A vast electronic spying operation has infiltrated computers and has stolen documents from hundreds of government and private offices around the world
The researchers, who have a record of detecting computer espionage, said they believed that in addition to the spying on the Dalai Lama, the system, which they called GhostNet, was focused on the governments of South Asian and Southeast Asian countries.
Parties like the BJP say corporate funding, which is a big source of funds for political parties, is drying up this time.They are not recession proof...but they are the solution to recession... unlike US which has to make huge amounts of official govt spending, indian politicians would make huge amount of unofficial politicial spending
India's emergence as an economic, political and military power has left Chinese army worried, even as the two countries in the recent years have increased their economic and military cooperation, a report released by Pentagon said
Both the articles are based on the same report, which say that china is worried about india, and US is worried about china's growing power... so what does that mean ?????? does it mean US is worried about china, india... which is not true, US is not worried about india's growth, US doesn't see india challenging it, but it knows china would challenge it soon. But why do they say 'china is worried of india', china isn't, it is the truth, but what benefit does US gain.... they are trying to make sure that india and china do not get together.... US is already worried of china, and if india and china come close (considering russia and china are already coming close) it will mean doom for US.... europe doesn't see any more gains with supporting US, but they do not right now wish to go and support china/russia..... US is trying very hard to keep asia divided, they are scared if asia becomes union like europe, it will be their endThe Pentagon reported that China was successfully managing to expand its arsenal of sophisticated weaponry, even though Beijing's ability to sustain military power at a distance remains limited.
Chinese "armed forces continue to develop and field disruptive military technologies", including "nuclear, space, and cyber warfare"
As the election date approaches, what comes as a bigger surprise is the admission by people in government that anti-incumbency has begun to tell on the Mayawati regime. Officials eagerly outline the many welfare projects in various stages of implementation. But they also accept that complaints of police corruption and harassment are genuine, and are proving a headache for the government. Consequently, not many are willing to bet on the BSP bagging too large a number of Lok Sabha seats.it would be nice if this is true, but it really does not seem to be happening... all she needs one event which would make people she is leader for masses, and they will forget everything and vote for her... its terrible for UP, for india, but there really doesn't seem to be any other alternative without her for UP... BJP doesn't seem to be as strong as it was once in UP.... and mayawati did manage to make herself known at the national stage... i doubt she is even worried about what happens in UP, she is keeping her eyes on delhi... and it is unfortunate that left and other regional parties are supporting her
Although most commercial academic publishers require that the authors of the works they publish sign all copyrights over to the journal, Congress recently mandated that all researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health retain the right to freely distribute their works one year after publicationThis is one of the most ridiculous clauses that exist in a lot of journals, you do all the work but you lose a lot of your rights over your work if you want to publish in a journal. People doing work don't care about publisher, they just want their work to be known to others. Its already been too late, we have not moved to a more open format of publishing, almost everything nowadays is available for access on web, but research publications are not. I have seen a lot of my friends struggling to find publications related to their work, but their colleges don't have subscription to those journals, why is knowledge constrained in distribution, what is the point in doing research if cannot be used by others because of silly publication restrictions. Its just like what commercial companies do with their patents in scientific world
Google Inc.'s Gmail Labs has launched an experimental feature called "Undo Send" that gives users a chance to rewrite their message, correct settings or simply fix typos5 seconds is enough during most of the times we wish to cancel... in some cases it is not enough, but any amount of time would not be enough.... if we have such tools on desktop mail clients, it would be more useful
The Guardian has compiled detailed evidence of alleged war crimes committed by Israel during the 23-day offensive in the Gaza Strip earlier this year, involving the use of Palestinian children as human shields and the targeting of medics and hospitals.
A month-long investigation also obtained evidence of civilians being hit by fire from unmanned drone aircraft said to be so accurate that their operators can tell the colour of the clothes worn by a target.
Some of the most dramatic testimony gathered by the Guardian came from three teenage brothers in the al-Attar family. They describe how they were taken from home at gunpoint, made to kneel in front of Israeli tanks to deter Hamas fighters from firing, and sent by Israeli soldiers into Palestinian houses to clear them. "They would make us go first so if any fighters shot at them the bullets would hit us, not them," 14-year-old Al'a al-Attar said.
Media reports say that a hard line Hindu outfit, known for its opposition to "corrupting" Western food imports, is all set to launch this soft drink.
Reports say that the bovine beverage is undergoing laboratory tests for the next two to three months and the specific date for its commercial release is not known as yet.
Nor are the different flavors known as yet, but manufacturers said the liquid produced by cows is being mixed with products such as aloe vera and gooseberry to fight diseases such as diabetes and cancer.
I feel the same way about my home country (Australia). Australians deep down are quite patriotic, but it is a quiet, learned patriotism, rather than the overt 'God bless America' flag-waving culture you see in the US. If you asked us, we wouldn't say we were patriotic. But most would, as you say, defend it to the death if there was a real threat. Life is just too good here to give up easily, it truly is one of the world's best places to live (Canada is nice too BTW from what I've seen)
I'm qualified to talk about this distinction I think, because my wife is in fact an American who has just recently permanently moved here to Australia with me. (Incidentally she's well educated, a good example of the brain drain out of the US). I've also spent a lot of time in the US myself, both for business and pleasure.
I think the US a wonderful country with some of the friendliest people you will find anywhere. But the first time I visited I could not BELIEVE the awful, tacky, in-your-face patriotism. Flags from every freaking house (here, flags are pretty much just for government buildings etc). HUGE flags on the side of highways and stuff for no apparent reason (why? seriously, why?). In a way, the US displays its national symbol so much and so often that it loses it's importance and meaning I think. Here, we treat our flag with a great deal of respect and use it only for official occasions. And I think it is more symbolic and meaningful because of that.
So I think your last comment "You can't force anyone to love a country, but you can let them", is a perfect summation. In most countries, people come to love their country gradually and deeply, because they genuinely think it's a wonderful place. In the US though it does seem as if patriotism is more
Personally I'm waiting for IBM to jump on the band wagon and sue both TomTom and Microsoft for patent infringement for using electronic devices in implementing data reading. Then Oracle decides they want a slice of the pie and sues everyone for infringing on their patent to use patents to sue other companies. And just when this mexican standoff starts to get hairy, we get HP joining in claiming that everyone has violated their patent of patenting patents. At this point all the big guns come out and the pantent suites start flying until you need a a meter by meter poster to diagram out the connection using a 10pt font. The Lawyers then go to work, bankrupting all the companies and then turn around and ask the US government for a bailout. Which is when AIG strikes claiming that it would violate their patent of receiving government bailouts.
At this point the rest of the world decides to nuke the US to stop the disease from spreading.