Why don't you tell us which? Are you not upto it?
At 10:57 AM -0700 10/18/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote: > >But the problem is NOT what the book may contain, it >is the >COMPREHENSION of it. > >>I will bet a dollar that the report did not imply ( >>to anyone who >>reads and comprehends ordinary English) > > >Hmmm .... a different argument then "Yet another >PSEUDO scientific account" OR "unadulterated >garbage". > >With such rapid shift in arguments, we, the >half-brained, dimwits are confused what is true -- > >1) The Fed Research site is PSEUDO scientific >OR >2) Fed Research publishes unadulterated garbage >OR >3) Fed research materials are correct but we are >unable to comprehend it. >OR >All three above > >> >If the piece of info is garbage (indicates there >may >>be more garbage) , it implies that --- > > > >>**** There may very well be. Is that unthinkable? > > >>But the problem is NOT what the book may contain, it >is the >COMPREHENSION of it. > >>I will bet a dollar that the report did not imply ( >>to anyone who >>reads and comprehends ordinary English) >>that the SW monsoons go to the NE but cannot drop >>its load there, >>so it veers westwards >>and trudging over the Gangetic plains unloads it at >>Dilli and >Rajasthan instead; because of Global Warming or what >have you > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >At 9:37 AM -0700 10/18/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty >wrote: >>I have no arguments regarding the monsoon pattern. I >>do not think that I have enough knowledge to >>authoratitively speak on this subject, more so, >since >>my school education (Desi School education that is >:-) >>) agrees to what you mentioned. >> >>However, the concern here is the site from where >this >>has been picked up. >> >>I find the following statements in that site --- >> >>1) This Web site contains the online versions of >books >>previously published (1988-98) in hard copy by the >>Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress >>under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program >>sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Army. >> >>2) The Federal Research Division provides customized >>research and analytical services on domestic and >>international subjects to agencies of the United >>States Government, the District of Columbia, and >>authorized Federal contractors on a cost-recovery >>basis. >> >>If the piece of info is garbage (indicates there may >>be more garbage) , it implies that --- >> >>1) Federal Research Division published garbage >under >>a program sponsored by US Army >> >>2) Any Tom, Dick Harry can write a piece of garbage >>and get it published by Federal Research Division >> >>3) The agencies of US Government and Federal >>Contractors are fed with such garbage. >> >> >> >> >>>>Just because a document resides in the US LIbrary >>>>of Congress does >>>>not in any way, shape or form guarantee its >>>>accuracy, veracity , >>>>usefulness or any such other quality. >> >>>>It is like a storage vault, a library. In a library >>>>you can get works >>>>of genius as well as unadulterated garbage. >> >>>>Is that hard to imagine, that you would argue the >>point? >> >> >> >>>>About the issue involved does it need high >>scientific training to >>>>imagine that the SW Monsoons that travel to Assam >>retraces its >>>>steps because there was no one home to receive the >>order? So it >>>>returns to the west and go deliver it in Dilli? >> >> >>>>What kind of a moron would argue such a point, tell >>me? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>At 8:26 AM -0700 10/18/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty >>wrote: >>> >>**** Yet another PSEUDO scientific account, of >>the >>>>>tanker truck >>>>>driver. But if you want to stake your monsoon >>>>>expertise on it, so be >>>>>it! >>> >>>C'da, >>>I am not an expert in Monsoon and in fact my school >>>knowledge had been like what is mentioned by you >>>(Western Ghat and Eastern Ghat). >>> >>>However, the piece of info which has been cited by >>>Umesh is Originally from "Library of Congress" -- > >>http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+in0035) >>> >>> >>>Shall we consider this as "Yet another PSEUDO >>>scientific account" ??? Or perhaps LoC hired some >>ad >>>agency copywriter who probably graduated >>>from a desi school/college sporting the name of some >>>Christian saint ? >>> >>> >>> >>>>The southwest monsoon occurs in two branches. After >>>breaking on the >>>>southern part of the Peninsula in early June, the >>>branch known as >>>>the Arabian Sea monsoon reaches Bombay around June >>>10, and it has >>>>settled over most of South Asia by late June, >>>bringing cooler but >>>>more humid weather. The other branch, known as the >>>Bay of Bengal >>>>monsoon, moves northward in the Bay of Bengal and >>>spreads over most >>>>of Assam by the first week of June. On encountering >>>the barrier of >>>>the Great Himalayan Range, it is deflected westward >> >along the >>>>Indo-Gangetic Plain toward New Delhi. Thereafter >the >>>two branches >>>>merge as a single current bringing rains to the >>>remaining parts of >>>>North India in July. >>> >>> >>>>>**** Yet another PSEUDO scientific account, of >the >>>>>tanker truck >>>>>driver. But if you want to stake your monsoon >>>>>expertise on it, so be >>>>>it! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>At 8:17 PM -0700 10/17/07, umesh sharma wrote: >>>>"The other branch, known as the Bay of Bengal >>>monsoon, moves >>>>northward in the Bay of Bengal and spreads over >most >>>of Assam by the >>>>first week of June. On encountering the barrier of >>>the Great >>>>Himalayan Range, it is deflected westward along the >>>Indo-Gangetic >>>>Plain toward New Delhi. Thereafter the two branches >>>merge as a >>>>single current bringing rains to the remaining >parts >>>of North India >>>>in July." Source of the website info is CIA >>>WorldFact Book and >>>>Library of Congress -USA >>>>http://www.photius.com/countries/india/climate/india_climate_climate.html >>>>Cheers >>>> >>>>umesh >> >> >> >> >>____________________________________________________________________________________ >>Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here >and Now (it's >>updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! 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