Universal Proutist Intellectual Federation

HOW TO STOP SEX CRIME AGAINST WOMEN ?
In order to effectively check and reverse the rising trend of rape, molestation and other kinds of crimes and cruelties against women, the PROUTIST SARVA SAMAJ SAMITI, JAMSHEDPUR, firmly recommends the following measures to be taken expeditiously by all concerned – authorities, guardians and well-wishers of the society in a well-concerted and determined manner:
1. Production, distribution, sale and viewing of movies with pornographic contents depicting women as objects of sensual enjoyment should be completely banned.
2. Pornographic websites on internet should be blocked or jammed.
3. Advertisements on TVs showing nude or semi-nude female bodies must be banned.
4. Sexually explicit songs, dances, paintings, literatures, etc. should also be totally banned.
5. For proper character building moral education should be imparted to students at all levels of schools and colleges. Moreover, there should be a compulsory paper for moral education in which the students will have to appear for test. Only when they pass in that paper, they should be declared eligible to receive pass certificate or degree for the class in which they studied.
6. There should be a separate moral training programme for the police force, other administrative personnel as well as political leaders – MLAs and MPs, etc.. At the same time, there should be an independent body, comprising some staunch moralists, to keep constant and close watch on their conduct and to take adequate corrective measures, as and when required, to reform them.
7. The character building of both boys and girls should be properly looked after by their parents, teachers and other responsible members of the society so that the propriety and sanctity of social relationship between men and women are never lost. At the same time, grown-up girls and ladies must be made careful enough to remain within the bounds of modesty both in terms of their dress and behaviour.
8. While stringent punishment should be given for any atrocity committed on women, it would work as a better deterrent if it is given publicly.
9. Lodging of FIR for reporting any crime against women should be simplified to make it completely free from any kind of hassle or hurdle.
10. Fast trial courts should be set up in large numbers to mete out justice to victims of rape or any kind of sexual harassment without any delay.
11. Dancing of girls in bars or night clubs should be totally banned.
12. Strict measures should be taken to contain the consumption of liquor, drugs or other kinds of intoxicants.
13. Educational level of women should be raised so that they become conscious citizens with proper knowledge of self-defence against crimes.
14. While serving jail term, criminals must be given suitable training so as to transform them into sensible human beings, as PROUT (Progressive Utilization Theory, enunciated by Shri P R Sarkar as a panacea to all socio-economic problems) advocates that punishment should not be for punishment sake, rather it should be for rectification or reformation of character. In other words, a jail will have to be like any hospital for curing the criminal tendencies of criminals by removing their physical and psychic defects by different physico-psycho-spiritual means.

A copy of the memorandum submitted to the Dy. Commissioner, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India in April 2013, suggesting ways and means for curbing sex crimes against women in India. A copy of the memorandum was forwarded to Governor, Jharkhand state and Prime Minister and President of India. These incidents have become so rampant in India today that steps need to be urgently taken to control them.
The news is submitted by Arvind Kumar Lal

There will be live webcast of this event at www.desiplazza.com

JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. –

About 20 people met in Smithfield Monday night to come up with suggestions on how to reform the healthcare system.

Participants included doctors, pharmacists, and several uninsured people.

President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team asked that communities across the country meet and offer ideas for creating universal and affordable healthcare.

More than 45 million Americans did not have health insurance in 2007, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Smithfield group talked about the importance of preventive care, personal responsibility, and reducing the cost of medical care.

Dr. Steven Landau, who organized the meeting, said the experts can’t solve the healthcare problem alone.

“We have to get everybody who is involved, who can give feedback about the problems, making the suggestions.”

The group wrote up the following recommendations and will send them to Washington:

1. Our government needs to provide incentives, both positive and negative, for people to care for their own health. These could include tax credits or other rewards for exercise, weight management, smoking cessation, etc. Additionally, employers should be provided with similar reasons to incentivize their employees in a like manner.

2. A single-payer system was recommended to provide all with a minimum level of health care, with the proviso that those with some extra money should be able to purchase more expensive options and get private insurance as well to supplement it. This would perhaps be similar to Medicare for all, with perks for those who could afford it.

