Even 350 Year-Old Wounds Never Completely Heal

If there was any doubt that George Orwell got it right when he said, "who controls the past controls the future", this could be the clincher."A 350-year-old cavalry battle has become the latest irritant between Russia and its neighbor Ukraine after Russia's foreign ministry...

Indiana Jones and the Dignity of Communism

Communist Defense Force, unite!"Russian Communist party members condemned the new Indiana Jones' film on Friday as crude anti-Soviet propaganda that distorted history and called for it to be banned from Russian screens."Actually, this guy has a pretty good point:""What galls...

It's Too Loud, but You're Not Too Old

CDs are getting louder! (Hang on, let me turn down the AC/DC for a sec) The following article is about peak limiting, in which nuances of the recording process are lost in the mastering phase, resulting in a louder but less detailed recording. The segments that would normally...

Copyright Duel: JK Rowling Vs. eBay India

As the world eagerly awaits the final Harry Potter book, eBay India is charging Harry's creator with harassment. This is the latest battle in an ongoing war over the presence of pirated e-book versions of the...

Commanding Military Control Freaks Shut Down Mil-Bloggers :: MAXINE

"In a move that can only be described as BONEHEADED, the Army, today, has just outlawed blogging by members of the military. Thank-You General Casey (Maj. Ray Ceralde, the Army OPSEC program manager and author of...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

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