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by BijuShet
28 Nov 2008 01:57
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II
Replies: 1918
Views: 313235

Re: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II

Stan_Savljevic wrote:
RavinM wrote: what happened to that blue bag carrying porki? is he dead? want to spit on his rotten body!
Someone had posted here that the two were killed long back. Gorigawn or some place by that name?!
The place is girgaum
by BijuShet
28 Nov 2008 01:10
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II
Replies: 1918
Views: 313235

Re: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II

exactly why? pissed off at what report? It seems they are getting tired of the media circus this incident has become. They are asking why these people are reporting in India. It seem he is complaining that this incident has hurt mumbaikars and hence it is our problem. They dont want outsiders here ...
by BijuShet
28 Nov 2008 00:55
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II
Replies: 1918
Views: 313235

Re: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II

Bottom line is that 16 or 20 Paki Military terrorists, armed with AK47s and grenades, and the advantage of total surprise, were not able to kill even ten unarmed, unwary civilians per terrorist b4 they were all pest-e-sha'eeded. Mumbai is so crowded that if they had just stood and swiveled with an ...
by BijuShet
28 Nov 2008 00:43
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II
Replies: 1918
Views: 313235

Re: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II

Baljeet-saar, What statement was released by Haqqani. Plus do you have a source for the Pak comm-intercept ? Lakshmic The source of Pak intercept is all powerful US Agency--NSA. Statement released by Haqqani was, "It does not do any good to start a blame game unless the investigation is comple...
by BijuShet
27 Nov 2008 23:24
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II
Replies: 1918
Views: 313235

Re: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II

I am wondering if the authorities would be looking at major short sellers in the market over the past 2 months. I believe that Thursday was the settlement day for stocks and the Paki ISI/Dawood types have been known to play the markets. I do not think they must have speculated on markets being close...
by BijuShet
27 Nov 2008 10:55
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks in Mumbai
Replies: 1912
Views: 306744

Re: Terror Attacks in Mumbai

... BijuShet, if I remember you're also from Mumbai. Dude I feel the pain in your words personally. This is indeed a very sad day! Anishji I am a born brought up mumbaikar and am travelling there in the next few weeks. Seeing all the carnage makes my blood boil but I remind myself that I am a eunuc...
by BijuShet
27 Nov 2008 10:29
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks in Mumbai
Replies: 1912
Views: 306744

Re: Terror Attacks in Mumbai

CNN reportedly had some British Lawyer on phone talking to their Anchor...claiming that he has been holed inside his room for over 14 hours. Shouldn't all phones, cell phones, electricity be blacked out in the hotel when you are undertaking an operation of such intensity???? Hell you see that even ...
by BijuShet
27 Nov 2008 09:35
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks in Mumbai
Replies: 1912
Views: 306744

Re: Firing/Attack in Mumbai

Several MPs also trapped inside Taj The only silver lining I have seen so far... No silver lining in that. Last time in 2001 they had 500 of these specimens trapped in one bldg and for all that our soldiers got 2 months of active duty patrolling the IB and the people were saddled with billions spen...
by BijuShet
27 Nov 2008 05:57
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks in Mumbai
Replies: 1912
Views: 306744

Re: Firing/Attack in Mumbai

Can India not have it's Clinton moment of 1998 when they fired cruise missiles into Afghanistan and Sudan. We have identified active training camps in POK and we have Brahmos. How about a Brahmos on Varanasi, Tirupati and Amarnath to combat Hindu terrorism? Gosh so much sleep to be lost but I slept...
by BijuShet
27 Nov 2008 05:40
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks in Mumbai
Replies: 1912
Views: 306744

Re: Firing/Attack in Mumbai

Forget about direct war with TSP. Not gonna happen. Even BJP can't go for direct war. We need to figure out some other solution. I agree. Like Ramana ji said, nuke TSP and say sorry later. In the meantime, to contribute to porki eggro-culture, build more dams on the indus riverine system. Start spe...
by BijuShet
27 Nov 2008 05:34
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks in Mumbai
Replies: 1912
Views: 306744

Re: Firing/Attack in Mumbai

It is sad to see Zee TV USA broadcasting reruns of old episodes of their shows (it seems they have some sort of western Indian Cine Employee Assocn strike going on) rather than switch the Zee TV USA to their news channel programming at this moment of peril. When our own media do not realize the grav...
by BijuShet
03 Nov 2008 22:26
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: New Moderators on BRF - Round II
Replies: 99
Views: 82829

Re: New Moderators on BRF - Round II

Congratulations and best wishes to the New Jirga. May Allah shine light on your cave and may your goats continue to lactate the most. Shivsaar a big thank you for a job well done. Hope that you spend your additional free time in Piskology studies and make the rest of us wiser in the ways of our TFTA...
by BijuShet
21 Oct 2008 22:31
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Chandrayan-1 mission launched succesfully
Replies: 200
Views: 129966

