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Africa, Middle East, South Asia and Others Topic: Timbuktu manuscripts show pre colonial African Oxford
Meddy
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:38 am
Replies: 0 5
We often joked about the primitive and undeveloped state of Timbuktu. But as historians unearth more evidence of a flourishing intellectual heritage in Africa, theories that Europeans came to "carve up" what they claimed to be a "wild" and uncivilised Africa are debunked. Preciou...
Research and Information on Sciences Topic: Nano cosmetic carry risks - fears over anti-ageing cosmetics
Meddy
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:21 am
Replies: 1 4
Ladies and gentlemen who use cosmetics to stay young and look good, be wary that promises carry high risk and long term effects on health. Safety fears over 'nano' anti-ageing cosmetics the cosmetic use of nanotechnology, originally employed in man-made fibres and pharmaceuticals, has led to calls f...
Research and Information on Sciences Topic: Cancer Risk and Genetic Testing - to check or not to know?
Meddy
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:16 am
Replies: 0 6
Some people would prefer not to know and continue to remain in a state of denial and ignorance. Is this a wise choice? Healthier diet and exercise regimen could help to reduce risk. Even if nature is not kind, conscientious effort and positive way of living may be helpful. Such information and hones...
Beijing Olympics 2008 and Tibet issues Topic: Obama articulates Tibet as part of China - end covert aid?
Meddy
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:00 am
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Some land tracks occupied by ethnic Tibetans did have intermittent autonomy but the lamas and administrators always consulted and Chinese central authority for administrative and foreign policy decision making, including during periods when the emperors were weak such as the Qing dynasty beseiged by...
World Cultures - General Topic: Racism? correctness dilutes entertainment - cleaner joke
Meddy
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:08 am
Replies: 3 19
If we follow a strict guidelines, entertainment programs would be dry and humorless. Does not the film industry reflect the reality of society? I don't really know much about the standard of TV and movie making at places that Hot Chilly is referring to. Are there better ways to crack a joke and skir...
Philosophy, Stories, Experiences Topic: A true Irish ghost story
Meddy
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:06 pm
Replies: 0 3
TRUE IRISH GHOST STORY This happened awhile ago in Dublin, and even though it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock story, it's true. John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was on the side of the road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst of a storm. No cars were traveling that night. The...
Research and Information on Sciences Topic: Are reports of H1N1 vaccine adverse effects reliable?
Meddy
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:47 am
Replies: 1 5
There is no certainty that the H1N1 vaccine is absolutely safe even though clinical trials showed there were no adverse side effects on adults. One GP said the vaccination was not necessary while another GP strongly advised that the patients under her care took the jab. The public is concerned despi...
Education and Academic Issues Topic: World's youngest surgeon & cancer researcher - extraordinary
Meddy
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:34 pm
Replies: 0 3
Seven year old Akrit Jaswal became famous after performing a surgery in rural India. Now 12, he's no doubt the youngest, exceptional and highly gifted "doctor" of our times. Learn more about this Sikh boy from north India. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9BrgT0s9eQ&feature=...
East Asia Topic: Tawang - historic truth that India and Dalai hope to conceal
Meddy
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:22 am
Replies: 6 24
Himalayan histrionics Oct 29th 2009 From The Economist Asia's two giants still cannot agree where one stops and the other begins IF THIS is to be Asia’s century, a small prerequisite is that its two rising powers rub along together. Yet recent bonding between China and India has turned to repulsion...
Business, Economics, Money and Macro issues Topic: Insider trading of hedge fund scam
Meddy
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 3:52 am
Replies: 0 4
It is useless to plead innocence or ignorance because these insider traders knowingly broke the law by sharing intelligence for enormous profits. No doubt that it is ill-gotten wealth. They operate like criminal syndicates such as smugglers, thieves, drug dealers and conmen. He who has unfair advant...
East Asia Topic: Qian Xuesen Father of China's Space Tech Program Dies at 98
Meddy
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:32 pm
Replies: 14 55
McCarthy era was the USA's equivalent of cultural revolution. It struck fear among the Americans - you don't know who will be next, why you would be implicated, on what charges, and what the future hold. It may not have lasted as long or comprehensive as the more highly publicised cultural revolutio...
East Asia Topic: Qian Xuesen Father of China's Space Tech Program Dies at 98
Meddy
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:04 pm
Replies: 14 55
Qian Xuesen - Orbituary His life spanned nearly a century, from the final few days of the Qing Dynasty, through the Republican period, from 1912 to 1949, and on to the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It also embodied the conflicts between the US and China, the two countrie...
Business, Economics, Money and Macro issues Topic: Warren Buffett says - financial crisis, investment, greed
Meddy
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:01 am
Replies: 1 7
The world's greatest investor is weathering the financial crisis by practising what he preaches . One of Warren Buffett's favourite sayings about the market is: "be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy". When the market was fearful last September, Mr Buffett w...
Business, Economics, Money and Macro issues Topic: Warren Buffett says - financial crisis, investment, greed
Meddy
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:37 am
Replies: 1 7
Warren Buffet, world's most successful investor and second richest man warned we might do foolish things again : But even Buffett admits to being "scared" when the world's economy seemed to be on the verge of collapse last year. Speaking to Today presenter Evan Davis for a money programme ...
Social Issues Topic: Social divide - acceptable fact & part of development? - LKY
Meddy
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:50 am
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The real picture isn't a stark polarization between rich and poor or powerful and powerless. Frankly, most developed countries including Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, etc, have a sizeable middle class. However, the middle class is increasingly being disenfranchised and tied down with high costs of livin...