3. Schools should teach and inculcate good health practices, including diet and exercise, not only in class but in demonstration/participation projects designed to give the students the actual experience of healthy living. This would also include proper cafeteria food, gardening vegetables, and avoidance of high-calorie low-nutrient foods like sodas and candy in the schools and vending machines.

4. There should be a ban on direct advertising to patients of prescription medicines on television and other public media. The notion that a pill can correct a person’s poor lifestyle choices needs to be corrected, since it is not true.

5. Medicare and other government agencies need to be able to negotiate prices for prescription medicines. Insurance company rebates to pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies need to be investigated for their propriety.

6. There should be a cap on insurance premiums.

7. There should be strong incentives for people to go into primary care specialties, as well as incentives for them to engage more in preventive medicine.

For further information contact Dr. Steven Landau at (919)-209-9930 or pashupati@bellsouth.net

Source – http://johnston.mync.com/site/Johnston/news/story/22673/smithfield-group-comes-up-with-healthcare-recommendations-for-obama/

SMITHFIELD, N.C. –

On June 16, a group of about 15 people from Wake and Johnston Counties gathered at the Johnston Memorial Hospital Medical Mall to discuss and vote on options concerning the ACES energy bill that is now before Congress.

Entitled the American Clean Energy and Security Act, it has wide-ranging implications for global warming, the automotive industry, power generation plants, common households, and green jobs for people unemployed by the current economic crisis. ACES is a 900-page document; the summary itself is 22 pages, and doesn¹t even include most of the critical details.

Accordingly, it seemed good to gather people who knew the subject and put them together with those who don’t. And it was good.

Physicians, engineers, householders, and a representative from Congressman Bob Etheridge were in attendance. The meeting was kicked off town-hall style by host Steven Landau MD, who sang two environmentally friendly songs (³Sunshine² by John Denver, and Tiny Green Island by P.R. Sarkar) and had everybody introduce themselves and what their background and interest were. Then Landau gave a brief description of PROUT (Progressive Utilization Theory ­ please see www.prout.org ) and its application to the environment and energy bill in specific.

Gerry Dudzik of Carolina Solar Energy gave a brief talk about commercial applications of wind and solar energy, and answered many questions about the economic implications of policy as it creates expanded markets, which then create economies of scale. Steve McLeod of Indoor Environmental Systems gave an inspired speech about the benefits both for health and savings, inherent in abandoning the ³stack house² concept, which includes a moist crawl space filled with mold and bugs. Marvin Woll regaled us with stories of simple money saving ideas, like turning on a window fan at 6:30 am and pm, ventilating the house with cool air, and reducing light bills by $360/year. Candice Davies from MoveOn read a letter by Alina Johnson representing the Conservation Council of North Carolina, encouraging us to support the bill and strengthen it, noting that 80% of North Carolinians and 75% of Americans support the bill.

Finally, Mike Little, field representative from Congressman Bob Etheridge, answered questions about whether or not our elected representatives listen to their constituents. It turns out that they really do read those letters, (or at least someone in the office does), respond to them, and consider them carefully. Even the mass e-mails get consideration.

At the end, votes were taken on the subjects raised by the bill. Results were as follows:
1. There was near unanimity in favor of passing the ACES bill (only 1 abstention, none against).
2. There is a need for education in energy conservation so members of the public can better utilize the technologies already available.
3. Long term policies are needed so private investors feel more confident in participating in companies that utilize and develop clean energy sources.
One agency actively supporting such policies is the NC Sustainable Energy Association.
4. Encourage and express appreciation for Wal-mart, other private industries, US and State governments, Department of Defense, and others, when they show accountability for greening. We need to set the example in our own homes and offices.
5. Participants in the meeting were encouraged to generate TV and radio shows on home efficiency, energy conservation, and health.
6. Popularize the already-existing NC fund which subsidizes solar energy and better insulation for people in low-income housing. Help people find home equity loans to let them pay for their retro-fits, which will pay for their loans on a monthly basis based on the amount they save in energy bills.
7. Set up Micro-credit cooperatives for energy conservation – NC Green Power already does this by enabling people with solar or other inputs to put their surplus generated energy back into the grid, and getting paid for it.

