Elect D P Maur for a corruption free government

We welcome his candidature-Dr. Arun Mitra

We welcome the candidature of

D P Maur

to the assembly elections by the Sanjha Morcha of Pubjab People’s Party,

Communist Party of India

(CPI), CPI(M),  and

Akalidal Longowal

from Ludhiana West constituency. We appeal to the voter of the constituency to elect him for a corruption free government, economic growth and jobs for all.

Ludhiana West constituency has a distinct place throughout Punjab as it has large number of highly educated, entrepreneur and conscious voters. Therefore we appeal to the voters to send D P Maur to the assembly who is time tested for his dedication towards inclusive economic growth, communal harmony and a corruption free society.

The continuous rule by the Akali BJP and Congress in the Punjab has pushed the state into a debt of Rs.138000 crores. One third of the states income is paid back in the form of interest. This has led to the deterioration in the development of Punjab. As a result there is rampant corruption, unemployment, poverty, drug addiction and lawlessness. Education and health care have become out of reach of vast majority of the population. People demanding their rights have to face lathies by the state machinery.

Due to apathetical attitude towards needs of people of Punjab of the alternative ruling parties, the feeling has evolved among the voters that they have to choose between the two evils. But now the people have a choice in the form of SANJHA MORCHA.

D P Maur has a glorious record of serving the people of the area. He remained President of the PAU Employees Union continuously for 12 years by winning 6 bi-annual elections in a row from 1995 to 2007. He is presently General Secretary of the Joint Council of Trade Unions which comprises of 17 unions/associations of Ludhiana including bank employees, hospitals, construction workers, government employees, PAU, school teachers, Class IV employees, roadways and railways employees. Besides he is also involved in various social activities like promotion of healthy environment, traffic management, uplift of the lower economic strata through basic education.

We all  Miter Sen Meet – Navel writer, Dr Arun Mitra – Former President IMA, Naval Chibber Former President Bar Association Ludhiana, Ramesh Rattan, City Secretary CPI Ludhiana, Dr D.S.Sidhu – President, Sukhminder Lotey – City Secretary CPI Ludhiana, Amarjit Singh Matoo CPI, Dev Raj of CPI, Rajesh Gandhi – PPP State General Council, Anand Sharma PPP General Council Member, Jagjeet Singh Ghugrana -  General Secretary PPP, Bharat Bhushan Thapar – General Secretary PPP, Jaskirat Singh Sargoda – Youth Leader PPP, Arun Rattan, Secretary CA Association Ludhiana, Gurcharan Kaur Kochhar – President Punjab Istri Sabha, Jit Kumar – General Secretary – Punjab Istri Sabha, Maj. (Retd.) Sher Singh Aulukh – General Secretary Ex-Serviceman Welfare Association, O P Mehta Advocate appeal to vote, support and elect D P Maur from Ludhiana West.

