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I am a retired Civil Engineer, living in Bombay, India. After retirement, I have taken up freelance writing. I have had several articles published in local newspapers and magazines. Education/Experience: I have a Master's Degree in Engineering from the University of London Interests: writing, music, literature, arts URL RSS |
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Barrack Obama claims he grew up in situation where the money was tight; and yet managed to put himself through Harvard. Obama; and vaguely attributes his good fortune to the "American dream". An American mother wonders where the money actually came from. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 10/10/2008
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I read a news report of how rich politicians in Maharashtra are taking unfair advantage of a government scheme to provide cattle to destitute farmers in the region at highly subsidized rates. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 9/29/2008
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Whenever an Indian male finds himself in a dangerous situation, his instinctive reaction is to save himself. The concept of women and children first is totally alien to him. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 9/8/2008
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It is an established fact that we Indians perform brilliantly as individuals, but fail miserably as a collective. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 9/1/2008
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It used to be the things we do for love. Now, it seems, we are prepared to do it for gasoline. With gas prices approaching $5 a gallon, it's become a luxury item and some folks will do anything to get it on the cheap or, preferably, free. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 7/23/2008
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Some experts predict that the entire world population will become vegetarian in the next 50 years. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 7/20/2008
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The blatant horse trading going on between political parties, prior to the imminent no-confidence vote in parliament, once again brings into focus the question: are we Indians mature enough to handle a democratic system with universal franchise? By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 7/14/2008
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Of all the sexual myths and legends, probably the most enduring has been the fabled G-spot. Now, cosmetologists offering a treatment to enlarge the G-spot, thereby making it easier to find. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 7/1/2008
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Mention the words Al Qaeda or terrorist; and chances are that you will conjure up images of swarthy, bearded men with cold, ruthless eyes. Now Al Qaeda and others of have started recruiting white Europeans and inducting them in their 'crusade'. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 6/24/2008
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Technology is wonderful, but it can become a dangerous tool in the hands of those not mature enough to handle it. Nowadays, teenagers are snapping naked pictures and videos of themselves on their cell phones and sending them to their boyfriends and girlfriends. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 6/12/2008
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It is quite probable that many Americans are laboring under the optimistic assumption that, if Barack Obama becomes President, the US will make a speedy exit from Iraq. This may turn out to be wishful thinking. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 6/9/2008
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At the end of a relationship, some enterprising ladies are not just keeping the gifts, they are auctioning them online. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 6/5/2008
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In its simplest terms, rendition means questioning prisoners and crime suspects without regard to legal niceties like Miranda rights and such. Suspects continue to be rendered in floating prisons - essentially, US warships in international waters. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 6/3/2008
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Once in a while, you come across a reassuring piece of news which proves that computers will never replace humans. Australian prisoners are using flavored condoms to sweeten milk. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/29/2008
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A newspaper report highlighted the fact that illegal primary schools, which have not been registered with the education ministry, are springing up with alarming frequency in Mumbai's sprawling shantytowns. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/28/2008
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A new study has revealed that drinking too much beer may hasten the onset of pan¬creatic cancer. Another study has postulated that men suffering from erectile dysfunction are.at risk of developing serious cardiovascular problems. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/23/2008
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Americans throw away 30 million tons of food per year. That works out to one pound of food per person per day. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/21/2008
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Many young boys want to be astronauts or fighter pilots when they grow up. Nothing wrong with that. Those guys can be heroic figures and worthy role models to emulate. In one respect, however, these heroes are just as human and vulnerable as you and I. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/19/2008
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If you are one of those who has had it up to here with the current price of gas and rising grocery bills - and are concerned about global warming - blame it on the fat people - or the obese, if you want to be politically correct.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/17/2008
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The reaction of India's security agencies in the aftermath of a terrorist incident has become so predictable, that it is almost text book. It is a classic example of closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/16/2008
