So much has been written about Facebook over the past several months that it is almost easy to forget that there are other social networking properties available to the internet community. The meteoric growth that Facebook has been enjoying has made headlines in traditional media and across the blogosphere – and this kind of attention […]
America Fanged: The Vampire In Contemporary American Society
AMERICA FANGED: THE VAMPIRE IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN SOCIETY By Richard A. Cooper Americans were shocked to learn there were vampires walking in daylight amongst them. We had thought vampires to be fictional monsters. Then they were described by academics, politicians and journalists as tormented souls with problems of loneliness and eternal boredom. The […]
Extremism or Musharraf: US pushes for action at any cost
Saeed Minhas Islamabad– As Pakistan decides to take on the home-grown monsters linked to religious extremists who have turned from freedom fighters to terrorists within a span of last 10 years, all investigations are pointing fingers at the involvement of investors and facilitators of these monsters which include royal families of UAE, House of Saud, […]
7 New Wonders of The Planet
Taj was announced as The New Seven Wonder in a full of celebrities gathering in Benfica Stadium, Lisbon (Portugal). Millions were stuck to there Television sets back in India to see the Taj Mahal getting its place in the world panorama. Thousands of Taj Fans came out on the streets of Agra […]
Will Radio-Frequency Identification Technology Affect You? In all likelihood -yes!
Consumer Advocate Denise Richardson Talks About Reducing Your Risk: "Credit cards, drivers’ licenses, corporate ids, university ids, speed passes and passports are starting to contain RFID tags. Criminals know that electronic devices referred to as RF readers sold for little more than $100. on the web, can scan, read and "skim" the stored information AND […]
‘Public awareness of human trafficking in Indonesia rises’
Indonesia is classified as Tier 2 in the 2007 United States Department of State Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires to Indonesia John Heffern revealed Wednesday, saying that the improvement is due to the Indonesian government’s efforts in raising the awareness to the public about the human trafficking issues. The government of […]