[Assam] Smell from Biodiesel in Guwahati

2006-08-23 Thread Himendra Thakur
Dear Mr. Talton,   The room height being generally about 10 feet, the volume of space for your proposed biodiesel plant in the house will be only 1000 cft. That is really encouraging.   However, will the process generate bad smell? With windows open, the smell may be objectionable to the ne

Re: [Assam] Demands for Separate states in India

2006-08-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
O' Ram: Answers to your bewilderment could be found if and when you decide to look into: A: WHY such demands for separate states have been arising. Your conjecture " Does the equation boil down to a few people wanting the power of a state Govt. and to become 'caretakers'?" may have some merit

[Assam] Mukul Mahant sent this article from EurasiaNet.org

2006-08-23 Thread mikemahant
Mukul Mahant ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) sent you this link to a story from EurasiaNet.org: http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/civilsociety/articles/eav082106.shtml Personal Message: Ram Sarangapani, You ought to consider this too when you come out of your wonderings onto a

Re: [Assam] Demands for Separate states in India

2006-08-23 Thread mc mahant
am wondering, if in all this, India is losing the very essence it was built on - ie. a country made up of people with different hues and varying differences - living peacefully together and thinking of the country as a whole.   The way this trend is moving along, even a decentralized, autonomous

Re: [Assam] Biodiesel in Guwahati

2006-08-23 Thread Himendra Thakur
Dear Mr. Talton,   That is really very interesting. What is the minimum floor area & the minimum volume of space required? As for ventilation, will it be enough if windows are opened, or do we need fans? And, what are the raw material?   Thanking you, and With the best wishes, Himendra Barth

[Assam] Demands for Separate states in India

2006-08-23 Thread Ram Sarangapani
There is this trend in India of new 'states' being formed within the Union every few years. The first breakup of states were in the South, later we have seen Assam break up into smaller states, then we have had Chattisgarh, Uttaranchal etc (these, I am not even familiar with), then Punjab/Harayana.

Re: [Assam] MC Mahanta's bamboo-reinforcement

2006-08-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] MC Mahanta's bamboo-reinforcement Hi A: >By the people, isn't it? ** No doubt. But WHO picks the candidates? Is it done by the people too, or are they GIVEN? And if the given alternatives are between, say 'dumb' and 'dumber', or  between a 'thief' and a 'scoundrel' or betwee

[Assam] Biodiesel in Guwahati

2006-08-23 Thread Himendra Thakur
To: Mr. Jay Talton   Dear Mr. Talton,   I am very interested how the biodiesel energy can be developed. I have heard that production of biodiesel energy is feasible only in a countryside. Is it possible to develop this kind of energy in the homes of a densely populated city?   With the best

Re: [Assam] MC Mahanta's bamboo-reinforcement

2006-08-23 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Hi C'da: >*** Yes, but WHO is that makes up Assam govt.?  Why? aren't the ministers and MPs and   MLAs all Assamese? >How is it selected? By the people, isn't it? >What laws /rules and regulations  does it follow or flout? It is the dysfunctional desi-govt. model >isn't it? Isn't it the useless I

[Assam] FW: Mukul ,Go on a homemade fuel powered road trip.

2006-08-23 Thread mc mahant
From: "Jay Talton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: "Mukul Mahant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: Mukul ,Go on a homemade fuel powered road trip.Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:16:53 -0400 Hello Mukul,   I've been on the road this week and the SMOG in some of these larger cities is terrible.   One of the bigges

[Assam] We all have seen the Indian game plan wi th ‘ceasefire extensions’. ULFA must stick to TOTAL Indian troops withdrawal from Assam opti on riding on the current restraint strategy

2006-08-23 Thread Bartta Bistar
Army operations against ULFA suspended [ 23 Aug, 2006 1627hrs IST PTI ]   NEW DELHI: Giving fresh impetus to the peace process in Assam, the Centre on Wednesday extended the suspension of army operations against the banned ULFA for another 15 days from Thursday. "As of now, we have decid

Re: [Assam] Is that a first for Indians? Teaching kids in US--The Ugly

2006-08-23 Thread umesh sharma
A new German student temporarily staying with a housemate of mine made a comment about her experience at the US consulate in Germany which made me feel that my worries are certainly less than hers. No one (at any embassy/consulate) can ask me the question they asked her. I am not a woman.   She h