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In these recession-hit times, an increasing number of folks are falling into the debt trap. Many more are also falling into the text trap. I am referring to those ubiquitous text messages that anyone with a cell phone sends out by the hundreds with reckless abandon.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/15/2008
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Amish-run salvage stores, selling expired food and medicine dirt cheap, have been around for a long time, but now they are attracting an increasing number of non-Amish customers. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/14/2008
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Some fertility clinics have been approached by perfectly healthy young women, who want to experience the joys of motherhood without the inconvenience of pregnancy and the agony of childbirth. They want an instant baby, as it were. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/12/2008
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But how much is a stay at home mom really worth? People have tried to put a financial value on this for years. The latest attempt comes from Salary.com, an American company that studies workmen's compensation. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/11/2008
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Research done by some eminent doctors has revealed that a type of fat that accumulates around the hips and bottom may actually offer some protection against diabetes. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/8/2008
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Simply put, hypermiling has the potential to increase gas mileage, even in gas-guzzling SUVs. And it does not involve high technology; simply the application of simple laws of physics that have been around since the beginning of time. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/7/2008
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As if I did not have enough to worry about with global warming and skyrocketing fuel prices, I now find myself in a further quandary. It appears that I am to blame for the increasing cost of groceries at Wal-Mart. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/4/2008
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As these two little snippets illustrate, two categories of people qualify among the oddballs who make the diversity of the human condition so fascinating. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/3/2008
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The British establishment newspaper, The Guardian, has reported that MI 5 is outsourcing the torture of Pakistani-origin Britons, suspected of having terrorist links, to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/2/2008
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One of the major casualties of the computer revolution is the art of handwriting. It has reached such a stage that the only time most of us pick up a fountain pen or a ballpoint is to sign cheques or credit card slips. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 5/1/2008
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Nowadays, in many households, pets are treated as part of the family, rather than dumb animals. Following a divorce, the fate of Fido is becoming a growing problem which lawyers are taking on board. Some are even drafting "petimony" contracts. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 4/30/2008
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In India, over the past hundred or so years, Christian missionaries have proselytized with great determination. Some Hindus are now fighting back. A Hindu spiritual leader has claimed that he has so far reconverted 42,200 Christians to Hinduism. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 4/28/2008
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Researchers in Australia have found that frequent masturbation may help men cut their risk of contracting prostate cancer. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 4/27/2008
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The Maharashtra state education minister had recently announced that sex education would be made compulsory for schollchildren. However, this announcement is being greeted with heated opposition by other legislators in the House.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 4/24/2008
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A new branch of tourism is growing exponentially in India every year. Foreigners, many from America and Europe, are descending in droves for medical and cosmetic procedures at bargain basement prices. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 4/21/2008
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A Boston University professor has theorized that Jesus was almost certainly a cannabis user and an early proponent of the medicinal properties of the drug. He goes on to suggest that Jesus and his disciples used the drug to carry out miraculous healings.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 4/17/2008
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Many Americans who feel that their civil liberties are being curtailed in the name of homeland security, may derive a certain measure of comfort from knowing they are not alone. Britain now seems to have joined the club. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 4/14/2008
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I just read a very interesting article by Chinese actress and director, Joan Chen in The Washington Post, where she says that the current clamor for boycotting the Beijing Olympics by some people and politicians in the West is likely to prove counter productive. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 4/10/2008
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Botox injections have become so routine, that women go in for a quick jab during their lunch break. Now it turns out that Botox is not as harmless as was previously thought. It can go to your head - literally.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 4/7/2008
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A bitter civil war has been raging in Sudan for the past 19 years. Now, Samira Akhmed, a former teacher at a Sudan university, has formed a movement named Al-Khair, which roughly translates into English as "refusal from sex with men." By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 4/6/2008
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Randy Castro attends the Woodbridge school in Virginia. He has now been labeled a sexual offender. Randy Castro is six years old.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 4/5/2008
