11:13 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/the-greatest-tropical-system-disaster.html

THE GREATEST TROPICAL SYSTEM DISASTER Many do not know about the two major disasters Bangladesh faced: Bangladesh Cyclone, November 1970: T...

11:02 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/tsunami-update-death-by-bureaucracy.html

TSUNAMI UPDATE * Death by bureaucracy : Daniel Brett slates Indian red tapism, which delayed a rescue and aid effort by Medecins Sans Front...

Old acquaintance, new year

Old acquaintance, new year

5:32 PM

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As the year turns, how about a stroll down Zeitgeist lane? Our annual collection of the most-visited names, images, and news stories from a...

12:22 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/new-tsunami-threat-suman-kumar-reports.html

NEW TSUNAMI THREAT? Suman Kumar reports that the Indian Met Office sounded off a fresh warning for a possible tsunami on the coastal Tamil ...

3:52 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/the-death-toll-is-too-much-to-bear-how.html

THE DEATH TOLL IS TOO MUCH TO BEAR How many people die in a plane crash? 200 -300. How many die in an earthquake or a tornado+tidal waves? M...

Tsunami relief

Tsunami relief

11:00 AM

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Like so many others around the world, we're following the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami that has hit many parts of As...

Back on the mtn bike

Back on the mtn bike

5:15 AM

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Finally got the mountain bike running again. Got the Stans no tubes going and my new wheels put on. I felt SO awkward the first day out. J...

11:11 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/what-might-have-saved-bangladesh-many.html

WHAT MIGHT HAVE SAVED BANGLADESH? Many are wondering why the coasts of Bangladesh weren't hit by the Tsunami waves as bad as those of ea...

12:10 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/o-sweet-victory-come-to-us-again-and.html

O SWEET VICTORY , COME TO US AGAIN AND AGAIN Bangladeshis had 100 reasons to cheer after their only 6th win in 100 ODI cricket matches the...

11:11 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/another-close-call-for-bangladesh.html

ANOTHER CLOSE CALL FOR BANGLADESH Before the news came in we had no idea about the 8.9 quake that originated near Indonesia which shook the ...

2:06 AM

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RIANNA UPDATE III Hello Hello. Merry Christmas everyone. You people are the lucky ones who could get out of home and enjoy the Christmas hol...

9:03 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/sundays-linkfest-eating-out-blogging.html

SUNDAY'S LINKFEST * Eating out Blogging and Journalism * Being a Bengali American * Crisis in Baghdad * World's smallest baby * The ...

Polar expression

Polar expression

9:00 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/polar-expression.html

At Google we take user email seriously. If you ask us for help with a Google-related problem, we'll do our best to solve it. If you send...

10:19 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/the-dynasty-continues-yesterday-dhaka.html

THE DYNASTY CONTINUES Yesterday Dhaka saw the rise of another son in the South Asian politics, which is very much dominated by leaders bread...

Another trip on the vomitron

Another trip on the vomitron

10:41 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/another-trip-on-vomitron.html

Did some sprints again at the gym on the spin cycle 4 sets, of 4reps of 15seconds on 60sec off. 5min recovery between sets while seated cho...

Modern advice for parents-to-be

Modern advice for parents-to-be

4:00 PM

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Ten years ago, when you named a new child, you just needed to make sure the moniker was easy to spell and didn't rhyme with "smelly...

8:58 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/around-blogosphere-oppression-in-new.html

AROUND THE BLOGOSPHERE * Oppression in a new form - A baby producing factory in Nigeria . * The debate on the topic " God and the Evolu...

Google Desktop Search security

Google Desktop Search security

1:14 PM

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Nothing is more important to us than the security of the products we offer to our users. So we'd like to thank Professor Dan Wallach and...

The transformation begins

The transformation begins

6:57 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/the-transformation-begins.html

You know those nature documentaries. With the guy with a british accent narrating.... The sad ugly caterpillar has entered its chrysalis an...

11:18 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/logical-interpretations-required-after.html

LOGICAL INTERPRETATIONS REQUIRED After 9/11 Islam faced lots of controversy because some extremist quarters were making interpretation of Is...

7:52 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/divided-opinions-pro-or-anti-is.html

DIVIDED OPINIONS: PRO or ANTI Is Bangladesh divided in opinion? Arnab has written an eye-opening article about the current situation of Ban...

My #1 fan

My #1 fan

6:32 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/my-1-fan.html

This is from the wolf gap race, where I was sick. My son met me at the line That's what it's all about. I totally forgot about thi...

12:45 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/asia-blog-awards-2004-voting-has-began.html

ASIA BLOG AWARDS 2004: VOTING HAS BEGAN If you have not yet checked the contenders for the best blogs in Asia, please go to Simon's sit...

12:09 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/looking-back-four-articles-posted-below.html

LOOKING BACK The four articles posted below were first posted last year. These are posted again because I thought some of the international ...

11:03 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/victory-day-16th-of-december-on-this.html

VICTORY DAY: 16th of December On this day in 1971 out of the crucible of blood and sacrifice, Bangladesh was born. This day is celebrated wi...

