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Trash . . . . . In Space?
Space is where our future is - Trips to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Most people would think that aside from a few meteors, asteroids, planets, comets and stars there is little else to stand in our way. But, over the last 55 years as humans have been venturing out in space they have left so many debris that scientists are now concerned that if we don't do something to clean it up, we may all be in mortal danger.
The first piece of space junk was created by mistake in 1964, when the connection with the American satellite Vanguard 1 was lost. However, since it kept rotating around the earth's orbit without any consequences, scientists became increasingly comfortable abandoning things that had outlived their use.
According to NASA, there are currently over 500,000 pieces of man-made trash orbiting the earth at speeds of up to 17,500 miles per hour. The debris vary from tiny flecks of paint chipped off of rockets to huge satellites and fuel tanks and even, odd items like the million dollar tool kit that NASA astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn Piper lost, whilst on a space walk.
While something even as small as a pencil can effect a rocket traveling at extremely high speeds, the real danger is that all this rotating junk collides with each other and breaks into debris which fall back to earth or, as has been recently the case the whole item gets out of orbit, and free falls down.
Though most pieces get burnt by the atmosphere upon re-entry, that is not always the case. In 1997, a main propellant tank from the Delta 2 plunged to earth and landed in Georgetown, Texas, almost intact. It weighed 550lbs and created a 30ft. crater.
Since then, many other pieces of debris have made their way back down, including the recent two - NASA's 6.5 ton Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite and Germany's ROSAT. Though we have been fortunate so far in that the debris have ended up in sparsely populated areas or in the ocean, this may not always be the case. We therefore have to start thinking about cleaning things up soon. Fortunately, there are several initiatives in the works.
One of the most encouraging ideas is constructing a space shuttle to go fetch the trash. Currently being developed by US-based Star Technology and Research, the ElectroDynamic Debris Eliminator is being designed such that it grabs space junk in a net and pulls it in. Once the junk has been collected, it can either be tossed toward the remote oceans of the South Pacific, placed on a trajectory such that it burns up during re-entry or, recycled in Space to create raw materials to build future orbiting stations or even satellites. In order to ensure that the junk-capturing vehicle will last for a long time and to keep costs low, it will be designed to get power from the sun and the earth's magnetic force.
Swiss scientists are also working on an $11 million USD janitor satellite called Clean Space. This one is being designed such that it will simply grab the items off the orbit and toss them back towards earth in such a way that they will (hopefully) burn up as they re-enter the earth's atmosphere.
Besides the desire to clean up Space, scientists have also realized that this 'junk' is made up of items that can be re-used for other Space programs - This is definitely an added incentive to do something. Whatever the reason, the bottom line is that we have to take action sooner than later to prevent a major catastrophe caused by yet another act of human carelessness, from happening.
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- Rex11/11/2013Garbage in space? Collecting it would probably take a long time. Maybe we can take from it and make something that can be used in space.
- Pip pip8/26/2013Your both right in a way.But It'll be hard to clean up space and it'll take a long time. But we should at least try to stop littering space in the first place.
- Jen6/15/2013We cn clean space, because its orbiting around our planet, close enough for shuttles or satellites to be hit. If we can design something that grabs the garbage and burns it, we could make progress
- bob4/29/2013Armageddon everyone
- Jade4/29/2013ok people, look. We CAN'T CLEAN UP SPACE. It's infidite . I'm sorry. But look, we can clean up earth, and stop putting stuff in space.
- Alien4/29/2013we need to clean up space before something terrible happens
- K3/20/2013We definitely have to clean up space soon! But what will we do with all of it?
- ldog3/7/2013we gotsta clean up space! :)
- timmy is cool3/7/2013cool dude
- awesome1013/6/2013I never thought about that
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Burt think of the consequent fuel economies for airliners, given some flexibility in airspace/traffic avoidance and time of arrival for the passengers.
PS I have used such techniques in my motorglider, frequently flying for hours while using minutes of engine time, but with a meandering course around the intended path, and significant varying heights.... Major issue would be speed of the airliners in terms of turn radius- most rising air in thermals in a few hundred yards wide... but slower flying speeds = shorter runways...
