The real democratic leader at the top
shoud be elected by people - all
and be chosen by a Party or group
He must not represent,mere, his class or clan
as that's not Democracy , if the leader
can be replaced by a party's whim
for, Democracy isn't ,mere, a 'Political Chess'
The sky looks coud-cast,the ocean -rough
people need a captain worthy and strong
to steer the ship through turbid time
and not a mere 'His master's Voice'
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Meet Aliens in next 20 yrs
We'll meet aliens in next 20 years: Russian scientist
Indo-Asian News Service, Updated: June 28, 2011 19:34 IST
London: Human beings will meet creatures from outer space within the next 20 years, a top Russian scientist has said.
"The genesis of life is as inevitable as the formation of atoms. Life exists on other planets and we will find it within 20 years," Andrei Finkelstein, director of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Applied Astronomy Institute, was quoted as saying by the Telegraph.
Interfax news agency said the scientist was speaking at an international forum discussing extraterrestrial life.
Finkelstein said 10 per cent of the known planets circling suns in the galaxy resemble Earth.
If water can be found there, then so can life, he said. The aliens would most likely resemble humans with two arms, two legs and a head, he added.
"They may have different colour skin, but even we have that," he said.
Indo-Asian News Service, Updated: June 28, 2011 19:34 IST
London: Human beings will meet creatures from outer space within the next 20 years, a top Russian scientist has said.
"The genesis of life is as inevitable as the formation of atoms. Life exists on other planets and we will find it within 20 years," Andrei Finkelstein, director of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Applied Astronomy Institute, was quoted as saying by the Telegraph.
Interfax news agency said the scientist was speaking at an international forum discussing extraterrestrial life.
Finkelstein said 10 per cent of the known planets circling suns in the galaxy resemble Earth.
If water can be found there, then so can life, he said. The aliens would most likely resemble humans with two arms, two legs and a head, he added.
"They may have different colour skin, but even we have that," he said.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
BOSTON BROTHERS ( Great Life-Story )
Boston gangster story is a tale of 2 brothers
Associated Press, Updated: June 26, 2011 09:23 IST
Boston: It has all the hallmarks of a Greek tragedy: two brothers whose lives diverge radically -- one into an underworld of crime, the other into the upper echelons of state politics -- yet whose fates remain inextricably linked.
Generations of Boston residents have watched that story play out in the real-life drama of former Democratic Senate President William "Billy" Bulger and his older brother, reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger.
At the heart of the story, at least for the younger Bulger, was a fierce loyalty to family and the shared experience of growing up in the working class Irish-American enclave of South Boston, where the line between brawling and bare-knuckled politics was easily blurred.
The two brothers also shared one more thing: a willingness to use whatever power was available to them.
In William's case, that was a savviness for street-smart politics that propelled him into one of the most powerful positions on Beacon Hill, where he earned a reputation for arm-twisting that rarely saw him lose a battle.
For Whitey, according to an inch-thick pile of indictments, that power came at the barrel of a gun and a coterie of enforcers.
Whitey's surprising arrest after 16 years on the run to face 19 murder charges this week has again thrust the brothers' story into the spotlight.
It's a relationship that would dog William Bulger throughout his career, ultimately forcing his resignation as president of the University of Massachusetts system in 2003 after he testified before a congressional committee investigating the FBI's ties to his brother, who by then had been revealed as an FBI informant.
After receiving immunity, William acknowledged receiving a call from Whitey shortly after he fled.
"The tone of it was 'Don't believe everything that is being said about me,'" William Bulger said. "I think he asked me to tell everybody he was OK. ... I think I said I hope this has a happy ending."
Two years earlier, William Bulger had told a grand jury he didn't urge his brother to surrender because he didn't "think it would be in his interest to do so," according to a transcript of his testimony obtained by The Boston Globe.
"It's my hope that I'm never helpful to anyone against him," the younger Bulger said, according to the transcript. "I don't feel an obligation to help everyone to catch him."
Among those pressing William Bulger to resign from his university post was then Republican Gov. Mitt Romney.