Social Issues Topic: Social divide - acceptable fact & part of development? - LKY
Meddy
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:27 am
Replies: 14 59
Excuse me, are we looking up to capitalist America as a model? Socialism is not and should not be dead in the human world. Not in China, not in Russia, not even in the USA where concerned citizens are wondering if there should be more safety net and government intervention. Some leaders, rich execut...
Business, Economics, Money and Macro issues Topic: Some good news about weak US dollar for exporters and ...
Meddy
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:04 am
Replies: 1 3
Would you panic over the declining dollar if you're holding US treasury bonds and US dollars? Policymakers are unperturbed or at least they would like to project a confident front by talking and not intervening much. Down but not out By Krishna Guha Published: October 18 2009 When finance ministers ...
Computers, Electronics, Gadgets, Cars, Machines Topic: Be careful of cracking pyrex - take it with a pinch of salt
Meddy
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:47 am
Replies: 0 3
The exaggerated and unqualified claims of "exploding" pyrex glass baking dish need to be investigated and explained. Analysis: Anecdotal evidence seems to support the contention that Pyrex baking dishes have, on occasion, been known to shatter or "explode" during use. ConsumerAff...
Poetry, Songs, Lyrics, Fine Arts, Compositions Topic: Photography winners : a picture tells a thousand words
Meddy
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:42 am
Replies: 1 5
First prize for landscape photography 2009 : Emmanuel Coupe's Sunrise over Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skype, Scotland http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46571000/jpg/_46571386_ac_0003130_d_0.jpg Sunset in Cumbria by Chris McIlreavy won the English National Parks award http:...
Computers, Electronics, Gadgets, Cars, Machines Topic: Skype spam on the rise
Meddy
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:11 pm
Replies: 0 5
Skype spam appears to be more widespread and intense over the past year as the service gains popularity. There is not much the skyper could do except to "block" the spammer. There is also no recourse for complaint which may lead to penalty on the spammer. Anti-spam features on Skype : http...
Household Income, Employment, Plans Topic: Born to be a billionaire - successful clusters by month?
Meddy
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:48 am
Replies: 1 6
This Forbes survey may not be very convincing for the rational minds but would be enough to cause jitters among some year end babies. It is not a dead end yet as many natural disadvantages can be made up in other ways. For instance, the ability to crunch numbers or having a business associate who is...
Friendship and Social Networking Topic: Facebook Privacy Settings
Meddy
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:58 pm
Replies: 1 4
Good to know that there are ways you could restrict information access by others on social networking sites. Some useful tips are privacy settings on profile, search, photo albums. Try not to install applications that you do not really need to cut down spamming. http://www.allfacebook.co...
America, Europe Topic: Obama gets support for healthcare from across the aisle
Meddy
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:20 pm
Replies: 0 6
There's hope for Obama that good will eventually triumph over petty politics, ignorance and pro-rich policies. The White House has landed another big Republican voice in support of sweeping health care legislation: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California. With the health care legislation headed for...
Education and Academic Issues Topic: Stanford holds garage sale - investment indigestion
Meddy
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:57 pm
Replies: 1 7
The far-reaching effects of capitalist malaise has hit Ivy league education institutions such as Stanford University. Many good companies are now caught by the bursting of the bubble after years of chasing private equity funds. Stanford Management, investing for the university, injected a major port...
Computers, Electronics, Gadgets, Cars, Machines Topic: Amazing Japanese water powered car
Meddy
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:10 pm
Replies: 0 7
A great Japanese invention - a car that can run on simply adding water (any type of water). At last, fuel free and clean automobiles. We don't have to worry about rising oil prices and harmful gas emission. This water powered car looks good for quiet streets and short distances until further technol...
General : The World and Foreign Policy Topic: United Nations failed duty in Afghanistan - election fraud
Meddy
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:02 pm
Replies: 0 7
If elections were held under UN auspices were fraudulent and aimed to legitimise one group of power brokers, it amounts to a betrayal of the Afghan people. The US and western allies have not learnt their lessons. The war in Afghanistan cannot be won by manipulation of votes when there is baseless su...
Southeast Asia Topic: Malaysian University perpetuates racism
Meddy
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:42 pm
Replies: 4 56
Capitalists in the west might find similarities between their distrust of socialism to Malaysia's manipulation in the distribution of goodies. I read that an American professor Dr Rodgers said that one cannot make the weak strong by making the strong weak. The bumis will not become better by suppres...
Southeast Asia Topic: Malaysia exporter of insurgency now preparing for civil war
Meddy
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:35 pm
Replies: 2 11
A state that forments radicalism towards its own people is no better or worse than the US identified adversary Iran and Al Qaeda.
Africa, Middle East, South Asia and Others Topic: Pope attacks materialism and moral ills spreading to Africa
Meddy
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:32 pm
Replies: 1 9
First world do gooders who have been splashing their wealth on the African poor have failed to eradicate poverty and stimulate economic development in the dark continent. We have known this fact for some time but not many people would like to acknowledge the myth of the white man's burden. The Pope'...
Africa, Middle East, South Asia and Others Topic: Pope attacks materialism and moral ills spreading to Africa
Meddy
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:26 pm
Replies: 1 9
The Pope has denounced the West's materialism and lack of moral values, which he said were contaminating the world's poorest continent like "toxic waste". In his homily, the Pope compared Africa, which he visited earlier this year, to a spiritual "lung" at risk of being attacked ...
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