Kenya’s stolen election

"Kenya’s stolen election The presidential election in Kenya has triggered major violence. Tribal rivalries have been ignited, taking upwards of 300 lives so far. The incumbent President, Mwai Kibaki, has claimed victory over Raila Odinga. Strangely, the parliamentary and...

KDDI selects ATCi`s Simulsat C/Ku Multibeam for Japanese teleport

"KDDI, the only Japanese information and communication company providing communications service from fixed to mobile, integrated the Simulsat C/Ku into its Yamaguchi, Japan teleport.Simulsat C/Ku is the most technologically advanced antenna in the Simulsat family designed for...

Men motivated by 'superior wage'

"On receiving a paypacket, how good a man feels depends on how much his colleague earns in comparison, scientists say. Scans reveal that being paid more than a co-worker stimulates the "reward centre" in the male brain. Traditional economic theory assumes the only important...

The 10 Real Reasons Hiphop Will Never Die

Since “street cred” is way more important than talent, or anything else for that matter, it doesn’t matter how you look. Unlike the pretty-boy forms of pop-music, being ugly might just convey the notion that you are “from the street” (bad teeth, and a face twisted...

The 10 Real Reasons Hiphop Will Never Die

Since “street cred” is way more important than talent, or anything else for that matter, it doesn’t matter how you look. Unlike the pretty-boy forms of pop-music, being ugly might just convey the notion that you are “from the street” (bad teeth, and a face twisted...

Watching Birds on Webcams... No, Not Like That

No, this isn't porn; it's interactive birdwatching. Webcams set up to watch a given environment are nothing new (I'm a fan of ski-report webcams myself), but this is the first I've heard of that has a crowdsourcing element."Craig Newmark has set up a webcam on his rear deck...

Death Needs A Mop

"In his top-of-the-heap book, Markus Zusak gives all you would expect in a novel about wartime Germany. But his trick is to make Death his narrator, writes Marianne Brace HOW do you write a fresh story about the Holocaust? Australian novelist Markus Zusak has cracked it with...

U.S., Iran conduct bizarre dialogue

"THE INDEPENDENT The best that can be said of the latest exchanges between the United States and Iran is that a dialogue is being conducted -- albeit of a bizarre variety. On Sunday, U.S. officials presented what they said was proof that Iran was directly involved in...