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We are already witnessing an alarming new trend, where advertisers are targeting very young children. Now website named Miss Bimbo describes itself as "virtual fashion game for girls." By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 4/3/2008
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I just read a fascinating article in NYT, where the author postulates that the white man's era is virtually at an end. World domination by the white man may not have ended, but it is heading there; and at a far more rapid pace than he realizes. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 4/2/2008
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Some months ago, Sky Movies took a poll to estimate which were the five most watched movies of all time. The results were pretty surprising. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 4/2/2008
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The British are a fairly tolerant, who have learnt through bitter experience to take adversity in their stride. But now they have decided to boycott the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who has raised taxes on alcohol.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/31/2008
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While most of us have grumbled at what seem like excessive security screening ay airports, we grudgingly put up with it as an inescapable fact of life. Sometimes, however, this blind adherence to following rules causes an absence of common sense, bordering on lunacy. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/30/2008
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Oversized designer bags are the latest must-have accessory for the swish set. Health professionals are starting to get concerned because, according to them, lugging around the giant bags can damage your spine.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/28/2008
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A recent newspaper report about a parent-teacher-student forum held in Mumbai highlighted the alarming statistic that cases of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD), among teenagers in the city, was on the rise.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/27/2008
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I am sure, by now, most of you have heard or seen the news about Hillary Clinton's 'Rambo moment' that went horribly wrong. During a campaign speech last week, Clinton virtually bragged about her courage under fire in Bosnia. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/26/2008
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Although India has been supposedly "liberalized" for over 15 years now, the new reality does not seem to have percolated down to our politicians and our labour courts. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/25/2008
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Bhutan, right now, is in the throes of a noble experiment. It is trying to establish a democracy within its borders. What is remarkable is that this move towards democracy has been initiated by the ruling monarch himself.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/24/2008
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There is a insidious menace for kids, as alarming as unsuitable material on television and the internet. I am talking about that must have accessory for today's teenagers and pre-teens - the cell phone. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/23/2008
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Sean Blackwell was little more than a fresh faced young soldier, when he arrived in Baghdad at the start of the invasion. There he met an attractive young Iraqi doctor, named Ehda'a. They fell in love. That was the easy part.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/19/2008
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There is universal agreement that the US economy is currently in a mess. The American people are blaming it on the government, the war in Iraq and, in particular, the greedy banks who were so generous in handing out sub-prime mortgages - everyone but themselves. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/18/2008
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Last evening, I rented the DVD of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford." A numbing two hours and forty minutes later, my brain was in a fog (it wasn't the wine); and one question kept reverberating in my brain - why? By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/16/2008
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I am definitely not a pet person. Last week, the cherry was placed on top of the sundae. My next door neighbour got himszelf a rooster. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/16/2008
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The big news story this week is New York Governor Elliot Spitzer's dalliance with a prostitute; and his subsequent resignation. This article, however, is about Ashley Alexandra Dupre. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/13/2008
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There is no gainsaying the reality that, in relation to their physical numbers, a disproportionate percentage of Indian-Americans hold down high end jobs and professions in the US. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/12/2008
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Sometimes the old methods work best. I got a vivid practical demonstration of this today morning, when one channel of my stereo amplifier went dead. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/11/2008
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Trust the Swiss do everything with admirable efficiency and military precision. Now those Rolex-toting automatons have extended this efficiency to romance. Switzerland's single professionals have employed a former corporate headhunter to find love for them. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/10/2008
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Last night, I watched a repeat telecast of the Victoria's Secret fashion show. I watched it for reasons that women will call all the wrong ones; and men will applaud.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/8/2008
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There seems to be an Obama mania sweeping across the United States at the moment. I am not so sure that all this euphoria is justified. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/4/2008
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You are probably wondering, as I am, where is this global warming that Gore character keeps going on about? If our planet is supposed to be warming up, why am I freezing my butt off? By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 3/2/2008