The session ended with tea and crackers, and another song (³This land is your land² by Woodie Guthrie), exchanges of e-mails, and gratitude all around.

Steven Landau MD
pashupati@bellsouth.net

Source http://clayton.mync.com/site/clayton/news|Sports|Lifestyles/story/37007/carolinians-discuss-energy-bill

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Opinion

Posted on October 24, 2011 08:36:33 PM

Global indignation

To Take A Stand
By Rafael M. Alunan III

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right. — Confucius
Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is an ongoing series of demonstrations in New York City’s Wall Street financial district. A Canadian activist group, Adbusters, is credited for initiating OWS, which was inspired by “Arab Spring” (the latest development being the capture and execution of Moamer Kadhafi). It was in mid-2011 when Adbusters floated the idea through its e-mail list of peacefully occupying Wall Street to protest corporate influence on public institutions, the growing disparity in wealth, and the absence of accountability of those behind the global financial crises.
Similar demonstrations have mushroomed in over 70 major cities and 600 communities throughout the US. To date, protests have taken place in over 900 cities across Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, and the Americas. In Spain, protesters known as the “Spanish Indignants” embarked on a long march from Madrid to Brussels to protest against governments bowing to financial markets and ignoring the needs of their own people. In places like Greece and Italy, the protests have turned violent.
OWS’s slogan “We are the 99%” refers to the disparity in wealth between America’s top 1% and the rest. As mentioned earlier, they are protesting socio-economic inequality; corporate greed; and the power and influence of corporations, particularly the financial sector and of lobbyists, over government. They cite data where in 1980 the top 1% earned 9.1% of all income and 18.8% by 2006. The gap between the haves and have-nots worldwide have widened to scandalous, even, criminal proportions.
The protests have been compared to “the movements that sprang up against corporate globalization at the end of 1990s, most visibly at the WTO summit in Seattle. Ravi Batra, economics professor and author of The Golden New Age: The coming revolution against political corruption and economic chaos, says that the OWS movement heralds the end of “crony capitalism.” He argues that government policies since the Reagan administration have greatly contributed to increase inequalities and economic problems in the US and that the OWS movement should push for their repeal.
Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff says that OWS is the first true Internet-era movement. The protest is less about victory than sustainability, inclusion, and consensus. He is critical of mainstream media for its dismissive attitude. “Whether we agree with them or not, we all know what they are upset about, and we all know that there are investment bankers working on Wall Street getting richer while things for most of the rest of us are getting tougher.”
OWS and the global protests converge on the central point that there is a fundamental prevailing unfairness; that the very people who have damaged their economies and darkened their futures continue to get richer beyond accountability, while the rest of society continue to struggle through life. Other sectors have advanced the view that what is emerging is a global uprising against the present world order controlled by a cabal of wealthy interests that have compromised the integrity and independence of governments, as society’s equalizers, to do their bidding.
I sense too that history is unfolding before our eyes; that a global awakening is upon us. Ordinary people are taking responsibility and, more importantly, exercising leadership to restore balance, justice and equity in their lives. They have taken a stand against financial greed and government complicity that have long favored vested interests. At the very least, the protest movement is influencing public dialogue to denounce the manipulation, deceit and trampling of societies, and of the democratic ideal, for the benefit of a handful totally intoxicated to money and power.
However, the protest movement’s enlightened opposition to the obscene inequality existing between the haves and have-nots must also result in humble acceptance that, for many of them they, too, have lived a life of excess for far too long; that they lived beyond their means which mortgaged not only their future, but that of their descendants as well. Is there selective reasoning driving all this? Will this be a flash in the pan? If this is going to be humanity’s long march to real transformation, and ascendance to a higher plane of existence, it has got to be for all the right reasons.
If real transformation is to happen, then it must start with self as in “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Many though have fallen for the lure of easy money and into a debt trap that produced short-term gain without regard for the painful consequences in the long-run. Greed cuts across every social class, which is what the current world order has expertly cultivated in pursuit of its devious brand of capitalism to amass more wealth and power beyond mankind’s wildest dreams.
In the interim, while evolution is slowly turning the wheels of change, the global protest movement may yet find a way to overthrow the old order, and synthesize the best of capitalism and socialism under a regime of strong government with virtuous leaders. As an Asian, I will look out for that even if I know that things will get worse before they get any better.
originally published in http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?Section=Opinion&title=Global-indignation&id=40428

