officer
       ordered that his head should be  shaved  clean  and  covered
       with  tar, and that he should be mounted on a donkey and run
       out of town in a procession to the sound of drums,  so  that
       everyone  would  know  how  a lawbreaker is punished in that
       part  of  the  world.  Though  this  is  considered   brutal
       punishment  in India, the man from Kabul thought it was fun.
       He even felt charmed and honored by this treatment  and  the
       attention he got in the streets.

       On his return, people asked him, "How was India?"

       He answered, "Terrific! It's a charming country, and a  rich
       country.   You get everything for nothing there. You go to a
       shop and point to a pile of sweets you like, and  they  tell
       you  to  take  all you want and eat it. Then the police come
       with drums and pipes, give you a shave, dye your  head  with
       hair-dye, and give you a nice donkey to ride through town to
       the accompaniment of lovely Indian music.

       And all for nothing!

       Lovely country, generous hosts, beautiful people!"


----raj
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: mmc@po.CWRU.Edu (Manish M. Chokshi)
Subject: distribution:nj, test
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 92 21:23:37 GMT


-- 
Manish M. Chokshi			Email: mmc@po.cwru.edu
Phase II Medical Student		Voice: 216-791-8815
Case Western Reserve University
__________________________________________________________________
From: roy@cs.ucf.edu (Ian Roy)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Matrimonial - Groom wanted
Date: 5 Apr 92 19:52:54 GMT
Article-I.D.: eola.roy.702503574
Distribution: soc.culture.indian
Organization: University of Central Florida


	This is for a friend !

	Correspondence is invited from handsome gentlemen between 24 and 30, 
above 5' 8"" for a beautiful Bengali girl (my friend), 5' 6", 24, wheatish
complexion, just completed MA (International Relations) and based in 
Calcutta, India. Desires to continue her education. Caste and Mother tongue 
is no bar.  Students are welcome. To get contact address send mail to -
	air@ccd.harris.com
From: yamajala@meis.enet.dec.com (RAMANI YAMAJALA)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Update on Maid from India
Date: 9 Apr 92 14:52:34 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


Here is an update on getting a live-in maid from India:

	I tracked down a few people who had done this and... THEY DID IT
	ILLEGALLY. There also quite a few hassles they had to put up with
	including medical problems, not liking the person they brought over,
	the maid was not used to cleaning toilets-type-of-work, maid got
	home-sick on day 1, etc.

	For those of you still interested, you can however get au-pair girl for
	a short period of time (a summer) or you can get in-home care for your
	children locally where the person comes to your house and takes care of
	your children from 8-5.

	Send me e-mail if you have other suggestions. I'm only in here once a
	week.

	By the way if you don't have suggestions, but just your $.02 or $2.00
	worth (inflation) post it here, I don't need e-mail from anyone on
	that.
Xref: sparky soc.culture.indian:13984 soc.culture.pakistan:6253
From: hassan@cup.portal.com (hassan monu alam)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.pakistan
Subject: Asian Development Bank growth figures
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 15:16:03 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)


    Reuter, Manila, April 10 - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) gave the
following projections for growth in real gross domestic product (GDP)
and inflation for 1992 and 1993 (in pct):

                              GDP             Inflation
                       1991  1992  1993    1991  1992  1993
   NICs                 7.3   7.1   7.1     7.7   7.2   6.6
 Hong Kong              4.0   5.8   6.0    12.3  10.5   8.5
 South Korea            8.3   7.3   7.1     9.7   9.4   8.5
 Singapore              7.0   6.1   7.0     3.4   3.0   3.0
 Taiwan                 7.3   7.5   7.7     3.5   3.4   3.7

                               GDP             Inflation
                       1991  1992  1993    1991  1992  1993
 North Asia             7.0   7.8   7.5     3.0   7.0   6.0
  China                 7.0   7.8   7.5     3.0   7.0   6.0
  Mongolia            -18.0  -6.0  -1.5   130.0  50.0  30.0

                               GDP             Inflation
                        1991  1992  1993    1991  1992  1993
Southeast Asia           5.9   6.7   7.1     8.8   8.1   7.1
   Burma                 3.7   4.0   4.1    28.7  26.0  25.0
   Indonesia             6.4   6.7   7.0     9.2   9.0   8.0
   Laos                  4.0   7.1   5.9    10.4   9.5   9.0
   Malaysia              8.6   8.5   8.0     4.5   5.0   5.0
   Philippines          -1.0   2.8   4.3    17.7  13.0   9.0
   Thailand              7.5   8.0   8.1     5.8   6.0   6.0
   Vietnam               3.8   5.0   4.5    78.9  45.0  20.0