10:57 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/the-concert-for-bangladesh-us.html

The Concert for Bangladesh The US government was against the Bangladesh's liberation war in 1971. They were allies of Pakistan and even ...

11:43 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/the-history-of-independence-of.html

The history of Independence of Bangladesh I am not a historian. But I am trying to summarize here the history of Bangladesh's Independen...

choices

choices

10:43 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/choices.html

Ok, come home, eat pizza with the kids, drink a beer, or go down in teh basement and ride on the trainer?? hmm. Bet yo figured out what I c...

It's the thought that counts

It's the thought that counts

9:10 PM

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Feel that hot breath on the back of your neck? That's the deadline for holiday shopping drawing closer, closer, ever closer. Panic not. ...

All booked up

All booked up

9:34 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/all-booked-up.html

Some of us admit to a misspent youth lurking in libraries, devouring books on anything from "the survival of the fittest" or the ...

One way ticket on the vomit train

One way ticket on the vomit train

5:26 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-way-ticket-on-vomit-train.html

Yesterday was the sprint intervals. Went to the gym and used one of the heavy Spin cycles with SPD pedals. Warmed up, then while completely...

12:36 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/martyred-intellectuals-day-december.html

MARTYRED INTELLECTUALS DAY: DECEMBER 14TH Today is the day of martyred intellectuals, who were brutally killed by the Pakistani occupation ...

11:46 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/around-blogosphere-world-bank-on-dhaka.html

AROUND THE BLOGOSPHERE * World Bank on Dhaka motorised and non-motorised transport * The idea of India * How disgraceful and misinformed a c...

Power to Maurice...

Power to Maurice...

10:50 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/power-to-maurice.html

I can't remember what movie this line was from, but it dominated my college conversations for many years. Vaguely remember some guy doi...

3:01 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/iraqi-bloggers-tour-of-usa-iraqi.html

IRAQI BLOGGERS' TOUR OF USA Iraqi Blogger brothers Omar and Mohammed are touring USA sponsored by Spirit of America , an initiative t...

2:48 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/two-little-masters-indias-batting-god.html

TWO LITTLE MASTERS India's batting god Sachin Tendulkar equals another world record the highest Centuries (34 centuries) in Test Cricket...

2:18 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/no-confidence-hundreds-of-thousands-of.html

NO CONFIDENCE Hundreds of thousands of people formed a 900 km-human chain across Bangladesh to show "no confidence" in the Banglad...

9:16 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/pictures-of-resistance-drik-photography.html

PICTURES OF RESISTANCE Drik , a photography related organization arranges CHOBIMELA III the third biannual international festival of photog...

I've got a suggestion

I've got a suggestion

6:00 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/i-got-suggestion.html

Today we launched Google Suggest , a new Labs project that provides you with search suggestions, in real time, while you type. We've fou...

Incurring the wrath of minivan/SUV moms

Incurring the wrath of minivan/SUV moms

7:05 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/incurring-wrath-of-minivansuv-moms.html

Another night of bad sleep. That's it gotta make an appointment with a sleep specialist. Sleep, dream, wake up, look at clock, it'...

News happens everywhere

News happens everywhere

10:00 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/news-happens-everywhere.html

And so should news websites. So we've launched seven new editions of Google News; franchise operations, if you will, offering the usual ...

Continuing the mission

Continuing the mission

11:41 AM

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Recently we relocated to Japan to take on the challenge of extending Google's global engineering organization by opening a new R&D c...

The unbearable light-headness of being

The unbearable light-headness of being

6:59 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/the-unbearable-light-headness-of-being.html

Yesterday evening, I was just run down. Tired, cold, walking around with my hands in my pockets, mumbling about why there is never and choc...

2:43 AM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/at-last-we-have-match-under-tight.html

AT LAST WE HAVE A MATCH UNDER TIGHT SECURITY The Indian cricket team has finally landed in Dhaka yesterday for their 2nd tour in Bangladesh...

11:57 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/living-in-bangladesh-while-passing-our.html

LIVING IN BANGLADESH While passing our remark about other country or people of other societies, we often forget that we do it without having...

amazing what sleep and rest can do

amazing what sleep and rest can do

12:46 PM

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Got a good nights sleep finally. felt great this morning. Was even a good dad to my kids and nice to the wife. Took yesterday off totally....

No sleep till Belfast

No sleep till Belfast

7:26 AM

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Well another freaking bad night's sleep. Other night was allergies this time it was just worrying about this and that. Work stuff, obs...

A new gaggle of Groups (update)

A new gaggle of Groups (update)

3:00 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/a-new-gaggle-of-groups-update.html

Are you interested in learning how to build a bird house , or discussing Linux with other partisans? Or maybe in your spare time you want t...

Bonking

Bonking

7:57 AM

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Got out for 3 hrs on Sat. Rode with Sam, our babysitter's younger brother who is a freshman at Virginia Tech. He is a strong rider. I ...

11:57 PM

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2004/12/asia-blog-awards-2004-looks-like-blog.html

ASIA BLOG AWARDS 2004 Looks like the blog fever has caught many of the bloggers. This years " Asia Weblog Awards " is being hosted...