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The FAA is expected to issue as many as 30,000 permits in the near future to operators of drones of every description, all of them flying solely over U.S. soil. I don't think even George Orwell could have imagined this scenario, as its implications are far too frightening to begin to contemplate. Besides, doesn't the FAA have enough to do already? I don't recall their having caught up with the mountain of assignments imposed on them in order to bring U.S. airspace into the 21st Century, do you? Airliners are STILL flying waypoint-to-waypoint instead of as the crow flies, burning up millions of tons of fuel each year they shouldn't have to.
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MarkB, You are clearly failing to appreciate the implications. Satellites can do a lot, maybe even what you claim. But those are in low Earth orbit travelling at very high speeds. They can not be "re-tasked" without orders from the top and they cost hundreds of millions of dollars, or even more than a billion, each.
The point is, if these satellites are so handy & useful, why did more than 2,000 separate companies twist the arms of congress to literally "order" the FAA to expedite the process of getting 30,000 of these things in the air ASAP and exclusively for use over our 50 United States? Your comment, especially the name calling (classic liberal behavior), reminds me of the decidedly liberal couple interviewed on TV recently who said they avidly supported California's proposed bullet train, right up until the moment they were told they would have to sell their vineyard and move off their land if it were built. Suddenly, they decided to avidly oppose the bullet train. Until their instant change of heart, not one neuron in either of their brains gave a split second's thought about what this train would do to the lives thousands of their fellow Californians. Such seems the case with you. Unless and until there is something threatening you personally and immediately, you are unable to see the problem. 30,000 drones directed against your fellow countrymen by people you know nothing about is a problem. A very big problem.
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Yup, your tin foil hat thinking is really front and central now. And the unintentional humour in your comment "especially the name calling (classic liberal behavior)" adds to the entertainment factor for the rest of us.
Sadly, your point may be valid, but who knows as you did not present an argument, only some conspiracy-nut sounding claims ("30,000 drones directed against", "2,000 companies twist the arms", etc.). Your ability present a thesis is undermined by your ranting, immature nature.
You obviously feel this is important. Try putting together a cohesive argument, stress test it with some sensible people (note: sensible people don't wear tin-foil hats, or sound like those who do) and come back.
Wing spans are exceeding fuselage length to increase lift.....This can't go on forever.
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Biplanes went away 90 years ago. Perhaps it is time for them to return.
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Why not have wacky flying circuses?
I agree that we are stretching wingspan to fuselage length to its practical limit, however, this provides great benefit extending flight time and minimizing fuel consumption. Aircraft are designed for their purpose in mind. For that reason, we have seen fighter planes tranform from the P-51 mustang to the F-35, which operates more like a highly maneuverable rocket than a passenger jet.
Bi-planes are unlikely to return because they were more of a necessity in the early days of flight when available materials and structural designs put limits on wingspan. Stacking wings reduces the aerodynamic efficiency of each individual wing due to pressure interference. Another set of wings also substantially increases vortex drag at the wing tips (because we now have 4 instead of 2), and that entire second wing adds substantial cross sectional drag and skin friction drag.
Instead of revisiting the past, it is more likely that wings will become radically different in the future. Instead of fixed wings, I think we will see wings that can alter their shape and angle, as well as alter their airfoil shape and lift coefficients to optimize for whatever goal the pilot has in mind, be it speed, efficiency, altitude, etc.
The limiting point is when there is wing but no fuselage. The payload would then fit in the flying wing. Given that they are unmanned, the fuselage is probably not that necessary (if the flying wing can be controlled properly, something that is not that easy).
I'm pretty sure the folks who particapated in glider flights during the Normandy invasion and others during WW II would not describe the experience as a, "pleasure flight'.
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Using our professional skills and a combination of persuasion, negotiation and determination, we consolidated and exemplified our support of the 2018 bid with an ambient, interactive Twitter project called The Footwall. England's 2010 World Cup campaign was discussed in real time on London's first ever World Cup Twitter wall, projected onto the four-storey façade of our Farringdon offices.
