| Jassi Jaisa Koi Nahi
Having swept the music industry eversince he stepped in, Jasbir Jassi (of Dil le gayee kudi Gujrat ki fame) is back, after a good gap of four years, to see his fans groove yet again to his forthcoming pop album.
One of the most popular Punjabi pop artistes, the singer sure seems to have no airs about the fact. So even as we seek him, while he was in town to perform live at a prominent club to get an interview, Jassi happily spares time for LT.
We start straight by asking him about his upcoming album. “The album is actually a blend of Punjabi folk, Sufi and pop, and it took me the longest time to compile this album.
I've tried to maintain an authentic Punjabi folk flavour in the songs, which one rarely finds in Punjabi pop albums.
Universities face crunch in funding
Michigan public universities, already stretched thin after losing a huge monthly payment from the state this summer, may be on the brink of missing another if the government shuts down on Monday. Without the money from their overdue August payment and from their regular October check, the universities' leaders say they may have to turn to students or loans to tide themselves over. "The critical issue in the short term is whether or not we will see that August payment," said Cheryl Roland, spokeswoman for Western Michigan University. "And if it starts to look like the October payment was in jeopardy, too, it's just hard to comprehend how that could be managed." .
Free steps towards protecting your ID
Thanks to a new law in Maryland, you can now request the three major credit reporting agencies not give out your credit report. It is just the newest way to protect you from identity theft. It will cost you $15, a five dollar fee from each credit reporting agencies. But there are two other steps you can take to guard your good name and they are both free.You see ads all the time promising you a free credit report. Those ads are all too familiar to Angie Barnett, President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland. “It is all over the internet, we find them everywhere, I'm listening to the radio, you hear it constantly." But Barnett warns buyers beware. She says, “that you can get these free credit reports but what they are going to do is give you something you can already get for free then secondly they are going to try to sell you a bundle or package of services that are directly related to protecting you from identity theft." She goes on to say that those services are steps you can take on your own without paying.The federal government requires all three of the major credit reporting agencies, Transunion, Experian and Equifax, to give you a free copy of your report once a year. There is only one place on the internet where you can do that and it is http://www.annualcreditreport.com“We encourage people to be sure you stagger it," says Barnett.
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