There's a lesson there. I hope they hear it. Probably not though. They seem to always been on the verge of war on a regular basis. I think it must be the British influence on their culture. I saw something recently on tv a few skirmishes happening in east India and in northern india where they are trying to regain their independence.
On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Mr Worf, through years of living, I've learnt one thing. > > Hew-mons don't share well. > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> It was a very beautiful place. Why they couldn't share it I dunno. >> >> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Martin Baxter >> <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> "sent". Pardon me. Long day at the screen. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Martin Baxter >>> <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Mother Nature send both parties an n-mail (nature-mail). >>>> >>>> "It's *mine*, suckers!" >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Keith Johnson < >>>> keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea >>>>> By NIRMALA GEORGE, Associated Press Writer Nirmala George, Associated >>>>> Press Writer – Wed Mar 24, 9:29 am ET >>>>> >>>>> NEW DELHI – For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over >>>>> control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal. Now rising sea >>>>> levels have resolved the dispute for them: the island's gone. >>>>> >>>>> New Moore Island in the Sunderbans has been completely submerged, said >>>>> oceanographer Sugata Hazra, a professor at Jadavpur University in >>>>> Calcutta. Its disappearance has been confirmed by satellite imageryand sea >>>>> patrols, he said. >>>>> >>>>> "What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking, has >>>>> been resolved by global warming," said Hazra. >>>>> >>>>> Scientists at the School of Oceanographic Studies at the university >>>>> have noted an alarming increase in the rate at which sea levels have risen >>>>> over the past decade in the Bay of Bengal. >>>>> >>>>> Until 2000, the sea levels rose about 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) a >>>>> year, but over the last decade they have been rising about 5 millimeters >>>>> (0.2 inches) annually, he said. >>>>> >>>>> Another nearby island, Lohachara, was submerged in 1996, forcing its >>>>> inhabitants to move to the mainland, while almost half the land of >>>>> Ghoramara >>>>> island was underwater, he said. At least 10 other islands in the area were >>>>> at risk as well, Hazra said. >>>>> >>>>> "We will have ever larger numbers of people displaced from the >>>>> Sunderbans as more island areas come under water," he said. >>>>> >>>>> Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation of 150 million people, is one of >>>>> the countries worst-affected by global warming. Officials estimate 18 >>>>> percent of Bangladesh's coastal area will be underwater and 20 million >>>>> people will be displaced if sea levels rise 1 meter (3.3 feet) by 2050 as >>>>> projected by some climate models. >>>>> >>>>> India and Bangladesh both claimed the empty New Moore Island, which is >>>>> about 3.5 kilometers (2 miles) long and 3 kilometers (1.5 miles) wide. >>>>> Bangladesh referred to the island as South Talpatti. >>>>> >>>>> There were no permanent structures on New Moore, but India sent some >>>>> paramilitary soldiers to its rocky shores in 1981 to hoist its national >>>>> flag. >>>>> >>>>> The demarcation of the maritime boundary — and who controls the >>>>> remaining islands — remains an open issue between the two South Asian >>>>> neighbors, despite the disappearance of New Moore, said an official in >>>>> India's foreign ministry, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he >>>>> was >>>>> not authorized to speak on international disputes. >>>>> >>>>> Bangladesh officials were not available for comment Wednesday. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> > > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
