Month: January 2015

Why Did Obama Take ONLY Democrats to India? Asks House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce

Washington, D.C., January 25, 2015  – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (Republican, California), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement expressing concern about the makeup of President Obama’s delegation to India: “President Obama’s trip to India is another chance to reinvigorate one of our most important relationships, one that has unfortunately lagged over the last several years.  So it’s very regrettable that the President reportedly is bringing a partisan congressional delegation with him.  All Democrats — no Republicans — will travel with the President and represent the Congress in India.  There should be no party divide on U.S.-India relations, a point...

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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce: Obama’s second visit to India “needs to be about more than just good visuals”

Washington, D.C. – January 23, 2015 –  Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (Republican from California) chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on President Obama’s upcoming trip to India: “President Obama’s second trip to India and his participation in India’s Republic Day (January 26th) ceremonies is greatly symbolic of the deep partnership between our two countries.  But this visit needs to be about more than just good visuals.  The critical U.S. relationship with India has lagged the last several years.  This visit is a jump start chance not to be missed. “With Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...

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World’s First High-Tech Tutoring Center Opens in the United States

South Brunswick, NJ – January 15, 2015 – Tabtor, a tablet-based math program that is redefining education through personalized learning, launched the first Tabtor Center in Kendall Park, New Jersey today. Tabtor already works closely with the South Brunswick School District in New Jersey, improving learning speed by fifty percent and increasing answer accuracy by sixty-five percent. Opening this first Tabtor Center will extend the learning environment in the region. Teachers, parents and district officials credit Tabtor with helping students significantly improve test scores and for helping pupils who once described themselves as “math phobic” develop a genuine love...

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Akshay Kumar Lets His Playful Side Out For Dabboo Ratnani’s Celebrity 2015 Calendar

By Natasha Mudhar International superstar Akshay Kumar recently kicked off the New Year with a stylish and playful photo shoot for renowned celebrity photographer, Dabboo Ratnani’s 2015 calendar. The annual calendar, which has become a notable showbiz event in India since its debut in 1999, captured Akshay Kumar looking dapper and suave in a black waistcoat and formal trousers. Akshay Kumar, who is currently promoting his latest movie, Baby, never fails to keep his fans entertained, as he is seen in a monochrome frame posing on a mini tricycle! The Baby leading man tweeted a first look of the image...

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Book Review: Rockwood and Wilkins’ Fractures in Children, 8th edition

Editors: John M. Flynn, MD, David L. Skaggs, MD and Peter M. Waters, MD Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins – 1,288 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani There are 206 bones in the human body, of which 106, or about half, are small bones in the hands and feet. The other (mostly) small bones are in the cranium, ankle, ear, face, feet, fingers, palms, throat, thorax, toes, vertebral column, and wrist, which total 84.  The large bones are mainly in the shoulder, arms, pelvis, and legs, which total 16. The main focus of this book is...

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