<p>congrats motso!!</p>
<p>btw ppl today is D-DAY, MIT decision mailing day :eek:</p>
<p>Good luck merc, akash, adi, neha, perfectdark9 (although he doesnt come around here much) and others (I'm not sure who else applied :D)
Hopefully we will have atleast 1-2 admits from 'The Indian Thread'</p>
<p>and as Astrix eloquently put it, its back to : maths maths maths maths maths maths maths maths</p>
<p>Why have they changed CC's look?</p>
<p>well the side menu is useful :)</p>
<p>oh ya, someone tell me how to get gmail? i tried last time but did not work.......:confused:</p>
<p>quick: <a href="https://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-52ebb12fd6-d81aa3eec4-5b4947dc2e%5B/url%5D">https://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-52ebb12fd6-d81aa3eec4-5b4947dc2e</a></p>
<p>thnx * ;)
btw how to send invite?</p>
<p>you should get a link for invites in your account soon. meanwhile, use gmail invite spooler: <a href="http://isnoop.net/gmail/%5B/url%5D">http://isnoop.net/gmail/</a></p>
<p>oh k..........hmm
thnx</p>
<p>yay! The urge to play has finally returned :) </p>
<p>I can't find my nail clipper though so I guess I'll just have to bite my talons off :D</p>
<p>your exams are over ??</p>
<p>hey, thnx such for the ppt.......:)</p>
<p>neha you're welcome</p>
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your exams are over ??
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<p>No but I need a break and this is a great way to unwind :)</p>
<p>PLEASE HELP! IT WILL ONLY TAKE AN EMAIL (LESS THAN 5 MINS.) Thanks
-Adi</p>
<p>Dear Friends, </p>
<p>Campaign to Stop Funding Hate (<a href="http://stopfundinghate.org%5B/url%5D">http://stopfundinghate.org</a>)
(member of Coalition Against Genocide - <a href="http://coalitionagainstgenocide.org%5B/url%5D">http://coalitionagainstgenocide.org</a>) </p>
<p>Narendra Modi, the architect of the 2002 Gujarat
pogroms in India has been invited by his supporters to
be honored at the convention of the Asian American
Hotel Owners association (AAHOA) in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida. His arrival coincides with the third
anniversary of the Gujarat massacres in which more
than 2,000 people (most of them Muslims) were brutally
killed, hundreds of women and girls were raped and
sexually mutilated and over 150,000 were rendered
refugees. </p>
<p>Thanks to our previous campaign, Chris Matthews
of MSNBCs Hardball who was scheduled to give a
keynote address at the convention has now withdrawn. </p>
<p>We are now asking YOU to contact American express, who
is a sponsor of the AAHOA convention to withdraw its
support. Please contact American Express and request
the company to withdraw its support from the AAHOA
convention. </p>
<p>ACTIONS REQUESTED </p>
<p>Call and/or email American Express representatives at </p>
<p>1- Christine Brandt Jones - Vice President Global
Media and Sponsorship
<a href="mailto:christine.brandtjones@aexp.com">christine.brandtjones@aexp.com</a>
Phone : 212-640-5235
FAX : 212 640-0317 </p>
<p>2- Nancy Smith - Vice President Global Media and
Sponsorship
<a href="mailto:nancy.smith@aexp.com">nancy.smith@aexp.com</a> Ms Astrid (Assistant)
Phone : 212-640-0549
FAX : 212 640-0319 </p>
<p>3- Mike O'Neil - Senior Vice President Public Affairs
and Communications
Phone : 212-640-5951
FAX 212-640-0332
<a href="mailto:Mike.oneil@aexp.com">Mike.oneil@aexp.com</a> </p>
<p>Send copies of correspondence to
<a href="mailto:info@coalitionagainstgenocide.org">info@coalitionagainstgenocide.org</a> </p>
<p>TALKING POINTS
Narendra Modi is the Chief Executive of the Gujarat
State Government that was complicit in the massacres
and rapes of thousands of people as documented by
Amnesty International and the Indian National Human
Rights Commission (NHRC). The Supreme Court of India's
bench statement has rebuked him calling him a "modern
day Nero" for his actions during the programs. </p>
<p>The 2002 Gujarat pogroms specifically targeted women
and children and used sexual mutilation as an ethnic
cleansing tool. </p>
<p>State that we understand that American Express has
been misled by AAHOA. And that American Express should