Re: Chandrayan-1 mission discussion

Count down clock at: http://www.ibnlive.com/ It is 1:30 PM on East coast and must be 11.00 PM in India. The launch is at 6:20 AM IST (wednesday) i.e. 8:50 PM EST (tuesday). That should mean the clock should show 7 hours and 20 mins where as it is showing 16 hours and 20 mins. I think this count dow...
by BijuShet
15 Oct 2008 22:36
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: The Indian Crude Oil Strategic Storage Megaproject ...
Replies: 20
Views: 17425

Re: The Indian Crude Oil Strategic Storage Megaproject ...

bijushet and sugriva, please read the first few pages of the document given in ashish' link above. I believe it would answer both your questions. It is a very innovative idea. please go through it. Rahulji my bad. Thread headline got me all excited and I rushed in without doing my homework. I will ...
by BijuShet
15 Oct 2008 21:33
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: The Indian Crude Oil Strategic Storage Megaproject ...
Replies: 20
Views: 17425

Re: The Indian Crude Oil Strategic Storage Megaproject ...

Ashishji thank you for initiating this thread. I like the proposal of building a strategic reserve for crude oil but I wonder about who will pay for building this reserve and who will benefit directly from this. Crude oil is not directly consumed by the tax payer but by refinaries so why should the ...
by BijuShet
15 Sep 2008 18:35
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

From DNA INDIA : India clinch 11 golds, one silver in SA Judo NEW DELHI: India dominated the South Asian Judo Championship held in Nepal, winning 11 golds and one silver during the four-day event, which concluded on Sunday. All the Indian judokas -- men and women -- ended up on the podium. Sunubala ...
by BijuShet
25 Aug 2008 18:14
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

A big thank you to Stansaar and Singhaji for the clear and concise explanation on RD. I see floaters once in a while but it seems that is not much cause for concern. Besides my vision is better than average 20/20 so I dont need to worry too much about RD for now. I read Singhaji's post and was like ...
by BijuShet
23 Aug 2008 00:02
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

... my wife had a RD in 05. one needs surgery asap. .... Singhasaar if I may, can I prod you to provide details on what caused the retinal detachment in your SHQ's case. You may ignore this request if I am being intrusive. I have no clue what causes something like RD and hence am curious to find ho...
by BijuShet
20 Aug 2008 18:18
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

We won the match - Final Men's Middleweight (75kg/165 lbs) Quarterfinal -- Wed Aug 20, 2008 - Beijing Workers' Gymnasium Carlos GONGORA (ECU) - Vijender KUMAR (IND) ountry Name Corner Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 results ECU Carlos GONGORA Red 0 1 1 2 4 IND KUMAR Vijender Blue 2 2 3 2 9
by BijuShet
18 Aug 2008 16:43
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Match over Men's Bantam (54kg) Quarterfinal -- Mon Aug 18, 2008 - Beijing Workers' Gymnasium IND KUMAR Akhil vs MDA GOJAN Veaceslav ountry Name Corner Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 results MDA GOJAN Veaceslav Red 1 1 4 4 10 IND KUMAR Akhil Blue 1 1 0 1 3 http://www.nbcolympics.com/boxing/resultsan...
by BijuShet
16 Aug 2008 19:30
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Final Score Men's Middleweight (75kg/165 lbs) Round of 16 In Progress Saturday, August 16, 2008 - Beijing Workers' Gymnasium IND KUMAR Vijender vs THA CHOMPHUPHUANG Angkhan ountry Name Corner Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 results THA CHOMPHUPHUANG Angkhan Red 0 1 0 2 3 IND KUMAR Vijender Blue 2 4 ...
by BijuShet
16 Aug 2008 00:23
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Here is a picture of our youthful sports minister Dr. M.S.Gill . Why cannot the govt. pick some one who is in their thirties to head this ministry. This man surely can be accomadated with some other cabinet position. Look at the signal we send to our kids when the man in charge of sports is past his...
by BijuShet
15 Aug 2008 17:50
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Men's Bantamweight (54kg/119 lbs) Round of 16 In Progress Country -- Name ------------------ Corner -----Round 1 ---- Round 2 ---- Round 3 ---- Round 4 ---- results Russia ---- VODOPYANOV Sergey----- Red --------2 ------------ 4 ---------- 2 ----- ----- 1 ----- ---- 9 India ----- KUMAR Akhil ------...
by BijuShet
13 Aug 2008 00:28
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

SwamyG: You don't have to explicitly install the plugin for it to work. I've run it without, and still works ok. Swamysaar without the plugin you get a smaller size video for the event but is viewable on both IE and Firefox browsers. I did install the plugin as I believe Ms already has enough trapd...
by BijuShet
11 Aug 2008 23:12
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread
Replies: 6544
Views: 32735

Re: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread

Thanks to BijuShet for directing me here :-) I just had my Physical, and I was diagnosed of having very low Vitamin D. I was told it was because of me having darker skin and living at "these lattitudes". I have been given a prescription to get the Vitamin D up, and then switch to OTC vita...
by BijuShet
11 Aug 2008 20:49
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

As I said earlier, Indians had stopped winning any medals from '84-'92. Then '96 onwards we started. The mind goes to economic liberalization and connected benefits to the Nation. Could poor Vitamin D production, exposure to excessive sunlight along with coastal living play a role in our usually po...
by BijuShet
11 Aug 2008 20:42
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

