Abroad - In Italy, More Basta Than Bravo for Cultural Diversity - NYTimes.com
The Way I see it , Europe goes back and forth between welcoming immigrants to outright hatred. It gone on for Centuries!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Top Engineers Shun Military; Concern Grows - NYTimes.com
Top Engineers Shun Military; Concern Grows - NYTimes.com
“We’re having awful problems with the execution of defense programs,” said Mr. Kaminski, who was the Pentagon’s top acquisition executive from 1994 to 1997. “It’s absolutely critical to start becoming more efficient, more effective.”
Mr. Kaminski is devoting much of his time as a private citizen to that goal, leading a high-level task force and visiting university campuses and military contractors to proselytize for better engineering management.
As he and other experts explain it, the central problem is a breakdown in the most basic element of any big military project: accurately assessing at the outset whether the technological goals are attainable and affordable, then managing the engineering to ensure that hardware and software are properly designed, tested and integrated.
The technical term for the discipline is systems engineering. Without it, projects can turn into chaotic, costly failures.
Increasingly, that has become the case. What is more, the loss of government expertise has magnified the difficulties associated with another trend: In recent years, the Pentagon has transferred more and more oversight responsibility to its contractors, who themselves often lack sufficient systems-engineering skill and the incentives needed to hold down costs.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Now, space cell to keep an eye on China's plans-India-The Times of India
Now, space cell to keep an eye on China's plans-India-The Times of India
In view of the looming Chinese threat to its communication network and other space assets, India on Tuesday announced the setting up of its Integrated Space Cell (ISC).
The cell is designed to counter the Chinese Military Space Systems that comprises anti-satellite weaponry and a new class of heavy-lift and small boosters acting as catalyst in the next generation satellite warfare system.
The Space Cell will be put under the command of the Integrated Defence Services Headquarters and will act as a single window for integration among the armed forces, the department of space and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
In view of the looming Chinese threat to its communication network and other space assets, India on Tuesday announced the setting up of its Integrated Space Cell (ISC).
The cell is designed to counter the Chinese Military Space Systems that comprises anti-satellite weaponry and a new class of heavy-lift and small boosters acting as catalyst in the next generation satellite warfare system.
The Space Cell will be put under the command of the Integrated Defence Services Headquarters and will act as a single window for integration among the armed forces, the department of space and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
Monday, June 09, 2008
IndianExpress.com :: In poll year, big states go shopping for power while the small smile
IndianExpress.com :: In poll year, big states go shopping for power while the small smile:
"With Lok Sabha polls due next year and more states gearing for Assembly polls, good governance is the buzz. Big states, anxious not to annoy voters, are rushing to buy power from energy-surplus smaller states which, in turn, are raking in huge revenues to feed their infrastructure development schemes."
"With Lok Sabha polls due next year and more states gearing for Assembly polls, good governance is the buzz. Big states, anxious not to annoy voters, are rushing to buy power from energy-surplus smaller states which, in turn, are raking in huge revenues to feed their infrastructure development schemes."
Saturday, June 07, 2008
In Shift for Japan, Salarymen Blow the Whistle - NYTimes.com
In Shift for Japan, Salarymen Blow the Whistle - NYTimes.com
A decade ago, corporate whistle-blowing was almost unheard-of in Japan. A person’s place of employment was part of his identity, and unflinching company loyalty was the highest of virtues. But the unquestioningly obedient salaryman is becoming a relic, the result of a broader transformation of Japan and the global economy.
Friday, June 06, 2008
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Recognition at last for Japan's Ainu
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Recognition at last for Japan's Ainu
Japan's parliament is to adopt a resolution that, for the first time, formally recognises the Ainu as "an indigenous people with a distinct language, religion and culture".
Japan's parliament is to adopt a resolution that, for the first time, formally recognises the Ainu as "an indigenous people with a distinct language, religion and culture".