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by Roro from Northern California
Unbelievable noise, dishonest front desk
Posted Jan 15, 2014Pros: interior of rooms were nice
Cons: property owner MUST replace all windows to reduce noise influece of clubs down the street. Front desk personnel don't seem to care about service
Location: Great location if they can do something about the noise.
When we arrived, the front desk (which was essentially one person at an outdoor desk with a computer and phone) lost my reservation for 2 bedroom unit. Entire hotel was booked. Expedia offered to place me at another hotel but Koox convinced me to stay in a one bedroom for one night then moved to a 2 bedroom "penthouse" for my inconvenience. I hated to unpack and repack, but they showed me penthouse and felt it was worth the headache. The next morning, I asked same front desk person if penthouse was ready, and he stated "Oh, I'm sorry...it's now booked. But we have your other 2 bedroom now ready". He essentially didi a bait and switch so I wouldn't leave the hotel and they would have to deal with Expedia in losing my reservation. I argued for a minute but realized it would of no use and we lost all leverage in now moving to a different hotel because the 2 bedroom was now available. We were now stuck. But here's the biggest reason I cannot recommend this hotel. All the other reviews were correct. The noise from the clubs down the street (about 150-250 feet away) was UNBELIEVABLE and it went on until 7am every morning! We had no sleep the first night and ended up buying ear plugs for our remaining 4 nights. At first I thought it was because of the BPM concert going on at the same time, but I've been to Playa half a dozen times in past 3-4 years and I know the music in that area is always loud so I can't believe it would have made much of a difference.
by carolyn
Too noisy as the night clubs play very loud music
Posted Jan 6, 2014Pros: On the Friday 20th December when we checked in the reception guy was helpful, but went down hill from there
The loud music played until 5am. Our room vibrated!! We were changed to a back room which was better except for the reception guy sat in the middle of the hotel lobby chatting up girls laughing until 2am. Also dog barking in one of the rooms. The first room included soap but when we moved and asked for soap the reception guy was put out as he was chatting to a girl and said not included!!
for Everyoneby jack
Posted Dec 31, 2013
for Everyoneby Gabo from Montreal
Totally recommended.
Posted Dec 22, 2013Cons: The shower need repairs. Miror in the bathroom needs to be replaced.
You get more (so much more) than you would expect for this price! Clean, big, confortable and with good wireless.
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They did not honor my reservation.
Posted Dec 3, 2013Pros: NOTHING
Cons: SERVICE
Simply, I booked the room. Got to the hotel and was not given the room I booked. They tried to put me in a smaller room, but with the kids it was not going to work.
for Personal Eventby RC from La.
Not for Grown Ups
Posted Nov 20, 2013 on Hotels.comNice rooms. General service is marginal. NOISY from 10 pm to 5 am. REALLY NOISY. Consider the fact that your card is charged for a full stay the day you check in. Stayed 2 of 4 days, still waiting on refund of last 2 nights. If you are past the PARTY ALL NIGHT stage of your life and value sleep and good service, seek an alternative. Great fo
for Studentsby KZ from BOS/MDE
Posted Sep 17, 2013Pros: location, safety, commodity, luxury apmt feel (just like home)
Location: Only 5 min cab ride to Mamita's Beach Club, walking distance to TriBeCa, Diablita's Cha Cha Cha, Manyale, and strip of restaurants/bars of all types
It was four of us girls for a 4 day weekend (not our first time in Playa or Mexico) and we absolutely could not have asked for a better location, commodity, attentiveness, and just overall convenience! Walking distance to the best clubs/restaurants in Playa, super safe, and just being able to have your own apartment for the space and commodity is priceless. NOTE: This hotel is definitely for students/party people, not meant for you if you're looking for a quiet vacation spot( BORING, go stay at an all-inclusive close to the airport if that's what you're looking for!)
for Familiesby Ricky from Dallas, TX
Close to everything!!
