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...independence, did wonderfully well by constructing major reservoirs for irrigation and became self-sufficient in food grains. But then both the state and central governments neglected irrigation and construction of reservoirs, allowing 50% of river-water resources to go to waste in the sea. India's politicians have a habit of ignoring expert advice if it does not suit their selfish interests. In view of the diminishing rainfall, India needs to construct more reservoirs and transfer surplus water from one area to another to increase production of food and hydroelectric power. The states should learn to share available water...
...schemes to attack U.S. targets in Russia. Still, the bitterness and despair engendered by the five year crackdown have seen Islamist influence grow. This is manifested in the emergence of suicide bombers, although the Chechens depart from conventional Qaeda practice by using women in this role - a habit learned, perhaps, from the secular nationalists of Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, the movement that claims authorship of suicide bombing as a terror weapon. Simultaneous attacks on two airliners, of course, is another Qaeda operational signature...
...around in a long while. Set in San Francisco's trans-gendered, drug addict underground, its smart writing and stylish graphics move fluidly between grit and transcendence. Divided into four short stories rather than a single narrative, each chapter features Catherine Gore, a lanky, androgynous lesbian with a drug habit and a talent for observation and story telling. The first chapter typifies the book's consistently refreshing unconventionality. The story details Catherine's brief but obsessive love affair with Chloe, a beautiful, blonde male to female transsexual. They bond over a mutual disillusionment with their peers - lesbians involved in "unbelievably...
...Part of what we do is bring ideas that aren’t run of the mill, that aren’t typical,” she said. “It becomes a kind of habit of mind...
...we’re really all that different. Is it logical for one middle-class, private-school-educated, suburban, Philadelphia rower to hate another simply because one goes to a school in Cambridge and one goes to a school in Philadelphia? No. But people have a nasty habit of throwing rationality to the wind, especially when Harvard is involved...