IndianExpress.com :: ‘All the problems have been solved. Now let’s build a statue’
IndianExpress.com :: ‘All the problems have been solved. Now let’s build a statue’
We have very few and far people like this writer in India. I highly recommend reading this article.
We have very few and far people like this writer in India. I highly recommend reading this article.
This is the editorial that appeared in Loksatta (published by the Indian Express Group) on Wednesday, June 4, on the Maharashtra government’s decision to install a massive statue of Shivaji off the coast of Mumbai. The house of Loksatta editor Kumar Ketkar was attacked on Thursday
Monday, June 02, 2008
IndianExpress.com :: 'What you (Indians) are doing in England is what Jews did 30-40 years ago...Indians are now taking over local councils...you'll l
IndianExpress.com :: 'What you (Indians) are doing in England is what Jews did 30-40 years ago...Indians are now taking over local councils...you'll live to see an Indian PM of England':
"And Britain? Do you see any change there?
Massive. It is going to be taken over by the Indians. And I don't joke. This may be an old joke and you might have heard it in which case. Lord Paul's son told a wonderful story about England. He said, he had seen a van going through the East End of London, and it said, 'Patel & Patel Plumbers'. (And it had the slogan) 'You've given the cowboys a chance, why don't you let in the Indians.' That was brilliant. I though it was summing of the affection the British people have for the Indians.
•You know, as the history of the world tells us, when immigrants become successful . . . when immigrants are new, they are with the liberals, and when they become successful, they become conservatives.
And then they become prime minister. Now what you are doing is what the Jews did 30-40 years ago when they came to England after the War. They took over the local councils and they became mayors. Now they are in Parliament. The Indians are now taking over the local councils. There are mayors all over England who are Indian. You are young enough, I suspect, to live to see an Indian prime minister in England."
"And Britain? Do you see any change there?
Massive. It is going to be taken over by the Indians. And I don't joke. This may be an old joke and you might have heard it in which case. Lord Paul's son told a wonderful story about England. He said, he had seen a van going through the East End of London, and it said, 'Patel & Patel Plumbers'. (And it had the slogan) 'You've given the cowboys a chance, why don't you let in the Indians.' That was brilliant. I though it was summing of the affection the British people have for the Indians.
•You know, as the history of the world tells us, when immigrants become successful . . . when immigrants are new, they are with the liberals, and when they become successful, they become conservatives.
And then they become prime minister. Now what you are doing is what the Jews did 30-40 years ago when they came to England after the War. They took over the local councils and they became mayors. Now they are in Parliament. The Indians are now taking over the local councils. There are mayors all over England who are Indian. You are young enough, I suspect, to live to see an Indian prime minister in England."
Why it's hard to maintain weight loss - Los Angeles Times
Why it's hard to maintain weight loss - Los Angeles Times
Most people can lose weight. But few can maintain their new weight for long. Researchers are now tackling that problem, and what they're learning is disconcerting. The human body, it seems, is designed to sabotage weight loss at every turn -- once a body has been fatter, it wants to get back to the weight that it used to be. Physiology is cruelly changed in two ways: The body needs fewer calories to maintain itself, but its craving for food is more intense.
Becoming overweight, in other words, is like being issued a credit card with an uncomfortably high balance that you'll probably end up paying off forever. Making sure the pounds stay off means pitting one's willpower against a swarm of biological processes involving the brain, hormones, metabolism and fat storage.
Most people can lose weight. But few can maintain their new weight for long. Researchers are now tackling that problem, and what they're learning is disconcerting. The human body, it seems, is designed to sabotage weight loss at every turn -- once a body has been fatter, it wants to get back to the weight that it used to be. Physiology is cruelly changed in two ways: The body needs fewer calories to maintain itself, but its craving for food is more intense.
Becoming overweight, in other words, is like being issued a credit card with an uncomfortably high balance that you'll probably end up paying off forever. Making sure the pounds stay off means pitting one's willpower against a swarm of biological processes involving the brain, hormones, metabolism and fat storage.
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