October 2007 Issue :: Page 4

 
 

Guru Peyarchi (Transit of Jupiter) effects on each Rasi.

Year after year Jupiter (Guru) moves from one zodiac sign to another. This time Guru moves over from Scorpio (Vrischika) to Sagittarius (Dhanus) on 22nd November at 4:52 am and stays there for almost a year. This in Astrology is called transit or Gochar. Most of you may known that Saturn is already in Leo (Simha Rasi). Both these planets have the greatest impact on each one of us as far as transits are concerned. For people born in Mithuna Rasi both the planets are favourable, for Karkataka Rasi people both transits are unfavourable and for the rest they give mixed results. The following table gives information on the combined effect of these two great planets.

Please note that the above effects are calculated only from the point of view of Transit of Jupiter and Saturn. But this may not be accurate because as per your horoscope the actual results may vary because you may be in a good planetary period called Dasha and Bhukti. The results may vary also according to the Ashtakavarga of both Sani and Guru. However the above information is reliable as a means of comparing you with people belonging to any other Rasi. For example Mithuna Rasi people are specially favored by these planets while Karkataka Rasi people may have maximum challenges in life.

- Rtn. E.K.Dhilip Kumar


 
 

From Iran to Afghanistan, via San Diego. Woman dedicates herself to opening a school in war-torn Jalalabad

JALALABAD, Afghanistan - Three years ago, there were just a couple of tents here in the Jalalabad desert. Now the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club School is a red brick building with 2,000 students, thanks to Fary Moini, a tiny Iranian-American with a big heart whom the kids call “Mama Fairy.” “She’s like our mother because she cares so much for us,” says one student.

Moini became a U.S. citizen 20 years ago, settling in San Diego. But it was the war in Afghanistan that changed her life. As a Rotary Club volunteer, she saw illiteracy and neglect, first-hand, inside Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan.

Her whole idea was to give the Afghan boys and girls, who were banned from school by the Taliban, a new life — through learning. With Moini’s sheer will, Architect Clark drew up the plans and others helped raise $250,000. On opening day in 2004, Moini was overcome with emotion. “The lines and lines of boys and girls,” recalls Moini. “It’s a view I’ll cherish the rest of my life.”

Opening this mixed school was hard enough, but keeping it open — and safe — is even more daunting. After all, this is a war zone, and the area was once a Taliban stronghold.

U.S. forces needn’t warn Moini about insurgents. She’s already had two close calls on visits here, but remains defiant.” If we will stop, we give them the power,” says Moini. “And I will not allow that.” Instead, “Mama Fairy” is making a difference in a hostile land, tending to a new generation of Afghans she calls her own.

Courtesy Jim Maceda Correspondent NBC News


- Rtn.N.Ramnathan

 
 

A little boy went into a store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits. The store owner observed and listened to the conversation.

The boy asked, “Maam, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn?” The woman replied, “I already have someone to cut my lawn.”

“I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now.” replied the boy. The woman responded that she was very satisfied with the person who was presently cutting her lawn.

The little boy was even more perseverant and said, “I’ll even sweep your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach , Florida .” Again the woman answered in the negative.

With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver. The store owner, who was listening to this conversation, walked over to the boy and said, “Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job.”

The little boy replied, “No thanks, I was just checking my performance on the job I already have. I am the one who is working for the lady I was talking to!”

- Annet Meenakshi Deepika