For William Bulger, it was a role as defender of his brother that he'd long ago accepted, even as Whitey seemed to disappear into an increasingly violent criminal netherworld.
In his 1996 memoir "While the Music Lasts," William Bulger described Whitey, five years his senior, as being in "a constant state of revolt" and as "restless as a claustrophobic in a dark closet."
Whitey kept himself in top physical shape, neither smoke nor drank, shunned addictive drugs, and had "an abundance of good humor and a wildly creative talent for impish mischief," his brother wrote.
But William Bulger also said Whitey found himself in trouble with police and once ran away to join the circus -- signing on with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus as a roustabout. The older brother joined the Air Force but had trouble conforming and was later discharged.
"He was just being Jim," Bulger wrote.
William Bulger said that it was around this time that Whitey fell in with a crowd involved in bank holdups and in 1956 was convicted of involvement in three bank robberies and sentenced to 20 years. He served part of what turned out to be an 11-year sentence in Alcatraz.
Four years after Whitey's conviction, William was first elected to the Massachusetts House.
In the years following Whitey's release, William blamed the media for spreading what he called "lurid allegations" about his brother, speculating that some of the "dark rumors" were nothing more than political attacks on him.
As Whitey's criminal activities appeared to turn more brutal, William Bulger rose through the Statehouse ranks. In 1970, he won a Senate seat and eight years later was elected Senate president, a position he would hold for a record 17 years.
Even after Whitey fled in 1995 of the eve of his indictment on racketeering charges, William remained loyal, accusing overzealous prosecutors of buying testimony with promises of early release from prison.
"It has been known for many years that a 'get out of jail' card has been available to anyone who would give testimony against my brother," he wrote.
At the same time, William was earning a reputation as a tough-minded leader who rewarded supporters and punished critics.
Warren Tolman, a former Democratic senator who was among those critics, served briefly under him.
Tolman said that although he often found himself at loggerheads with William Bulger, he felt Bulger treated him fairly and could be "a charming guy" when he wanted.
Still, Bulger wasn't shy about using his political might.
Tolman said after he was able to prevent a transportation funding proposal from passing by a single vote, Bulger, who opposed the measure, used his muscle to flip a vote, forcing the proposal through.
"By and large he got his way whenever he wanted," Tolman said. "You knew that if you took him on it was going to be an uphill battle."
Tolman said he never recalled open discussions about Bulger's brother even though his Senate colleagues "certainly knew of the legend of Whitey Bulger."
"I don't think anyone ever realized the scope of the dastardly deeds he's accused of," Tolman said.
Occasionally the lines between politics and the underworld blurred.
In 1994, state Sen. William Keating led a group of like-minded liberal lawmakers in an attempt to oust Bulger as Senate president.
Although the challenge failed, the campaign against Keating was fierce. Keating said his supporters from South Boston told him that Whitey had paid people to travel to Keating's district to hold signs for his Republican opponent.
Keating said he had his own brief run-in with the reputed mobster, who approached him and lit into him with a barrage of profanity-laced insults for trying to take down his brother.
Keating, who went on to become Norfolk district attorney before being elected to Congress last year, said he's friends with a family who lost a loved one to Whitey's violence, according to the indictments against him.
"There's a tendency to glamorize abuse of power and a tendency to glamorize the gangster life, but as a district attorney, I was there as they were unearthing the bodies of (Whitey Bulger's) victims," Keating said. "It's not funny and it's not glamorous. It was savage and it was brutal."
In a written statement following Whitey's arrest this week, William Bulger said he wished to "express my sympathy to all the families hurt by the calamitous circumstances of this case."
Then, during Whitey's brief appearance in federal court in Boston on Friday, the aging brothers had a fleeting reunion of sorts. Whitey, now 81, smiled at his younger brother and mouthed the word "hi." William smiled back.
William, speaking briefly to reporters as he left the courthouse, appeared emotional.
"It's an unusual experience," he said.