Military's Groundbreaking Vaccine

Targets Breast Cancer

By Elaine Sanchez American Forces Press Service SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 6, 2012 - Military researchers here have developed a cutting-edge cancer vaccine that's slashing breast cancer recurrence rates and giving some survivors a better shot at a cancer-free future. Army Col. (Dr.) George E. Peoples explains how cancer vaccines help to combat breast cancer during an interview at San Antonio Military Medical Center. Peoples, director and principal investigator for the Cancer Vaccine Development Program, has helped to develop a vaccine that's offering breast cancer survivors hope for a cancer-free future. DOD photo by Linda Hosek  After more than a decade of research and testing, the cancer vaccine, dubbed E-75, soon will move on to its final phase of testing to earn Food and Drug Administration approval, said Army Col. (Dr.) George E. Peoples, director and principal investigator for the Cancer Vaccine Development Program at San Antonio Military Medical Center here.The team has high hopes for this vaccine and its lifesaving potential for breast cancer survivors, particularly since breast cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer seen among military beneficiaries in the hospital here, said Peoples, who also serves here as the deputy director of the U.S. Military Cancer Institute and the medical center's chief of surgical oncology. "We've made a commitment to take care of active-duty personnel, spouses and retirees," the colonel said. "And cancer is a notable problem among beneficiaries." The vaccine, Peoples explained, targets a protein commonly over-expressed in breast cancer cells called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, or HER2/neu. Cancer vaccines typically target some protein or antigen expressed on cancer cells, he noted. "The idea is to train the immune system to recognize that protein or piece of protein that's highly expressed on cancer cells, but not on normal cells," he said. "That way the immune system can differentiate what's abnormal and normal. If the immune system can recognize it, it marks it for death, basically." The cancer vaccine concept has been around for a long time, Peoples noted, but the team here has adopted a different approach to test their effectiveness. The vast majority of vaccines in the past were tested on end-stage cancer patients, he explained. However, a vaccine is meant to stimulate the immune system, and a healthy immune system isn't typically seen in someone in the last stages of cancer. As a result, "a lot of early cancer vaccines tested ... in end-stage patients were found not to be helpful," Peoples said. "No real surprise there." To more appropriately gauge the vaccine's effectiveness, Peoples' team decided to test it among patients who have a healthy immune system -- cancer survivors who are disease-free but at risk for recurrence. Experts can predict recurrence based on several factors including family history, age, size of tumor and the presence of involved lymph nodes, among other indicators. The researchers targeted the HER2/neu protein, which is expressed at varying levels in women with breast cancer, then honed in on the 60 percent of women who express the protein at low to intermediate levels. The vaccine is a mix of the E-75 peptide of the HER2 protein and an immune system stimulant. They started with a 200-patient trial in 2001 and followed each woman for five years. Half of the women received the vaccine -- one injection a month for six months -- and the other half was the control group. The outcome was very promising, Peoples noted. The recurrence rate among the women in the control group was 20 percent, and 10 percent among the women who received the vaccine. "We cut recurrence in half," he said. This success led to the next phase of testing, the colonel said, which will begin early this year and involve 700 to 1,000 patients. Unlike the earlier phases, however, this step will be undertaken by a commercial company, Galena Biopharma, which has the resources and manpower to undertake such a large-scale test. The company will seek FDA approval and, if received, release the vaccine for public use. This phase will take about five years to complete -- two years to enroll, then a three-year observation period, Peoples said. "The end point is the recurrence rate after three years," he explained. Meanwhile, Peoples and his team will turn their attention to a multitude of other projects, many based on the same concept that made the E-75 vaccine so successful -- using the body's own immune system to destroy cancer cells. They've already taken the same vaccine and completed a trial with prostate cancer survivors. As with ovarian and lung cancer, prostate cancer also expresses the HER2 protein. Peoples said he's also intrigued by a successful trial they conducted on breast cancer survivors who express the HER2 protein at the highest levels, rather than the low to intermediate levels they focused on before. In this study, they combined their vaccine with the drug Herceptin. They conducted a small trial with 60 women, Peoples said, and when they administered the vaccine and Herceptin together, the recurrence rate dropped to zero. "The preliminary data is very exciting," he said. "But we need to wait and do larger trials." Word has spread of the cancer vaccine program's successes and intriguing results. Military and civilian experts have approached Peoples wanting to take part in research that has such a potentially widespread impact. The idea of active, specific immunotherapy -- engaging the body's immune system to do the work of fighting the cancer -- is an exciting and rapidly evolving area, Peoples explained. Garnering this interest, Peoples has steadily built a worldwide network of military and civilian hospitals that can assist with clinical trials and research. The network includes just about every major military hospital alongside a civilian hospital in cities across the nation and overseas. The partnership has reached Athens, Greece, and is about to extend into Malaysia. "We're about to circle the globe," he said. Peoples attributed much of the program's successes to this military-civilian network. "We're very fortunate to have great partners," he said. He also praised the military men and women willing to take part in the trials. They enter into them knowing they may be part of the control group that doesn't receive a potentially lifesaving vaccine. Despite that fact, he hasn't seen a shortage of willing participants, Peoples said. "The military is an ideal setting for clinical trials," he said. Service members, retirees and family members have a strong sense of service, he noted. "They want to be involved and contribute to the research," he added. While they're focusing on secondary cancer prevention, the ultimate goal, Peoples noted, is primary prevention, meaning cancer prevention among people with a predicted risk of cancer based on family history and genetic markers. "Hopefully, sometime in my lifetime we'll figure that out," he said.