To eat humble pie India's contingent for Beijing08 and my predictions on how they ll fare. ... Final tally {My prediction}: 2 - 1 - 1 {I will be happy to be proven to be super conservative :mrgreen: } Smoking strong stuff are we? 2-1-1 is a pipe dream. I would take 0-1-1 as a good performance and 0-...
by BijuShet
01 Aug 2008 00:21
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

BijuShet: My view is that you're putting the cart before the horse. To achieve success in competitive sports today is not merely a question of money or being set for life. Even if you were to announce ~Rs.4 crore ($1 million) to each gold medallist, that still will not imply we'll have any golds. C...
by BijuShet
31 Jul 2008 22:54
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

The problem with just focussing on large monetary reward for winning a gold is that it presumes what is missing is sufficient incentive to win. That does not at all appear to be the case. Instead, the emphasis ought to be on a contemporary training system focussed on generating sportsmen who perfor...
by BijuShet
31 Jul 2008 22:22
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

I assume you were expressing disgust on the cash reward incentives being offered to those who would win medals at the Games. I was all for it as I feel we need to offer an amount of a few crores for a gold medal at the olympics. Silver and bronze medal amounts I dont particularly care about so 15 a...
by BijuShet
31 Jul 2008 00:54
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread
Replies: 6544
Views: 32735

Re: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread

This time when I go back to desh I am going to learn some basics of cooking. I am tired of living on this sorry excuse of food. The long term effects on living on such food will not be good for health. Nothing beats home-cooked food. I am planning to use my handycam to capture the cooking of my mom...
by BijuShet
30 Jul 2008 23:31
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Roads Thread
Replies: 3349
Views: 752030

Re: Indian Roads Thread

A friend of mine got caught for over-speeding when returning from Chennai to Kerala by car. They were chased down by a T.N Highway Patrol vehicle, for over speeding. And they showed my friend the photographic evidence for over-speeding. Luckily my friend was a police man too, so they let him go awa...
by BijuShet
30 Jul 2008 22:56
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

I think you all should look at the bright side of going to Beijing. All the athletes will return with no one skipping over the fence to claim asylum or vanish. :D One can never be sure of that as there may be some lal jhanda types in this squad who may use this opportunity to jump fence. Their GDP ...
by BijuShet
30 Jul 2008 03:28
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

R Zutshi announced incentives for those who would win medals at the Games. The gold medalist will be given an amount of Rs 20 lakh, the silver medalist Rs 15 lakh and the bronze medalist Rs 10 lakh, he informed. :evil: Vasu, I disagree with you on this. Sports at its core is nothing more than a sho...
by BijuShet
29 Jul 2008 21:38
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Roads Thread
Replies: 3349
Views: 752030

Re: Indian Roads Thread

I apologize for the misunderstanding. It's rather hard to get tones and emotions across on a forum post when constrained to a selection of smileys. ... Anyway, let's move on, now that we've clarified things. No apologies necessary. Just the advise of caution when posting as it may be misunderstood....
by BijuShet
29 Jul 2008 21:34
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1406354

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

... I don't know if I have said this before, and sorry for the rant, but I hate this medieval practice of encouraging our athletes with big money . Most of the people who make it do not go for the money, its the glory and the pride of representing India. Nothing's changed in the heads of Kalmadi an...
by BijuShet
29 Jul 2008 21:09
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Roads Thread
Replies: 3349
Views: 752030

Re: Indian Roads Thread

BijuShet: did you read the subsequent post of mine, specifically the very first sentence ? The anecdote isn't 'lighthearted' - it's meant to convey that some things have been implemented (speeding ticketing), but other issues with implementation (actual fines) remain a concern. The smiley is meant ...
by BijuShet
29 Jul 2008 20:52
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Roads Thread
Replies: 3349
Views: 752030

Re: Indian Roads Thread

TN Highway Patrols to be fitted with GPS For a state with 155,000 KMs of road network including 3500 Kms of National Highway and with one of the highest accident rates in the country (55145 accidents in circa 2006 of which 10055 accidents were fatal killing 11009), the 126 patrol vehicles are gross...
by BijuShet
26 Jul 2008 02:49
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: India Nuclear News and Discussion 23 July 2008
Replies: 1854
Views: 295772

Re: India Nuclear News and Discussion 23 July 2008

If the NSG draft has any mention of "no test" then India should and will walk away. Plus it will cause an irreparable dent in Indo-US ties. Reading your post above on Shyam Saran's statement, it appears that the GoI position is clear that it accepts that there will be consequences to test...
by BijuShet
26 Jul 2008 02:31
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Blasts in Bangalore - News and Discussions
Replies: 173
Views: 65948

Re: Blasts in Bangalore - News and Discussions

... So, to summarize, I think the right response is a general mobilization of the population, for civil defense, first-aid training, digging air-raid shelters, fill up blood-banks, store long-term storable food and fuel, and train young people in military basics, anticipating a draft. Also, send mi...