                                GDP             Inflation
                         1991  1992  1993    1991  1992  1993
 South Asia               2.7   4.6   5.0    14.6   8.9   8.3
   Bangladesh             3.3   4.7   5.2     7.4   9.1   9.2
   Bhutan                 3.5   4.0   4.6    11.5  10.5  10.0
   India                  2.0   4.3   4.8    14.4   7.5   7.0
   Nepal                  4.0   3.5   4.0    15.4  16.0  12.0
   Pakistan               6.5   6.7   7.2    12.2   8.0   7.0
   Sri Lanka              5.0   5.9   5.6    12.0  11.0  10.0
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: m_lehoul@oz.plymouth.edu (Michael L. Le Houllier)
Subject: Re: Help me, please!
Reply-To: m_lehoul@oz.plymouth.edu (Michael L. Le Houllier)
Organization: Plymouth State College - Plymouth, N.H.
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 92 18:52:06 GMT

In article <1992Apr6.180026.19934@oz.plymouth.edu> m_lehoul@oz.plymouth.edu (Michael L. Le Houllier) writes:
>In article <1992Apr1.184600.7368@newserve.cc.binghamton.edu> ba01031@bingsunb (SANGHVI ANISH) writes:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  Can someone send me following information about 1991 census of Indiaf      
>>    
>>      1.  Census figures for States and Union territories.
>>
>>      2.  Census figures	 for New Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta		
>>          Madras, Banglore, Hydrabad, Ahmedabad and other big cities.
>>(Metropolition areas)
>>
>
>I too would be interested in this date as would my India and Southeast
                                   ^^^^
>Asia Professor.  Could someone send me there too if they wern't
>posted.  Thanks.
>>
Damn I hate typos.  Of course I mean DATA.  :)
>>
>>-Thanks in advance
>>            
>>
>>Dipak Patel 	
>>
>
>


-- 
 Michael Le Houllier           *  John 3:16  * Nov 12, 1991 - Dili      
 (m_lehoul@oz.plymouth.edu.us) *  Remember: June 4, 1989 - Beijing
 Go BLUE JAYS   0-0   at Tigers Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
 End the strike.  Get back on the ice.  Get the playoffs going.
From: sankaran@morticia.princeton.edu (Dr. Subramanian Sankaran)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: H.1, H.4 questionnaire:
Keywords: H.1, H.4 multiple entry visa
Date: 8 Apr 92 17:56:57 GMT
Organization: Princeton University
Originator: news@ernie.Princeton.EDU



Hi! I have (only) six responses so far! So this short summary!
Please, if more of you send in data... I will post a more
useful summary; thanks again.                    ...Subra.(4/08/92)
                                     (sankaran@phoenix.princeton.edu)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Multiple
Entry
Visa When	Where	reason &comments: 		Name
--------------------------------------------------------------------
H-1 12/91   Qubec,	partially...risk?,		vijay
	    Canada	easy to reach US for
			additional docs if needed.


H-1 12/91   Madras	No problems.			venkat


H-1 2/21/92 Juarez, 	risk?, From TX, NM, AZ, say, 	R.gupta
	    Mexico	Phoenix to there is easier 
			than to a consulate in India.


F-1 12/91-  Madras, 	"rejected in Juraez; & tried in	kumar 
    to	    and 	Madras! Needed friends to get	
    01/92   Juraez.	clearance from Juraez; after
			many questions,... got in Madras."


H-4 1/15/92 New Delhi   "Hardly any questions asked"  	kumar
	

H-1 2/92    New Delhi	"...without any problem...	kannan
			...personally felt there was no 
			justification for going to Mexico/Canada 
			just for this purpose..."


========================================================================

Original posting:

Hi!
Why get a multiple entry visa before going to India?!
What is the current trend? Is it still preferable to go to
Canada/Mexico to get the multiple entry H visas? Please 
send your response to me at sankaran@phoenix.princeton.edu
Will post a summary. 