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Story first published: June 26, 2011 09:10 IST
Associated Press, Updated: June 26, 2011 09:23 IST
Boston: It has all the hallmarks of a Greek tragedy: two brothers whose lives diverge radically -- one into an underworld of crime, the other into the upper echelons of state politics -- yet whose fates remain inextricably linked.
Generations of Boston residents have watched that story play out in the real-life drama of former Democratic Senate President William "Billy" Bulger and his older brother, reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger.
At the heart of the story, at least for the younger Bulger, was a fierce loyalty to family and the shared experience of growing up in the working class Irish-American enclave of South Boston, where the line between brawling and bare-knuckled politics was easily blurred.
The two brothers also shared one more thing: a willingness to use whatever power was available to them.
In William's case, that was a savviness for street-smart politics that propelled him into one of the most powerful positions on Beacon Hill, where he earned a reputation for arm-twisting that rarely saw him lose a battle.
For Whitey, according to an inch-thick pile of indictments, that power came at the barrel of a gun and a coterie of enforcers.
Whitey's surprising arrest after 16 years on the run to face 19 murder charges this week has again thrust the brothers' story into the spotlight.
It's a relationship that would dog William Bulger throughout his career, ultimately forcing his resignation as president of the University of Massachusetts system in 2003 after he testified before a congressional committee investigating the FBI's ties to his brother, who by then had been revealed as an FBI informant.
After receiving immunity, William acknowledged receiving a call from Whitey shortly after he fled.
"The tone of it was 'Don't believe everything that is being said about me,'" William Bulger said. "I think he asked me to tell everybody he was OK. ... I think I said I hope this has a happy ending."
Two years earlier, William Bulger had told a grand jury he didn't urge his brother to surrender because he didn't "think it would be in his interest to do so," according to a transcript of his testimony obtained by The Boston Globe.
"It's my hope that I'm never helpful to anyone against him," the younger Bulger said, according to the transcript. "I don't feel an obligation to help everyone to catch him."
Among those pressing William Bulger to resign from his university post was then Republican Gov. Mitt Romney.
For William Bulger, it was a role as defender of his brother that he'd long ago accepted, even as Whitey seemed to disappear into an increasingly violent criminal netherworld.
In his 1996 memoir "While the Music Lasts," William Bulger described Whitey, five years his senior, as being in "a constant state of revolt" and as "restless as a claustrophobic in a dark closet."
Whitey kept himself in top physical shape, neither smoke nor drank, shunned addictive drugs, and had "an abundance of good humor and a wildly creative talent for impish mischief," his brother wrote.
But William Bulger also said Whitey found himself in trouble with police and once ran away to join the circus -- signing on with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus as a roustabout. The older brother joined the Air Force but had trouble conforming and was later discharged.
"He was just being Jim," Bulger wrote.
William Bulger said that it was around this time that Whitey fell in with a crowd involved in bank holdups and in 1956 was convicted of involvement in three bank robberies and sentenced to 20 years. He served part of what turned out to be an 11-year sentence in Alcatraz.
Four years after Whitey's conviction, William was first elected to the Massachusetts House.
In the years following Whitey's release, William blamed the media for spreading what he called "lurid allegations" about his brother, speculating that some of the "dark rumors" were nothing more than political attacks on him.
As Whitey's criminal activities appeared to turn more brutal, William Bulger rose through the Statehouse ranks. In 1970, he won a Senate seat and eight years later was elected Senate president, a position he would hold for a record 17 years.
Even after Whitey fled in 1995 of the eve of his indictment on racketeering charges, William remained loyal, accusing overzealous prosecutors of buying testimony with promises of early release from prison.
"It has been known for many years that a 'get out of jail' card has been available to anyone who would give testimony against my brother," he wrote.
At the same time, William was earning a reputation as a tough-minded leader who rewarded supporters and punished critics.
Warren Tolman, a former Democratic senator who was among those critics, served briefly under him.
Tolman said that although he often found himself at loggerheads with William Bulger, he felt Bulger treated him fairly and could be "a charming guy" when he wanted.