Posted Jul 10, 2013 on Hotels.comThis is our second time to visit here. It is a nice newer condo. The only negatives were that they only clean once every 2 or 3 days and the music from the clubs boom until 4:00 a.m.
by D1 from Calgary, AB, Canada
Complete Nightmare
Posted Jul 8, 2013Upon check-in, our room contained stained dirty sheets and vile smelly towels. it took us several trips and phone calls to finally get something we'd be willing to use. The hotel and with it's "no noise" policy not only didn't police any sort of inappropriate behavior, but established itself as a youth hangout for everyone and anyone to party, yell and scream without any repercussions whatsoever at all hours of the night The short time we had for our vacation was absolutely ruined by despicable and utterly apathetic staff who couldn't care less about anything. Please do not stay here under any circumstance
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
great to walk to the beach,very noise at night
Posted Apr 22, 2013Pros: facilities and service, good location with in walking distance to the beach
Cons: bad location very near to one of the noisiest streets
Location: good and bad, good to walk to the beach bad location near to discos and very noise at nigth
Very nice place, Staff is great, views are good and location good to walk, BUT not good location to rest its near about 200 feet from calle 12 and which has lots of bars and discos so when you go bed and try to rest in the very nice and comfortable beds, it just happens to have a bid loud noise from the street that goes all nigth long until 2am


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Weekdays 3pm - 8pmBobby Skafish has been a Chicago radio landmark for over 30 years. A music aficionado whose lifetime love affair with music he credits to family values, or rather the music valued by his family while growing up the youngest of five siblings in Hammond, Indiana.
As he recounts, "my oldest brother was into high quality pre-Beatles stuff like Chuck Berry and Sam Cooke, while my other bro dug the vocal group sounds of the Beach Boys and the 4 Seasons. My dancing sister loved her Motown while the one closest to my age got off on the British invasion bands, starting with the Fab Four."
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With roots running this deep, it should come as no great surprise Bobby gravitated toward rock radio, beginning at Indiana University campus station WIUS and continuing to this day, having worked the Chicago airwaves since late 1976, right around the time "Hotel California" was released. His career highlights are many, and he cites one of the most memorable moments, interviewing Sir Bob Geldof on the 1984 day the Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas" single for African famine relief was released as one of them: "that transcended the usual artist- working- his- record thing."
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Jim's Heavy Rain review, Criticosm, and why you can't review the reviewer...
on 02.15.2010
I know, I know.
This isn't a music blog. What the fuck Xzyliac?
Well in between listening to music you might want to know that I'm actually trying to get a journalism degree. Yes I write things other than list in various places across the internet and in paper. So in the spirit of schweet, schweet, journalism I've done some investigating. And I am
If you haven't heard (and you have) resident Britain Jim Sterling
reviewed Heavy Rain and people were not happy
. The score? A 7. What's a 7 here on Destructoid?
: 7.0 -- Good
(7s are solid games that definitely have an audience. Might lack replay value, could be too short or there are some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.)
Nevermind the actual content of the review. Nevermind that the summary ends with "the experience is fun." Fact is it's not a 10 and Jim Sterling is biased because I said so because I disagree.
And of course you have the 596 comments which are entertaining as always but what is most interesting is what one user Cinda spammed us for. A little site called
. Criticosm is a site, mostly community run, that allows users to "critique the critics." Now I always thought that's what comments did but apparently some group decided that that's not enough. Apparently running a small site no one has ever heard of will get the point across much clearer so that critics can stop ruining reviews with their
opinions and start saying what we want while slowly petting our heads to reassure us everything is okay. This way our opinions are right and we have been justified.
I went in to investigate.
Within hours of posting the link Criticosm didn't even have Heavy Rain in their database. By that evening it was up with one review from some dude. By the next day Jim's was up and the disapproving numbers came in by the buckets. Curious I started an account and just to see how many people really use this thing I gave Jim a big ol' 10 to see how long until that balance was disrupted. 'Bout a week later the numbers have finally tipped in favor of the haters. Which is cool. I mean some nice constructive criticism of critics. Maybe things they could work on like how to see something from a different perspective. Let's see what we've got...
"Jim Sterling is one of, if not the worst, reviewer of video games on the internet. And many times he scores a game that he doesn't even finish playing. Halo Wars being the most recent one. He makes tabloid reporters look like Pulitzer prize winning journalists. His reviews reek with whatever biased agenda he pulls out of his ass that week. Any review he "writes" should come with an asterisk indicating that it should not be taken seriously."