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Assume that Obama does become President and he does focus on Afghanistan. Is he going to earn the undying gratitude of the Afghan people; and eliminate terrorism? I doubt it. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/27/2008
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In terms of making a fast buck, one of the most lucrative jobs going around these days is as a doorman at a Las Vegas casino or night club. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/26/2008
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If you are one of those linguistically and culturally challenged dorks who would like to impress a special date by taking her out to a fancy restaurant, but gets totally intimidated by the French-sounding menu, salvation is at hand. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/26/2008
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Beth Morgan, 32-year-old town planner in Wollongong, south of Sydney, was on a "mission for sex" in return for approvals of high-rise buildings under her jurisdiction. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/25/2008
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This may seem like an alarmist and premature statement, but I believe this chaotic land of diverse languages, cultures and skin tones, that we call India, is under attack - not by an outside power, but from within. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/25/2008
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Once in a very long while, even a technologically-challenged individual like me comes across a piece of information that brings a smug smile to his lips. Turns out, some computers have a problem with names - and not just exotic names either. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/24/2008
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As an outsider, I find it surprising how often US political debate descends to the level of cherchez la femme. This is particularly apparent during Presidential campaigns. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/21/2008
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I am kind of surprised that conspiracy theorists and assorted nut jobs have gone underground in this US election year. Come on guys, some of the Presidential candidates are out there are tailor made for spinning conspiracies around. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/20/2008
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Taking heed of the age-old axiom "sex sells", a church in Australia is inviting around 25,000 households for a course in sex, marriage, adultery and pornography. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/19/2008
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Today, February 18, is a very important day in the history of Pakistan. After a gap of several years, Pakistan is holding what the world hopes will be a free and fair election. To understand why Pakistan is such a mess, it is important to know a bit about its history. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/18/2008
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George Bush's perpetual smirk has recently got smirkier. After years of being booed and hissed at, folks were finally beginning to appreciate that he is really a nice guy.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/17/2008
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I am often surprised by the hypocrisy displayed by our print and electronic media. They make gratuitous folk heroes out of total nonentities; and then they appear pained at the excesses perpetrated by them. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/16/2008
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Remember John Cleese, that really funny Englishman who split our sides in "Fawlty Towers" and "A Fish Called Wanda"? Recently he sent this tongue-in-cheek message to the residents of a former British colony. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/12/2008
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Rack Hill is an English village of Chalford, located on top of a steep hill. The villagers want donkeys to carry up heavy loads of groceries and other shopping.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/10/2008
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If you are a sentimental sap, like me, you have to love "The Sound of Music". To commemorate her 69th
birthday, Ms. Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan's Radio City Music
Hall. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/6/2008
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A noted literary theorist has sparked fury among Christians by uttering that the Crucifixion of Christ was not as bad as it has been painted. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/4/2008
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One of the last remaining bastions of maleness has been breached by the feminists. The rich sugar daddies of legend are now being challenged by a new species: sugar mommas.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 2/1/2008
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I am pretty sure that when Ahmedinejad turns towards Mecca five times a day, he includes a little prayer for George Bush. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/31/2008
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Perhaps it is naïve of me to wonder why, at a time when the United States is heading towards a recession, their government is asking its citizens to spend more. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/30/2008
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Recently, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) slapped a federal case against a man for transferring 2000 songs from legally-purchased CDs onto his personal computer. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/26/2008
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The simple answer is: no they are not. Yes, traces of racism do persist. A sizeable number of White Americans do not think it is 'normal' for a black person to be successful. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/26/2008
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Here is one of those charming little cautionary tales that illustrates, yet again, that even the smartest, most sophisticated technology is no match against an idiot. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/23/2008
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It has finally happened. The venerable University of Oxford has succumbed to the outsourcing scourge. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/22/2008