withdraw from the convention so as not to stand in
support of massacres and persecution of minorities and
for the sake of his reputation and credibility. </p>
<p>Mr. Chris Matthews of MSNBC Hardball has already
withdrawn from the convention. </p>
<p>If you are an American Express Card holder please do
mention it when you call American Express. </p>
<h2>COALITION AGAINST GENOCIDE </h2>
<p>CAMPAIGN TO STOP FUNDING HATE</p>
<p>God,
Grant me the serenity to accept the things that i cannot change
COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN
and wisdom to know the difference between them...</p>
<p>This is outrageous behaviour by u adi ...GEt ready for a flame war(Sounds the battle cry :p)</p>
<p>On a serious note however,I think it is improper for u to post the email id of these ppl on a public forum.First,they might get inundated by spam and secondly,I dont think they have authorised u to give out their ids to all and sundry,have they?</p>
<p>i'm sure those are publically available anyway, if you look hard enough on the amex site... i did email.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot astrix</p>
<p>Akash - our organization (stopfundinghate.org) has been in conversation with amex for some time and it has been communicated that we will do a phone/email marathon expressing our protest against their sponsorship for events honoring terrorists. If you/cc dont like it...sue me...</p>
<h2>for other, who would like to support this effort, you can feel free to copy the text of my email as below</h2>
<p>To: <a href="mailto:christine.brandtjones@aexp.com">christine.brandtjones@aexp.com</a>, <a href="mailto:nancy.smith@aexp.com">nancy.smith@aexp.com</a>, <a href="mailto:Mike.oneil@aexp.com">Mike.oneil@aexp.com</a>
CC: <a href="mailto:info@coalitionagainstgenocide.org">info@coalitionagainstgenocide.org</a></p>
<p>Dear Sir or Madam:</p>
<p>This is with reference to your sponsorship for Asian American Hotels Owner Association (AAHOA) convention in Fort Lauderdale, FL. </p>
<p>As you might be aware, the convention plans to honor Mr. Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat State in India, at this convention. As you might already be aware, Mr. Modi has been a huge human rights violator (please visit: <a href="http://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/india/gujarat-sumrec.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/india/gujarat-sumrec.pdf</a> and
<a href="http://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/india/India0402-08.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/india/India0402-08.htm</a> for detailed account of his violations). I find it very disturbing that a socially responsible organization like American Express would support such an individual.</p>
<p>As an Indian, I take it no different that what you would take it, if a large public organization in India were to honor Saddam Hussain or Osama Bin Laden for standing up for their people. It is with utmost sincerity that I request to pull away your sponsorship for AAHOA convention or force the organizers to drop the event of honoring Mr. Modi.</p>
<p>I am hopeful for your cooperation.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Adides</p>
<p>I sent an email too, and my sister is an American Express card holder, so ... :D</p>
<p>btw tht Mike guys ID is giving some problems,
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Your message</p>
<p>Subject: Fwd: AAHOA</p>
<p>was not delivered to:</p>
<p><a href="mailto:Mike.oneil@aexp.com">Mike.oneil@aexp.com</a></p>
<p>because:</p>
<p>User Mike.oneil (<a href="mailto:Mike.oneil@aexp.com">Mike.oneil@aexp.com</a>) not listed in public Name & Address Book</p>
<p>American Express made the following
annotations on 03/11/05 12:32:37</p>
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the other 2 work, though.
gud nite ppl, and good job adi :)</p>
<p>I would have to ask my dad about this as he works for AMEX and i wonder if employees or their families can email about this..</p>
<p>Yeah..I feel that Adides will get into MIT,while the rest of us wont.And this comes from the same person who predicted that Ritz wud be accepted to Harvard</p>