If you can't tell by now I'm a big Sterling defender. Not because I agree with Jim but because Jim's done nothing to get the flack he gets from morons everyday. This little diddy from JimboSparkles (I give that name a 10 by the way)? I did a little digging and Sparkles was right. Jim did in fact review a game he didn't finish last year. And he apologized and he wrote a new review. "All the time," Mr. Sparkles? Surely you exageratre for the sake of whatever biased agenda
pulled out of
But surely there must be something constructive in here...
"Jim Sterling is doing [the] gaming industry a disservice. He obviously wants a steady diet of no-brainer cookie-cutter games that follow every conceivable cliche. When a new and innovative game like Heavy Rain comes up, which by the way happens very rarely, he kicks it in the shin, and when gaming companies evaluate financial performance, they are discouraged to try anything new and we get our next portion of bland and generic games ..."
Ummm...but Jim gave the game a good review. But I'll take the bait and educate Mr. Zx (if that is your real name). Innovative, and new, do not a good game make. I suppose Jim should apologize for not handing out brownie points based on how "new" or "fresh" or "innovative" or whatever bullshit buzzword you wanna pull out of your ass the game
to be.
Let's try again...
"Another horrible Sterling review. Let's take a look at it. Jim says, "If you're interested in blowing up Nazis and looking at endless breasts, then you really want to check this out." Apparently Jim's a breast man. Jim says, "The opening cutscene seems forced and uninspired, attempting to explain the premise far too quickly and unbelievably." This isn't looking too good for The Saboteur. Jim says, "The climbing system in The Saboteur is actually quite well crafted. While getting up a building is not as fast as it is in parkour-based games like Assassin's Creed, it's easily the least frustrating and well-crafted climbing system I've ever seen." Things are looking up now. Jim says, "The climbing is a bit too slow and the stealth seems horribly broken..." Huh?!?!?! WTF??? Make up your mind dude! Jim says, "...the control is incredibly stiff in the game..." Not good. Jim says, "The game's automatic cover system is also rather loose and could do with some work there..." Not good either. Jim says, "...there are plenty of sexy ladies to keep things ticking as well." And the sexy ladies save the day and Jim gives The Saboteur an 8.5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Priceless."
So we copypasta the bits of the review we find distasteful and use that too predict the score? M'kay. Let me try:
"So why is Pandemic's The Saboteur so bloody good?"
"The opening cutscene seems forced and uninspired, attempting to explain the premise far too quickly and unbelievably.
However, the game's narrative swiftly becomes intriguing and finds its groove almost immediately after the first mission, helped along by the extremely likable Sean and his detestable nemesis, Kurt Dierker.
"The climbing and the stealth are nice thoughts, but in practice they simply don't compare to kicking the door in and shooting everything in sight."
"Despite its humble promotion, the lament that it was sent out to die, and the death of developer Pandemic, The Saboteur is a terrific experience deserving of more accolades and attention that it will ever receive. It looks terrific, it has a fun story with a wonderful main character, and addictive gameplay that allows you to explode Nazis again and again and again."
Wow. From my copypasta'd review it was heading to 9+ St. What does this prove? That you can copypasta a review bend it to your liking however you want. You can't use that as a basis for ANYTHING. That's bullshit Mr. Sparkles. In fact in a previous review above this one I'm pretty sure you blame Sterling for having an agenda. What the fuck is this right here? And this is all without even delving into the fact that you posted a review of Jim's Saboteur review in the Heavy Rain section.
I feel good about this one...
"Jim seems more interested in his own theater then actually reviewing the game."
This is up there on my list of big reasons why reviewing the reviewer is a bad idea. This guy isn't reviewing shit. He's making baseless claims because he just doesn't like Jim. That's not a review. That's a knee jerk reaction. That's some douche trying to justify why someone else might be of a different opinion than himself.
Cut me a break guys...
"Worst review I have ever read."
Again. Baseless claim. Umm....Pepsi. Worst cola I ever drank. According to Criticosm I just wrote a review.
And now the big issue with ALL of these is universal:
not a single thing in here is written for constructive purposes to benefit the reviewer.
