Bharat Rakshak

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One can generalize classical meaning of "area" (or "volume") from 3 to n dimension ...It depends on how one defines/generalizes but for 2 (or 3) dimensional case, if we use formula's which we normally use for area/volume - they (or most formula's are valid) are valid for Euclide...

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By the way, this is a time to observe which entities cooperate with each other. It is in a time of _real_ crisis that those with common interests come together. Observe this carefully to see past the Republican/Democrat or other facades.

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According to the above article But it wasn't magic. It amounted to the return of the age-old scam called "bucket shops." Also sometimes known as "boiler rooms," bucket shops emerged after the Civil War. Usually, they were storefronts where people came to bet on stocks without own...

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That is really so sweet of them. I'm sure they will get lots of replies from rice workers, which they can then publish as authentic and unbiased information emanating from their vast network :rotfl: of reporters in venezuela. Atlanticists despise Latin American socialists, but eagerly embrace socia...

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Another problem with Indians is that they want to believe in spiritual or moral superiority. I think that such beliefs border on the delusional. Let me explain with a few examples. The Haber-Bosch process that produces the vast majority of nitrogenous fertilizers in the world was mainly funded by g...

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Below the BBC article is the following solicitation: Are you in Venezuela? Do you or your family work at the rice producing plants? What are your experiences? Send us your comments using the form below. That is really so sweet of them. I'm sure they will get lots of replies from rice workers, which ...

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Also, I will add "euclidean" in front of "n-dim" space to which sk mody casually replied: Just saying, no metric needs to be defined. You only need to define a measure. The normal volume measure can be obtained by taking a finite number (tending to infinity) of elementary cubes....

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Yes, it should be fun to watch them dance the fandango together.

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SKM - Not to nit-pick but "sqr(A)" (actually the "root" sign) (by accepted normal definition) means positive value onlee .. so "abs" in the second case need not be thre ... eg when one writes sqr(2) with either normal mathematical "root" sign or types it in g...

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Not sure if this has been posted before, but; Chinese Auto Sales Overtake U.S. In January Morning Edition, February 10, 2009 · China has released its monthly auto sales report, and the Chinese bought more cars than Americans did in January. If the numbers stay on trend, this could be the year that C...

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Yes Abs(Det(A)). Sorry
Abs(det(Transpose(A).A)) is correct. With the sign it gives the oriented area.

I don't think you need to specify euclidian space, since volume can be defined using elementary cubes.

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(a) Give a short proof (no need to dwell on technicalities, just intuitive clarity) that the volume of an n-dimensional parallelopiped formed from the vectors a_1 , a_2 , ... a_n in n-dimensional real space is det(A), where A is the matrix whose columns are the vectors a_i , i =1,2, .... n. (b) What...

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The reviews either rate is very high or very low. The non-math people seemed to have liked the book. I find the title intriguing - perhaps a indication of the philosophical depth of the author. Also her emphasis on symmetries which is the key to understanding conservation laws in physics. Lot of pow...

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Clock ticking for Swiss bank secrecy - BBC he decision by Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS, to hand over details of a few hundred US clients to the US authorities has shocked the Swiss banking community, and led many to the conclusion that the days of Swiss banking secrecy are now numbered. ... But ...

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Rahul M wrote:in my early days many made that mistake !
how does one actually read that advert in Indian express, it does look too small.
TIA.

Need to register and login.

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The ad on "right to recall" group.

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From IE epaper of 31/Jan/09, front page: Old time Brfites may also want to notice a certain other item on the same page :D Govt wants autonomous entity to manage debt, RBI Dy Governor disagrees T HE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Finance Ministry are at loggerheads again on the issue of setting...

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IIT_graduate_was_to_marry_next_week

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I got the following url in my mail:
STRATFOR-strategic_motivations_mumbai_attack
Please comment.

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Posting daily summary of events from AFCEA: Can you get the report where 48 hrs before the first attack on Mumbai - PM Zardari had made remarks saying that Kashmir is no longer an issue for Pakistan. Couldn't find anything on AFCEA nightwatch but posting paki related articles over past week there. ...

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Times now feedback form

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Ok Children, be useful for once 1) HOW do I download to HDD the video in this link? http://ishare.rediff.com/filevideo-Naval-Commando-press-brief-on-Mumbai-ter-id-520089.php 2) Does anyone have the whole video? It looks like its a bit truncated at the front. Look for the title in the html page sour...

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Sharma wrote:See what we have been promised and helped with from World community on our war against terror -

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=j4N_Y7tMNzs

Great song.

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Times Now is just another crappy channel, owned by ToI of all people, do not put too many expectations on it. there is no 'patriotic outlet' in India as such, it is just that Arnab exceeded himself in this very instant. Nevertheless he should be congratulated and appreciation (for him personally - ...

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28/11/08 India: Update. During this Watch, Reuters reported more gun fire and explosions at the Taj Hotel early on 29 November. News reports that the hotels were clear were premature. Indian National Security Guards believe there remains at least one militant. The latest report from the Mumbai Chief...

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27/11/88 India: France 24 reported during this Watch that all hotels in Mumbai are free of terrorists after an Indian commando attack on the terrorists in the Oberoi Hotel. Twenty-five terrorists have been shot; news services reported at least three have been captured alive. 12 policemen have died. ...

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Posting daily summary of events from AFCEA: 25/11/88 Pakistan: Today, a senior security official denied Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi's statement that the political section of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had been closed, Asian News International reported. The official said th...

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Barkha Dutt's body language and words when she mentions Pakistan makes me think that she is covering her own ass in the following sense: Dutt probably has contacts in Pakistan that she uses in order to go to Pakistan or get Pakis here for her media reporting. She may also have some fear about being...

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http://www.scribd.com/doc/7447100/The-Aryan-Invasion-Theory-European-History The Aryan Invasion Theory - European History Description Why does AIT model still persist? Why do indologists not reconsider the fundamental premise of their theory? Though they have retracted the Aryan Invasion and have b...

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I'm delighted. I will be in India for a couple of weeks just around that time.
Meanwhile, I'm enjoying the lovely British Broadcasting Comedy.

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Has anyone seen this site before? They are looking for authors.
Freepedia - the Indian encyclopedia

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Sir Henry Paulson

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Is the State of California bankrupt?
Arnold Schwarzenegger's letter

Congress passes the bailout bill.

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Some articles from the same author - opposing the Paulson plan advocated by Warren Buffet in the Video earlier. What Should a Banking Crisis Bill Really Look Like? Paulson's Plan The U.S. Banking System is Effectively Insolvent Seven Things Congress's New Plan Should Have ------------ Why You Should...

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A detailed timeline of the credit crisis.

A shorter version.

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SAAG Forum . Doesn't seem to be very active - with a lone soldier carrying it on. TERRORISM :It's a hydra-headed monster -- Narendra Modi . Quoting from a long article. Terrorism is the calculated use of violence to inculcate fear, intended to coerce or intimidate governments or societies as to the...

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By the way SAAG has now started a Forum.
(Sorry I am a tube-light)

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Terrifying sameness - B. Raman in open letter to Editor of Outlook

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AshokS wrote:Saw the video, too much rhetoric and America bashing. He misses the point on why countries invest in t-bills vs other options. Less economics and more polemics in my opinion.

For us common abdul's, it was a bit of welcome plain talk.

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What a brilliant talk. MR Venkatesh gives the phrase "Economics Guru" the meaning it deserves.

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