OCTOBER GENERAL MEETING

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Start:
October 18, 2011 6:30 pm
End:
October 18, 2011 9:00 pm
Cost:
20.00
Venue:
Richardson Civic Center
Address:
Google Map
411 W. Arapaho Road [at US 75], Richardson, TX, United States, 75080
October General Meeting – Tuesday, October 18
(Please note day of the week – Tuesday.)

“America, get ready for the double dip recession.”
presented by

internationally recognized, and often controversial, economist,

Dr. Ravi Batra
well known author of five international bestsellers, including
Greenspan’s Fraud,
The Downfall of Capitalism and Communism,
The Great American Deception, and
The New Golden Age: The Coming Revolution
against Political Corruption and Economic Chaos.

Dr. Batra is senior professor, and former Chairman, in the Department of Economics at SMU. He has been quoted and profiled in major news publications, including the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Time, Newsweek, the U.S. News and World Report, and has appeared on all major news networks including CBS, NBC, CNN, ABC, CNBC, among others. Because of dozens of publications in leading journals such as the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Econometrica, Journal of Economic Theory, Review of Economic Studies, among others, Dr. Batra was ranked third in a group of “superstar economists”, selected from all the American and Canadian universities, as reported in the respected Journal of Economic Enquiry in 1978. In 1990, the Prime Minister of Italy awarded Dr. Batra the Medal of the Italian Senate for his book which correctly predicted the downfall of Soviet communism, fifteen years before it happened.

Some Comments on Ravi Batra’s Work:

” The forecasting record of this widely respected Southern Methodist University economist has won glowing praise from many pragmatic investment masters.”
Tom Peters, Chicago Tribune
” Ravi Batra has made an outstanding reputation in the United States as an international economic theorists in the best Western tradition.”
Leonard Silk, New York Times
” Dr. Batra writes about his subject as clearly as if he were telling bedtime stories.”
Christopher Lehmann Haupt, New York Times
” The good professor has a formidable academic reputation and, from what I know, his forecasting record is impressive.”
Barton Biggs, Morgan Stanley
” Batra [is] a scholar who has earned a considerable reputation as an expert on trade.”
Albert Crenshaw, Washington Post
” His predictions in the early 1980′s of low inflation, falling oil prices and a wave of mergers -mocked for years – have proved very close to the mark.”
Thomas C. Hayes, New York Times
” Ravi Batra was used to making tumultuous global forecasts and having nobody listen – then his
predictions started to come true.”
Chip Brown, Associated Press

Read a more detailed report on Dr. Batra’s amazing work and recognition at http://archive.fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=7369

Today, October 13, at 1 PM CST; we will have Dr. Ravi Batra on Thom Hartmann show . You can listen to his how online from your PC at http://www.iheart.com/#/live/1965/?autoplay=true

On October 18th, at 7:30 PM, Dr. Ravi Batra will be giving a lecture at Richardson Civic Centre.

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Food for Thought:
Building a Faith-Based Economy

Join us for a presentation by Dr. Ravi Batra, professor of economics at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and author of five international bestsellers. Dr. Batra is a proponent of the socio-economic Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT). Batra says, “Only an infinite entity [God] can satisfy the infinite human hunger for enjoyment. Spiritual activity is simply a pursuit of the infinite. This concept of spirituality is essential to an understanding of PROUT.”

WHEN: Thursday, October 20, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Covenant Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall, 1000 E. Morehead Street, Charlotte
LUNCH: Available for purchase ($6) and includes soup, salad, entree, dessert and beverage
RSVP: meckmin@meckmin.org

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