Everything here is written to take a shit on the reviewer and call for his ultimate undoing. Why? Because they disagreed with the review. That is all. That is it. Because these "critics" decided prematurely that they loved this game that they've NEVER PLAYED and for that reason it should score the highest of the high.
Fact is if you're going to always cheer for the reviewers who agree with you you've defeated the point of the review. You might as well just buy whatever fucking game looks good to you (what a revolutionary concept) instead of sitting around hands sweating and chest beating for the approval of some guy on the other side of the internet.
Wait Xzyliac! You only pointed out the negative reviews for Jim on Criticosm.
Wrong! I pointed all but one of the reviews. That one I'll show you in a bit but I want to point out something. Something that should shock no one. Every review on that site that has scored higher than Jim's? Yeah those reviewers have NOTHING written about them. Absolutely nothing negative was said about those reviewers and to that same extent nothing positive was said about them either.
You wanna get a little paranoid? You wanna get a little dose of conspiracy in your ranting blog? Okay. I submitted a review to Criticosm that gave the exact same score Jim gave. A 7. For the little review snippet you see before clicking the link I submitted the most scathing part of the entire review. This part right here:
Because instead of eliminating the traditional evils of and excuses for video game storytelling, Heavy Rain simply repeats them in a classier-looking way. And despite its gloss, style, genuinely affecting moments and pervasively dense atmosphere actually because of them those failings become more obvious than theyve ever been.
David Houghton of GamesRadar
You want to know what score Criticosm gives Mr. Houghton? A little green N/A.
The absolute irony that the site to avoid bias is the site with a bias is pathetic. What's pathetic even more is this idea that there can even be a completely bias-less review because there can't be. If Criticosm is proof of anything it's that humans naturally form a bias. If you strip out bias you strip out opinion and at that point you might as well just decide whether you want to buy something based on the description on the back of the box.
Again a revolutionary concept for sure. Buying something because you want it without the approval of someone else. That takes about as much balls as it does to walk out your front door. Then again that may explain a lot.
Am I a Sterling defender? You bet your fucking ass I am. Where is the first comment I ever made here? It's on a Jim Sterling article. I remember like it was yesterday.
How Microsoft ruined fun for everybody
. I expected complete bullshit and what I got was a well written and well argued point that I
with. So I can see where those who disagree with Sterling are coming from. I am on your fucking side. However there comes a point where you're just an anti-fanboy. You're just instantly against one person or thing for whatever stupid reason and nothing that person does or that thing has can be right in your eyes. I remember seeing that...
in bloody high school
. When all the girls would find someone they'd just, like, ya know, not like because they didn't belong. If it wasn't the same music or ideals they'd consider it "wrong." Well wouldn't you know those pricks and cumwads have gotten into my videogames.
And my schweet, schweet, journalism.
In closing I'd like to leave with this wonderful piece someone wrote on Criticosm. I assume it was written by a fellow DToider but part of me hopes it wasn't just because that would be oh so sweet of them.
Jim Sterling is fat and therefore wrong about everything. He is stupid because he gave assassin's creed a low mark when it was clearly a good game. Also, he has bias against playstation. I give this review the lowest concievable score known to man, a 7/10.
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New Delhi: Opposing FDI in multi brand retail, Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj Tuesday said the Prime Minister should fight for the poor and country and not for multinationals who would deal a body blow to small traders.
"Fight for the poor and not for the rich. Fight for the country and not for multinationals," said Swaraj at a heated debate on FDI in multi brand retail in Lok Sabha ahead of voting on the issue a day later.
"Fight for our own country and not outsiders and we would be by your side. I can assure that at the world investors' summit I will go with your and say that India is not against FDI in every sector. They can come in sectors like infrastructure," said Swaraj.
"It will be a grand occasion if the Prime Minister of India and the Leader of Opposition go together and invite them to invest in India," said Swaraj.
She said there is no need for FDI in selling rice and wheat, something that our people are doing and can do well.
Addressing the Prime Minister, Swaraj said: "So I ask you to reconsider your decision. We do not want to defeat you but make you change your view and come with us."


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