Related Sites: San Antonio Military Medical Center

Welcome to PM of the Republic of Trinidad

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting the Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Mrs. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, at her ceremonial reception, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on January 06, 2012. Smt. Gursharan Kaur and Dr. Gregory Bissessar are also seen. 

PM in the 15th World Sanskrit Conference

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh lighting the lamp to inaugurate the 15th World Sanskrit Conference, in New Delhi on January 05, 2012. The Union Minister for Human Resource Development and Communications and Information Technology, Shri Kapil Sibal is also seen.        05-January-201

Florida Woman Loses 84 Pounds to Join Army

By Cynthia Rivers-Womack
U.S. Army Recruiting Command

GAINESVILLE, Fla.,Jan.3, 2012:Allison Scarbrough officially changes jobs today, from retail cashier to health care specialist in the U.S. Army. But the change has not been easy.

Allison Scarbrough of Gainesville, Fla., lost 84 pounds to qualify for service in the Army. U.S. Army photo

Scarbrough, then 20, walked into the recruiting station here in May 2010 ready to become a soldier. But because she carried 240 pounds on her 5-foot, 5-inch frame, she had to lose 84 pounds and keep the weight off before she would be eligible to enlist.In 2010, Scarbrough belonged to the country's growing demographic of 18-to-24-year-olds considered overweight and obese. In 1998 -- when the National Institutes of Health released the first federal guidelines to identify, evaluate and treat overweight and obese adults -- 97 million Americans, or 55 percent, were identified as overweight or obese.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study revealed that in 1998, only one state had 40 to 49 percent of its 18-to-24-year-old population classified as overweight or obese. By 2008, that number had grown to 39 states. The CDC uses a height-weight calculation known as body-mass index, or BMI, to determine whether someone is overweight or obese. The Army also uses BMI measurements to determine weight, with different calculations for men and women.
Keenly aware of weight-management issues among its active-duty and reserve soldiers, Army officials began offering the service's "Weigh to Stay" program online in 2006. The initial program was designed for in-person sessions, but the online platform made the program more accessible and self-directed, according to a 2006 interview with Army Lt. Col. Danny Jaghab, site creator and past nutrition staff officer at the U.S. Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. In addition, the Army now provides a platform at http://www.hooah4health to help soldiers in their goals to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
When Scarborough realized she could not join the Army until she lost 84 pounds and kept it off, she said, she changed her behavior toward food and modified her lifestyle and eating habits. She began eating more vegetables and doing away with high-caloric drinks, fast-foods and unnecessary snacks.
Encouraged by her recruiter, Army Staff Sgt. Terrance Retsch, Scarborough started physical training in September 2011 with the future soldiers of the Gainesville recruiting station.
"I knew when Scarbrough came into our office she would take the challenge to lose weight and would be successful," Retsch said. "She's determined and strong-willed, plus the Army gave her a bigger purpose that had immediate and long-term benefits: improving her health and becoming a soldier."
Scarbrough said the transition has been good for her body and her mind.
"Weight shouldn't be something that stops you from doing what you really want," she said. "Losing weight is a lot of work, but even when you hit a plateau you have to keep at it. My mother didn't think I would follow through with losing the weight or joining the Army, but I did it, and now I'm ready to go."

20th Annual conference on Sunday

Islamic Circle Of Japan
Masjid Dar Al-Arqam, 1-9-12, Higashi-Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0025
Tel. 03-3871-6061     Fax. 03-3871-6062 

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Islam

السلام عليكم ورحمة اللله و بركاته
Hope and praying for you and your loved ones to be with your best of health and Iman.
We are pleased to inform you that Islamic Circle of Japan is organizing the 20th Annual conference on Sunday (January 8, 2012) in Babul Islam Masjid (237-1, Hitotonoya, Oyama-shi,Tochigi Ken.Tel:0285-231-231 ).

