How Wikileaks became a whistleblowers' haven - tech - 27 July 2010 - New Scientist

How Wikileaks became a whistleblowers' haven - tech - 27 July 2010 - New Scientist: "The release of 90,000 leaked US intelligence documents about the war in Afghanistan has thrown Wikileaks into the spotlight as never before." In 2006 a loose association of anti-censorship activists, lawyers and internet experts realised that the combination of the internet and sophisticated new anonymity tools could create a whistleblowers' haven where sensitive documents could be posted without fear of reprisal.

Keep your fingers crossed: How superstition improves performance

Keep your fingers crossed: How superstition improves performance: "ScienceDaily (July 14, 2010) — Don't scoff at those lucky rabbit feet. New research shows that having some kind of lucky token can actually improve your performance -- by increasing your self-confidence."

No Country Is an Island: Scientific American

No Country Is an Island: Scientific American: "Such is the nature of our modern interconnected society, where a catastrophe in one corner of the world can nonetheless affect almost immediately the livelihood and well-being of people around the globe."

Life jackets must for economy class flyers too: DGCA - India - The Times of India

Life jackets must for economy class flyers too: DGCA - India - The Times of India: "NEW DELHI: It's been a kind of 'apartheid' that has till now been practised by airlines in India: while economy class passengers are told to hold on to their seat cushions in case the aircraft crashes into the sea, business and first class passengers are asked to take out the life jackets placed below each premium class seat. But now, the directorate general of civil aviation has sought to end this difference by making it mandatory for Indian carriers to have life jackets for every passenger — irrespective of the class he or she flies in." How crass can we be? If the plane crashes in a sea, the economy class passenger drowns, but not the executive class fellow!

Economic loss due to bandh: Rs 13,000 crore - Business News - IBNLive

Economic loss due to bandh: Rs 13,000 crore - Business News - IBNLive: "New Delhi: Bharat Bandh on Monday partially disrupted economic activities with commodity markets and the transport sector taking a hit in many parts of the country, and the industry pegged losses at up to Rs 13,000 crore." Who benefits from such acts of politicians? Is it not high time that Indians wake up and put a stop to such foolhardy acts?