Please include ... 
1) Visa type.
2) when (date or just month) did you apply?
3) where (city) did you apply?
4) if not in India, why there? Still not sure of ... consulates in India? 
5) if in India, why? Sure of the current trend in the consulates in India? 
6) Any other comments?

Thank you all...                          ... Subramanian.S.(2/18/92)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: chohan@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Harpal Chohan)
Subject: Re: Amnesty Intl. Rept.: police torture
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 20:59:38 GMT

In article <1992Mar31.191657.8668@linus.mitre.org> reza@faron.mitre.org (Reza Antosezewsksa) writes:
>
> I very much appreciate the presence of factual information that
>Bharathi Jagadeash has presented on A.I. one of the very few who
>has done research rather than ignorant flaming (appreciation to the
>few others for factually based stuff too).

I'll second that, and also mention that Tarunjit Singh Butalia recently 
posted a compilation of factual cases including dates, names, and
officials involved.

What I find particularly interesting, is the deafening silence which
always follows these factual postings. The vocal flamers of AI, studiously
ignore these posts, and then it's time for the  next round of AI bashing a
few months later.

Evidently, facts are an undesirable hindrance...

-h
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: rags@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Raghavan Jayaraman)
Subject: Re: ECON-FARM corp - Land Reforms more essential
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 17:59:07 GMT

Here are some additions to Sanjay Krishna's post:-

He had written that WB was the only state doing something regarding land
reforms. As a relevant note I would like to mention a law passed by
TN legislature under MGR when he first came to power.

Apart from land ceiling, he brought a 75-25 share on harvest from a land
leased to farmers i.e 75% goes to lessee and 25% goes to lessor. The kind
of lies, the lessor has to hear for not getting even that 25%  from a very
fertile land in the cauvery delta is a different and interesting story.

raghavan


Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: snoopy@unlv.edu (Ramesh Viswanathan)
Subject: Re: Tamil Movies ??
Organization: UNLV
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 92 16:16:21 GMT

In article <1992Apr16.044252.19788@syd.dit.CSIRO.AU> kumar@ditsydh.syd.dit.CSIRO.AU (V.R.Kumar) writes:
>Are there any latest good tamil movies ??
                      ^^^^^^^^^^
This is an oxymoron!


>Are there any other good movies ???

Yes, there are plenty of good movies, but not many of
them are tamil.


>Cheers,
>
>Ramkumar


Cheerio.

--R.V.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: dorai@cs.rice.edu (Dorai Sitaram)
Subject: Re: Homeland
Organization: Rice University, Houston
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 18:35:32 GMT

In article <1992Apr17.181710.5421@cbfsb.cb.att.com> rrp@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (rakesh.r.patel) writes:
>I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Dhaval Vasavada's idea of forming an
>independent nation of Gujarat.  We are sick of carrying India on our back. 
>Gujaratis must have liebensraum.  Gujarat should annex Maharastra, since it
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^
>was orginally part of Gujarat.  


Jawohl! :-> (Now don't spoil it by saying it was a typo for
lebensraum!)

--d
-- 

dorai@titan.rice.edu   !    It may be that the gulfs will wash us down;
dorai@owlnet.rice.edu  !      it may be we shall touch the Happy Isles.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,osu.indian
From: sghose@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Sumit Ghose)
Subject: room mate
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: oh
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 03:03:11 GMT

I am posting this news for
1) Kavita Badlani 487-8921 and
2) Anita Rao 297-0091.
They are looking for female room mates.Anyone having any information about any 
female student or female roommate who can move in as soon as possible, please 
call at the given numbers.
Thanks,
Sumit Ghose.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: m_lehoul@oz.plymouth.edu (Michael L. Le Houllier)
Subject: Re: Help me, please!
Reply-To: m_lehoul@oz.plymouth.edu (Michael L. Le Houllier)
Organization: Plymouth State College - Plymouth, N.H.
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 92 18:00:26 GMT

In article <1992Apr1.184600.7368@newserve.cc.binghamton.edu> ba01031@bingsunb (SANGHVI ANISH) writes:
>
>
>
>
>  Can someone send me following information about 1991 census of Indiaf      
>    
>      1.  Census figures for States and Union territories.
>
>      2.  Census figures	 for New Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta		
>          Madras, Banglore, Hydrabad, Ahmedabad and other big cities.
>(Metropolition areas)
>

I too would be interested in this date as would my India and Southeast
Asia Professor.  Could someone send me there too if they wern't
posted.  Thanks.
>
>
>-Thanks in advance
>            
>
>Dipak Patel 	
>