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A 13 year old girl from Sutton, Alaska. She has been charged with sexual assault and harassment; and is being held in a juvenile facility. And what was her crime? She touched two young boys, also 13, "inappropriately" in the school bus. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/19/2008
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A Slovenian woman, from Ljubuana, found a mouse foot in a jar of pickles she had recently bought. The real surprise came when contacted the Health Ministry. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/16/2008
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For many years now, the French have been furious with - and a little envious of - Bill Clinton: not because of his foreign policy, but because of his sexual dalliances. Now all that has changed. Nicolas Sarkozy has restored their national honour. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/12/2008
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Spurred on by Hillary Clinton's surprise comeback in New Hampshire, an enterprising young woman in Washington DC has opened America's first "Tears on Demand" salon. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/9/2008
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A 12 year-old boy in Florida beat a toddler to death , because the baby girl was crying while he was watching TV. While the crime is horrific , what is equally frightening is the motive behind it. Disturbing a TV program is sufficient incentive for murder? By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/8/2008
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If the present trends continue, the big political story of the 2008 US Presidential elections will be the rise and fall of Hillary Clinton. Folks are voting in droves for Barrack Obama, not so much because they like him, as for the fact that they dislike Hillary Clinton. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/7/2008
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The Indian government is currently on the horns of a delicious dilemma. For the first time, a visiting head of state is bringing along his girlfriend. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/6/2008
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So Mike Huckabee has won the Iowa caucus. It led me to the conclusion that Romney probably lost because he is a Mormon. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/4/2008
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This is only to post a claim to Technorati. Please ignore. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/3/2008
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The molestation of two young women at Juhu, on New Year's Eve, has provoked predictable newspaper headlines like, "Is Mumbai Safe?" The truth of the matter is that no major metropolis in the world can be termed as completely safe. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/3/2008
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For the past few years I've been playing simple video games on my computer. Over the past year, I've observed that the bad guys are winning with increasing frequency; and it's got me really worried By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/2/2008
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For me, New Year's Eve has always been the most over-hyped night of the year By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 1/1/2008
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The assassination of Benazir Bhutto is likely to have minimal impact on the US Presidential race. It may make the candidates appear more 'presidential', but they know it is just a passing blimp that holds no interest for the average American voter. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 12/31/2007
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Why does Indian society throws up such a large number of subservient sycophants. There are any number of people who are quite content to be lap dogs for their superiors; to be bossed around at will. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 12/28/2007
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Millions of people around the globe seem desperate to discern some divine 'sign' from the Almighty. We humans continue to cling to 'miracles' even where none actually exist. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 12/27/2007
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Are we going overboard with this 'save the environment' gig? I can tell you it's starting to get to me. It's like a monumental guilt trip laid on us average folk. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 12/26/2007
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The Parker family have put up the same Christmas tree in their living room since 1886. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 12/23/2007
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Have genuine, flesh and blood heroes in battle become a dim memory to the present generation - and will they be merely the stuff of legends for generations to come? By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 12/20/2007
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The Bible exhorts us not to take the Lord's name in vain. The same maxim could well be applied to poor old Shivaji Maharaj. He has become the most overused - and abused - personality in India's commercial capital. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 12/17/2007
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On a very recent state visit to France, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi traveled with an entourage of 400 in three chartered aircraft. And that was just for starters. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 12/13/2007
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Foreigners like me could perhaps be forgiven for believing that it does not take a whole lot to cause mental anguish, pain and suffering, blah-blah, to a typical American.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 12/11/2007
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The real tragedy of yesterday's senseless massacre by a 19 year-old at a mall in Omaha, Nebraska, is that it is no longer news. Incidents of mindless mayhem by young people in the US have been occurring with despairing regularity this year. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 12/5/2007
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Technology has insinuated its tenuous tentacles into everything, including Christmas. My last word on this whole technological revolution would be, "Bah! Humbug!"
