Sunday, December 14, 2008

Kosi Flood



Corrupt officials blamed for Kosi flood that leaves millions ... Kathmandu's apathy towards timely maintenance of the barrage that was breached ..... brought the Kosi barrage into being in 1956. ... The barrage's estimated lifespan of 30 years expired in 1986 but the river's morphology — it was showing a reverse tendency to shift eastward — began changing even earlier. ....... Its new meeting point with the Ganga in the south-east is yet to be known since the Kosi's course has become totally unpredictable. Satellite images show an ever widening expanse of gushing water through the affected districts....... The solution that lies in constructing a series of high dams in Nepal has never been given a serious bilateral push
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Did Nepal 'neglect' lead to Kosi flood?-India-The Times of India
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Kosi Flood: Facts and Observations the Kosi river is dubbed the Sorrow of Bihar ....
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Friday, December 12, 2008

I Like The Caroline Kennedy Name


She is a Kennedy, but she is no spoilt child. She endorsed Barack at a point in the primary when I was not all that sure we will win. We won Iowa. Hillary won New Hampshire. It looked like it could go either way. She is smart. She has been in public service. She is not going to feel a downstate person to the upstate people. White woman for white woman. I don't like the idea of a male, any male, filling up Hillary's seat. There are few women in the US Senate as is. We need more not less women up there. I am not at all worried about the 2010 and 2012 elections. She will win both easy. She will raise money easy. She will travel across the state easy. Caroline, you got Barack, we got you. I like the Kennedy connection. I was not around when JFK was around. But I am around when Barack is around. Barack is JFK for the 21st century. Malia and Sasha might like a family friend in town who also was in the White House when really young.

JFK was in a boat with Caroline and a FDR son. The sharks are hungry, throw your socks to the sharks, JFK said to the FDR son. The FDR son complied and took his socks off and threw them into the water. Young Caroline was impressed.

She can more than do the job. She can more than win elections. And she brings along a load of name and charisma and glamor. She is a really famous person who is really grounded.

I think I am for Caroline Kennedy for Senator from New York.







In The News

Could Caroline Kennedy Be in Line for Hillary Clinton’s Senate Seat? U.S. News & World Report In the way that Hillary is kind of a policy wonk, she is kind of a nonprofit wonk." She has helped to raise $350 million for New York Schools, among other causes. .... an attractive woman with brains—she's no Sarah Palin ...... this habitué of the Upper East Side ...... "Getting selected is up to one man," he says, "but getting elected is up to millions of people." .... has endured high-profile family tragedies and, this friend says, remained grounded, beloved, and a "class act." .... she's grown up under klieg lights—she has never become a diva. She is a warm and caring and thoughtful and nice, nice person .... With a 24-karat name and sterling reputation, she can pick up the phone and make big things happen. ..... a pal in the White House and an uncle poised to tutor her
Little hope of Pak acting against India's 'most wanted' Times of India
NBC’s Leno Move Could Turn 10 pm Into Cable's Sweet Spot Multichannel News
Illinois scandal: Barack Obama always manages to rise above the fray
Telegraph.co.uk
La. Gov. Jindal: 2012 presidential bid unlikely
The Associated Press
Obama slammed in Iran over stand on Hezbollah
AFP
Change or deja vu? Obama divides Iran Asia Times Online
Iran cleric says Obama adopting old US tactics Reuters South Africa
Obama: Health care 'part of emergency'
Chicago Tribune
Thapa’s call for Nepal democratic force Hindu
Economic crisis shows capitalism has failed, say Nepal’s Maoists Daily Times
No party can run Nepal government except Maoist: Bhattarai Telegraphnepal.com
Bihar floods: Water recedes, but marriages put on hold
IBNLive.com
Finance panel to help Bihar tide over Kosi devastation Times of India
White House says it won't allow Big Three to fail Christian Science Monitor
Minn. board OKs counting more absentee ballots The Associated Press
Greek PM rejects election calls BBC News
Zimbabwe: Mbeki Still Believes in Power-Sharing AllAfrica.com
Climate change talks fail to decide global targets on emissions cuts guardian.co.uk
A Specter is Haunting China: Deflation TIME
A Newly Circumspect Cuomo’s Senate Tap Dance New York Times his highly public and acrimonious divorce from Ms. Kennedy’s cousin Kerry Kennedy, who has been prominently suggesting that Caroline Kennedy would be an excellent choice. ..... After aggravating Mr. Paterson and his advisers over what they saw as his unsubtle angling for the seat, Mr. Cuomo has been trying as hard as he can these days to appear as if he does not want the job....... Mr. Cuomo’s careful treading on the subject is evidence to some who know him well that he does indeed want the seat
China’s Economic Slowdown Is Deepening, Officials Say Bloomberg
China readies for economic winter Taipei Times
Fatah outpolling Hamas in West Bank, Gaza
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Rumsfeld blamed in detainee abuse scandals Los Angeles Times
Biz break: Google shifts Chrome browser out of beta mode San Jose Mercury News
Intel Brings WiMAX-ready Notebooks To India Techtree.com mid-2009. ... upcoming 4G WIMAX networks. .... The initial focus will be on 2.3 and 2.5 GHz devices. Companies will be joined by the Open Patent Alliance and other important ecosystem members to determine device needs, timelines, testing and interoperability plans and collaborate on cost reduction programs for fixed, portable and mobile devices. .... more than 27.5 million broadband internet users in India by 2012.
Google Is Raising an Android Army Motley Fool Fourteen more technology leaders have joined the Open Handset Alliance, which is the gang that keeps Android development organized.
Intel promotes Wimax in India IT Examiner
Google searches show where the money is
Irish Times
Sarah Palin tops Google’s 2008 search charts Sify
Greek soccer fans riot over killing verdict The Canadian Press
IBM, Dell and Coke among green giants Atlanta Journal Constitution
Dear Dell: Customer service should be free CNET News
EU to probe Poland's $68M payment to Dell The Associated Press
What we suddenly don't know about the new IE exploit BetaNews
Hugh Jackman to Host the Oscars People Magazine
Illinois Attorney General Moves to Force Governor Out New York Times