A heavenly place for both the young and the aged alike. While the young go about enjoying the scenery, the aged can relax in the serenity of the temple. It is not often that you can find a quiet and clean temple, but this is definitely one. This temple at Hadshi temple is run by the Sathya Sai trust and has idols of Pandurang (Krishna) and both the Sai Babas. They also do all the aartis like the ones at Shirdi Temple.

One look at the photo and the location convinced me to go there and i wasn’t disappointed. I have been there thrice already. On one occasion, it was pouring like crazy and the other time, it was a sunny dry monsoon day. I would recommend this place to anyone who is looking for a place to take visitors out for a drive

Dil se......

Hi Buddies,

First post... Ideally, I should introduce myself... shouldn't I? ..So here I go... I am just another buddy, who for the first time today felt that he should also blog and so have started blogging..

Today every tom-dick-harry owns a blog and scribbles something... But I didn't have one till today.. why?...Simple...because I never felt like having one :) ..

Are you thinking... "Yeh kya baat hui?"... Baat hai dear.. Bahut badi...A philosophy which can make your life, decision making really simple...Don't do things if you are not feeling like..."Jo bhi karaneka, Dil Se lagata hai to karaneka...Varana nahi!"

Do not agree? Quite expected... Because you are practical, in a hurry to win, do not have time to listen what heart says.. Your actions are well thought, decisions taken with your head, weighing pros and cons carefully. Once decided, you implement ruthlessly, and Success follows....Makes sense?

Not to me... Have you ever thought what injustice you do with yourselves in this process...In my opinion, everything should be "Dil Se...". I don't deny, sometimes I land up in trouble due to this also...e.g. I have a deadline to meet... very imp.. I don't feel like working on it, so, I do not. Then, there comes a point of time, when I feel like working.. But its already quite late...

Are you thinking... "Oh...this is bound to happen... This girl is going to be in miserable condition with such haphazard working style.."

You are right... From your point of view... But for me, I am not in miserable condition at all. I know, the situation is like this as I have followed my mind... So, it's ok..."Ab to dil laga ke kaam karana hai...jo bhi hoga dekha jayega" .. So, I start with full enthu...give it my best shot.. boom boom boom... Done!

And trust me... The quality of work done in this way is far better than when you do something for you have to do. Moreover you are always happy... everything is as you desire... No compulsion!

If this is internalized, things are bound to get simple... And I like to keep things simple...

Thats why... my blog's title is straight-from-the-heart. Whatever I'll write, will be straight from the heart. Dil se.... Not-to-say, If I really feel like I should write and you should read :)

Confronting corporate welfare

How did corporate welfare endure under a Republican congress and a Democrat president? According to Cato Institute analysts Stephen Moore and Dean Stansel, it came out of the budget debate relatively unscathed. Of the $19.5 billion budgeted for the 35 least defensible programs identified by the Cato Institute, Congress cut only $2.8 billion (or 15 percent) for FY96. Moore and Stansel found that many programs were reduced nominally or not at all. Meanwhile, although President Clinton called Secretary Reich's proposal an "attractive idea," he clearly articulated that he did not endorse cutbacks in benefits to business. In fact, Moore and Stansel found that the Clinton administration actually proposed increased spending in the 35 least defensible programs. And the White House vetoed Republican budget bills because Republican reductions in corporate subsidies were deemed too large.Secretary Reich's call to action was answered the following year with corporate welfare "white papers" issued by the libertarian Cato Institute, the centrist Progressive Policy Institute, and the liberal Center for Responsive Law and Essential Information. The reports' findings and recommendations were stunning. The Cato Institute identified 125 federal programs that subsidize business to the tune of $85 billion annually. The Progressive Policy Institute found 121 spending and tax subsidies benefiting specific industries that, if eliminated or reformed, would save $265.2 million over five years. Not to be outdone, the Center for Responsive Law and Essential Information's report uncovered 153 federal business welfare programs totaling $167.2 billion in taxpayer subsidies for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995.