Still, Bulger wasn't shy about using his political might.
Tolman said after he was able to prevent a transportation funding proposal from passing by a single vote, Bulger, who opposed the measure, used his muscle to flip a vote, forcing the proposal through.
"By and large he got his way whenever he wanted," Tolman said. "You knew that if you took him on it was going to be an uphill battle."
Tolman said he never recalled open discussions about Bulger's brother even though his Senate colleagues "certainly knew of the legend of Whitey Bulger."
"I don't think anyone ever realized the scope of the dastardly deeds he's accused of," Tolman said.
Occasionally the lines between politics and the underworld blurred.
In 1994, state Sen. William Keating led a group of like-minded liberal lawmakers in an attempt to oust Bulger as Senate president.
Although the challenge failed, the campaign against Keating was fierce. Keating said his supporters from South Boston told him that Whitey had paid people to travel to Keating's district to hold signs for his Republican opponent.
Keating said he had his own brief run-in with the reputed mobster, who approached him and lit into him with a barrage of profanity-laced insults for trying to take down his brother.
Keating, who went on to become Norfolk district attorney before being elected to Congress last year, said he's friends with a family who lost a loved one to Whitey's violence, according to the indictments against him.
"There's a tendency to glamorize abuse of power and a tendency to glamorize the gangster life, but as a district attorney, I was there as they were unearthing the bodies of (Whitey Bulger's) victims," Keating said. "It's not funny and it's not glamorous. It was savage and it was brutal."
In a written statement following Whitey's arrest this week, William Bulger said he wished to "express my sympathy to all the families hurt by the calamitous circumstances of this case."
Then, during Whitey's brief appearance in federal court in Boston on Friday, the aging brothers had a fleeting reunion of sorts. Whitey, now 81, smiled at his younger brother and mouthed the word "hi." William smiled back.
William, speaking briefly to reporters as he left the courthouse, appeared emotional.
"It's an unusual experience," he said.
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Story first published: June 26, 2011 09:10 IST
Friday, June 24, 2011
Golden words
"in the case of political , even religious leaders,it is often doubtful whether they have done more good or harm' ---------Einstein . good and evil ; The world as I find it . p-9
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"Can any one imagine Moses, Jesus or Gandhi armed with money bags of Carnegie -----Einsten , World as I see it ,
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"Can any one imagine Moses, Jesus or Gandhi armed with money bags of Carnegie -----Einsten , World as I see it ,
Thursday, June 23, 2011
IN LIGHTER VEIN !
When I was young and came to Calcutta after partition ., I learnt about RELATIVITY without knowing who Einstein was. .
We were in Central Calcutta (now Kolkata ) and ,one day asked a gentle man while walking to my college - Sir , how far is Dakshin-eshar ? And sharp came his reply - ' It is on the North and long beyond '. and the elderly gentleman walked fast leaving me lost in wonder !
How can Dakshin( meaning 'South') -eshwar ,be to the north !! ---and I walked on and on wondering ! and learning long after .
We were in Central Calcutta (now Kolkata ) and ,one day asked a gentle man while walking to my college - Sir , how far is Dakshin-eshar ? And sharp came his reply - ' It is on the North and long beyond '. and the elderly gentleman walked fast leaving me lost in wonder !
How can Dakshin( meaning 'South') -eshwar ,be to the north !! ---and I walked on and on wondering ! and learning long after .
EVOLUTION OR DE-VALUATION !
Some disciple asked SriAurobindo (India ) that if the Nuclear fire -works of 3rd World War, wipes out the Human Race fro the face of the Earth. ,shall the Living world be destroyed ?
His reply was : Man can not destroy a World that Man did not create . Man can only only destroy himself.
'Then what will happen to the World ' - the disciple asked again and his answer ; 'The Evolutionary process will take over
and Human Race will be replaced by more intelligent and more conscious species , just like the way, chimps, and Baboons were replaced by Man. ( ref :" Evening Talks by SriAurobindo"
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The other day I was leafing through the pages of Einstein's ' Out of Later years' and found a parallel view as follows :
Einstein was deeply worried about the destruction of Human race after the next Nuclear -World War and told so to his friend. And Einstein's guest-friend asked back '
'why are you so deeply opposed to disappearance of human race ?'