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 12/4/2007
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The statute authorizing bounty hunters - passed in the 1860s - is still on the books, though in a slightly more civilized format. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 12/3/2007
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Other countries may regard India as a world power, but India itself does not. Time and again, our government cravenly caves in to the slightest hint of pressure. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 12/1/2007
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Defying all logic and rational explanation, it appears that George W Bush is beloved of God after all. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 11/29/2007
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Last week the University of Kentucky removed The Holocaust from its school curriculum because it "offended" the Muslim population which claims it never occurred. Are Americans carrying this concept of separation of church and state to absurd lengths?
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 11/29/2007
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Almost every day, In India, there is a news report about one or more males being arrested for rape. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 11/26/2007
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Stroll into any big market in Bangkok and you will find locally made shirts alongside the 'designer labels'. The latter probably will cost five times as much. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 11/22/2007
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Devotees from all over the world can now have darshan of the idols of the Hindu God Vitthal and Goddess Rukmini merely by clicking on a website. I cannot help wondering if we are trivializing God with this display of rank commercialism.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 11/22/2007
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An inscription on the Statue of Liberty exhorts the world to "Give us your poor, your tired, your huddled masses longing to be free..." If a modern day Liberty was commissioned, the inscription would probably read "Don't give us anybody". By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 11/21/2007
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Are the Presidential candidates are trying to piggyback, and get maximum political mileage, from the obvious admiration most Americans feel for their countrymen in uniform? By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 11/17/2007
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The US House of Representatives have approved a bill, granting broad protections against discrimination in the workplace for gay men. Gays are becoming increasingly open about their choice of lifestyles - and I do not believe that is uniformly a good thing.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 11/12/2007
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In my opinion, this whole idea that tipping is a mandatory obligation is a bit absurd. It is even more bizarre that there exists a minimum percentage of tipping. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 11/11/2007
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Teaching kids is rightly regarded as one of the noblest and selfless professions in the world. Many do it out of a genuine desire to mould young minds; but there are a few whose motives are sinister - as the following shocking, but true, story illustrates. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 11/8/2007
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I have been dominated by strong women all my life.So I ask this question with all humility and sincerity. Why do women want to be equal? By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 11/3/2007
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There appears to be a sense of optimism among some Americans - and fatalism in others - that Hillary Clinton is destined to become the next President of the United States; no matter what. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 11/2/2007
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Nikita Dhavle is a 16-year old studying in a school in India. When she was selected under a cultural exchange program of the AFS and placed with a family in Minnesota. It turned out to be a traumatic appearece. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 10/31/2007
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The Gap clothing chain has withdrawn a line of embroidered blouses and ordered an internal investigation. after a news report alleged that the garments were stitched by children in a Delhi sweatshop. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 10/29/2007
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A Mexican national infected with a highly contagious form of tuberculosis crossed the US border 76 times and took multiple domestic flights in the last year. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 10/26/2007
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Once upon a time, there lived a feisty little cat named Socks. He lived in a magnificent white castle; and his owners were the greatest king and queen in all the world.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 10/24/2007
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A survey of visitors and residents, conducted by travel & Leisure magazine and CNN Headline News, discovered that Philadelphia is home to the least attractive people in the United States. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 10/23/2007
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For the past hundred years, the world's largest consumer of energy (read, oil), by far, has been the United States. Oil at $100 a barrel is going to add several hundred billion dollars to The United States' energy bill. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 10/22/2007
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Like some old prophet of doom, George Bush warned his fellow Americans that not doing 'something' about Iran soon bears the imminent threat of setting off World War III. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 10/20/2007
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I feel contemptuous of people who blame everything bad that happens to them on fate. I have equal scorn for those who keep asking God for material favors; and then blame Him when they do not materialize - or believe that their sins will be forgiven by repentance. By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 10/19/2007
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Who do Americans vote for - and why? I read recently that the 2008 US Presidential campaign is likely to cost the candidates upward of one billion dollars. I also read that about 70 per cent of this enormous amount has been spent on television spots.
By Firoze Hirjikaka | Published 10/18/2007
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