The conference will start at 10.30 a.m Inshallah. Various lectures and other programs will be held in Urdu, English and Japanese languages. Separate arrangements have been made for ladies and children. Please find in the attachment details of program.
We would also like to inform your good self that renowned Da’ia from Pakistan Mr. Rashid Naseem will be attending the above conference as chief Guest. Mr. Rashid Naseem is attached to Islamic Research Academy Pakistan and is actively involved in Da'wah work. He has visited various countries in connection with Da'wah programs and is the author of two books and many articles on Islam.

We cordially invite you to attend this conference with family. Your presence will be a source of encouragement to all of us.
Kindly confirm your participation to Br. Khurram Tehseen (mobile tel. 090-3500-9609) can be reached in this matter any time, or you can leave your reply on this mail address.
May Allah give you Ajr for your efforts towards the Da'wah work in Japan.
Thanks and regards,
 Abdullah Abdul Majeed
Islamic Circle Of Japan

Ist List of Candidates of PPP

For Assembly Election - 2012 

S. No.	Name	Constituency	Contact Nos.
1.	Gurdas Singh Badal	Lambi	9417231378
2.	Manpreet Singh Badal	Gidderbaha	9915200049, 9814100400
3.	Gurpreet Singh Bhatti	Khanna	9915970708
4.	Abhey Singh Sandhu	Nawan Shahr	9815308803
5.	Kuldeep Singh Dhose	Dharamkot	9465300009
6.	Amardeep Singh Brar	Rupnagar	9815405938
7.	Harnek Singh Gharuan	Kharar	9815628998
8.	Sukhdeep Singh Bhinder	Bathinda Urban	9814074117
9.	Bibi Ranjit Kaur	Budhalada (SC)	9708140984, 9872331338
10.	Yadwinderdeep Singh Buttar	Batala	9888200004
11.	Adv. Bhupinder Singh Ghuman	Dasuya	9417286233
12.	Pooran Singh	Urmur	9814737284
13.	Amarjit Singh Nanglu	Sham Chaurasi (SC)	9915646286
14.	Bhagwant Singh Baltana	Dera Bassi	9872075844
15.	Daljit Singh Sadarpura	Dakha	9876707200
16.	Major Singh	Jagraon (SC)	9465639173
17.	Dr. Navjot Dahiya	Shahkot	9876356229
18.	Dr. Ravinder Singh Bhana	Moga	9417076657
19.	Sat Pal	Kartarpur (SC)	9463026679, 9216232311
20.	Jaimal Singh	Sultanpur Lodhi	9814898143
21.	Mulakh Raj	Phagwara (SC)	9814840944
22.	Raghubir Singh	Kapurthala	9855181955
23.	Sarwan Singh Dhun	Khemkaran	9914500006
24.	Amanpreet Singh Chhina	Raja Sansi	9855790007
25.	Kulwant Singh Lohgarh	Barnala	9915562101
26.	Ajit Singh Chandu Arayian	Amargarh	9417760961
27.	Gurmeet Singh Nadala	Bholath	9501041221
28.	Harwinder Singh Laddi	Bhucho Mandi (SC)	9872620578
29.	Master Major Singh	Shutrana (SC)	8872145982

  

CPI (M)

1.	Com. Raghunath Singh	Garhshankar	9417057038
2.	Com. Vijay Mishra	Amritsar Central	9872000703
3.	Davinderjit Dhillon	Patti
4.	Gurdial Singh Dhar	Anadpur Sahib
5.	Parshotam Lal Bilga	Phillaur (SC)

 CPI

1.	Amarjit Singh Aansal	Amritsar West (SC)	9814262561
2.	Baldev Singh	Amritsar East
3.	Balwinder Singh	Majitha
4.	Lovleen Kaur Chahal	Sujjanpur
5.	Subash Kaire	Dina Nagar (SC)

   

SHIROMANI AKALI DAL (LONGOWAL)

1.	Baldev Singh Mann	Sangrur	9878648172
2.	Gaganjeet Singh Barnala	Dhuri