History of Nations

An article by Dr. Zaid Hamzeh, the former minister o health in Jordan. Remind remind yourself with what the governmets did to the poor over history. Read the article in Arabic on the link below
http://www.alrai.com/pages.php?opinion_id=6393

Web Surfing Speed: 40 Gbps

And who is just doing that?
75-year-old Sigbritt Lothberg is now cruising the Internet with a dizzying speed.
Lothberg's 40 gigabits-per-second fiber-optic connection in Karlstad is believed to be the fastest residential uplink in the world, Karlstad city officials said.
In less than 2 seconds, Lothberg can download a full-length movie on her home computer -- many thousand times faster than most residential connections, said Hafsteinn Jonsson, head of the Karlstad city network unit.
Jonsson and Lothberg's son, Peter, worked together to install the connection.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/07/20/superfast.net.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

World Learers, attention please ....

NO for Torture

President Bush signed an executive order Friday prohibiting cruel and inhuman treatment, including humiliation or denigration of religious beliefs, in the detention and interrogation of terrorism suspects. Read details here

CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/20/bush.terrorism.ap/index.html

Yahoo: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_terrorism

Apple Shuffle: 2 prices

The well known MP3 player of Apple, the Shuffle, is now offered with two prices for the same size and quality. Which one to go for ? check the two sites below, as one is for 79 $ while the other is for only 10,000 $

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&mco=C85D28DC&node=home/ipod/ipod_shuffle

http://www.bornrich.org/entry/ipod-shuffle-dipped-in-real-18-carat-gold/

Wearable Power

The Pentagon (US Department of Defense) pushes for wearable power; a source to drive the soldier gadget for 4 days at less than 4 kgs of weight, to support the many devices of today’s technology. Read details for the competition.

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9741122-1.html