-- 
 Michael Le Houllier           *  John 3:16  * Nov 12, 1991 - Dili      
 (m_lehoul@oz.plymouth.edu.us) *  Remember: June 4, 1989 - Beijing
 Go BLUE JAYS   0-0   at Tigers Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
 End the strike.  Get back on the ice.  Get the playoffs going.
From: PVJQC@CUNYVM.BITNET
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Yoga-vedanta teacher available...
Date: 7 Apr 92 13:05:02 GMT
Article-I.D.: CUNYVM.92098.090502PVJQC
Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center

HELLO NETTERS,

I AM POSTING THIS NOTE FOR DR. NARASIMHA RAO WHO IS A GREAT AUTHORITY
IN THE FIELD OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY (YOGA, VEDANTA).  HE WISHES TO OFFER HIS
SERVICES TO THE INTERESTED GROUP OF PEOPLE ON TEMPORARY/PERMANENT BASIS.
PRESENTLY HE IS THE YOGA INSTRUCTOR IN ARSHA-VIDYA GURUKULAM, SALYLORSBURG,
PENSYLVANIA.  HE TAUGHT ONE SEMESTER OF 'YOGA-THEORY & PRACTICE' AT  QUEENS
COLLEGE OF CUNY.  FOLLOWING ARE HIS CREDENTIALS FOR YOUR REFERENCE.

M. NARASIMHA RAO, PH.D.
DR. RAO OBTAINED A PH.D. IN PHILOSOPHY(YOGA AND VEDANTA) FROM SHIVAJI UNIV.
INDIA.  HE OBTAINED A DIPLOMA IN YOGA EDUCATION (PRACTICE AND THEORY)
RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVT. OF INDIA FROM RENOWNED KAIVALYADHAM YOGA INST NEAR
BOMBAY, INDIA.  HE TAUGHT YOGA THERE AND AT OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT INDIA
FOR NEARLY 15 YEARS BEFORE COMING TO THE U.S. IN 1988.

HE COMPLETED A SIX YEAR COURSE IN VEDANTA FROM SANDEEPANI SADHANALAYA,
POWAI, BOMBAY.
HE IS PRESENTLY AFFILIATED WITH ARSHA VIDYA GURUKULAM, INSTITUTE FOR THE
STUDY OF VEDANTA AND SANSKRIT, SAYLORSBURG, PA, AND IS TEACHING YOGA THERE
AND AT OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE U.S.  ARSHA VIDYA GURUKULAM IS HEADED BY SWAMI
DAYANANDA SARASWATI.
HE HAS PUBLISHED BOOKS AND TAPES (VIDEO/AUDIO) ON YOGA.
**********

HE CAN BE CONTACTED AT AVP, P.O. BOX 1059, SAYLORSBURG, PA 18353.
TEL. (717) 992-2339.
YOU CAN SEND ME E-MAIL AND I CAN PASS ON THE MESSAGE.
THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
-------

         *********************************************************
         *  PRASHANT V. JOSHI                                    *
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         *  CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.                         *
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: murgesh@sgi.com (Murgesh Navar)
Subject: Re: Mistreatment of Indians by Northwest Airlines -- Reply from Northwest
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 17:33:05 GMT

In article <samaddar.702669925@orion> samaddar@siemens.com writes:
>pchandra@Cadence.COM (Prakash Chandra) writes:
>
>>About a month ago I wrote to Northwest airlnes asking them why they were
>>mistreating Indian passengers. Included below are excerpts from a reply
>
>
>I am curious to find out how you would have dealt with the problem faced by
>Northwest Airlines. IMHO, the larger share of blame for this shameful
>treatment of Indians must be borne by Indians only, some of whom indulged
>in destroying their passports and flushing them down the toilet and then

	What !!. Is this some kind of collective responsibility deal ?. I am
responsible for just myself and not other Indians, Asians or whatever. If I
was a half-intelligent 	manager at Northwest I would first of all seperate
out the Indian passport holders who would have a proclivity to indulge in the
destruction of documents from those that don't. I for example have no motivation,
desire or need to flush my passport down a Nortwest toilet. This can easily be
inferred by the Northwest people if they cared to look. 

	Such behavior by Northwest is totally outrageous and inexcusable. Period.

							-murgesh
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