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COMMENT : Terrific response !
His reply was : Man can not destroy a World that Man did not create . Man can only only destroy himself.
'Then what will happen to the World ' - the disciple asked again and his answer ; 'The Evolutionary process will take over
and Human Race will be replaced by more intelligent and more conscious species , just like the way, chimps, and Baboons were replaced by Man. ( ref :" Evening Talks by SriAurobindo"
************************
The other day I was leafing through the pages of Einstein's ' Out of Later years' and found a parallel view as follows :
Einstein was deeply worried about the destruction of Human race after the next Nuclear -World War and told so to his friend. And Einstein's guest-friend asked back '
'why are you so deeply opposed to disappearance of human race ?'
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COMMENT : Terrific response !
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
FATE OF HUMAN RACE
Someone asked SriAuronibo (India ) that if the Nuclear fire -works of 3rd World War, wipe out the Human Race on the world. ,shall the Living world be destroyed ?
His reply was like as follows:' Man can not destroy the world that Man did not create , Man can only destroy himself.
'Then what will happen to the World ' - the disciple asked and his answer ;
' The Evolutionary process will take over and Human Race will be replaced by more intelligent and more conscious species , just like , chimps, and Baboons were replaced by Man'. ( ref :" Evening Talks by SriAurobindo"
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The other day I was leafing through the pages of Einstien's ' Out of Later years' and found a parallel view as follows :
Einstein was deeply worried about the desruction of Human race after the next Nuclear - War and asked guest-friend about his opinion. And the friend asked back '
"why are you so deeply opposed to disappearance of human race ?'
His reply was like as follows:' Man can not destroy the world that Man did not create , Man can only destroy himself.
'Then what will happen to the World ' - the disciple asked and his answer ;
' The Evolutionary process will take over and Human Race will be replaced by more intelligent and more conscious species , just like , chimps, and Baboons were replaced by Man'. ( ref :" Evening Talks by SriAurobindo"
************************ *******************************
The other day I was leafing through the pages of Einstien's ' Out of Later years' and found a parallel view as follows :
Einstein was deeply worried about the desruction of Human race after the next Nuclear - War and asked guest-friend about his opinion. And the friend asked back '
"why are you so deeply opposed to disappearance of human race ?'
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
"GOLD RUSH " & CASH CRASH ! ( India Issue)!
BJP leader wants inquiry for cash found in Sai Baba's room
Press Trust of India, Tuesday June 21, 2011, Hyderabad
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OPINION :
ABUNDANCE OF "BIBHUTI" {Cash & GOLD )SPROUTING OUT !!
Press Trust of India, Tuesday June 21, 2011, Hyderabad
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OPINION :
ABUNDANCE OF "BIBHUTI" {Cash & GOLD )SPROUTING OUT !!
Monday, June 20, 2011
MY " PARADISE LOST "
MY "PARADISE LOST "
Yes !
I also dreamt and desired
to renounce this life and realise
the Divine of my choice
with some five crores of rupees only
and some 50 kgs of gold
locked in my safe near my room
or under my bed .
And then, be transported to the 'Hyperspace'
(some call it heaven)
for my designed ' Divine life.'.
But I am eighty -two now
waiting still
on the bank of the Ganga , -
on a place in Hoogly
for some comfortable transport - to fly
to that 'Hyperspace'!
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Yes !
I also dreamt and desired
to renounce this life and realise
the Divine of my choice
with some five crores of rupees only
and some 50 kgs of gold
locked in my safe near my room
or under my bed .
And then, be transported to the 'Hyperspace'
(some call it heaven)
for my designed ' Divine life.'.
But I am eighty -two now
waiting still
on the bank of the Ganga , -
on a place in Hoogly
for some comfortable transport - to fly
to that 'Hyperspace'!
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