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...when the rainfall is heaviest, the U.S. embassy in Jakarta advised its citizens to stock up on food and water, keep cell phones charged and gas tanks at least three-quarters full, and exercise caution when driving through "small rivers." It's the sort of travel advisory you'd expect for negotiating an untamed wilderness, not a city of more than 12 million souls. Damage from a deadly 2007 flood cost Jakarta half a billion dollars - ironically, roughly the same cost as an unfinished project designed to prevent it. Nearly 15 miles (24 km) long, the East Flood Canal will...
...result is something that is very simple but is very robust in different grasping scenarios,” Jentoft said. “As a result, in the real world, when your object isn’t exactly where you expect it to be, the hand can adapt to it and doesn’t end up damaging itself or the object...
...widely reported. None of the Iranians here around the table recall such a statement. It's the first time we hear from it and maybe from now on we can expect such things. Somebody saying that it did happen, but we don't recall hearing...
...Until then, it is reasonable to expect that Obama will remain in "a holding pattern," as one Western diplomat in Kabul put it, postponing the decision whether to send reinforcements or overhaul his political and military strategy in Afghanistan...
...President, can I ask what you expect from the upcoming talks? What specific areas are there where the countries can collaborate and cooperate for example, in Afghanistan? What specifically are you expecting from these talks? There are many areas where we can cooperate. We think we must base the principle on the need to have relations and cooperation with other nations. Cooperation and collaboration among nations and countries can help in the process of development of promoting welfare as well as bringing peace and stability. The best world is one in which all countries cooperate with one another to kind...