Aspen Mountain has long been known as the playpen of the rich and famous – and it is. But it is also a great place to take a family ski vacation. Christmas in Aspen is especially wonderful! Aspen Mountain rises above the town of Aspen, with a top elevation of 11215 feet and a vertical […]
Pak FM channel making waves in Kashmir
Abhishek Behl, www.merinews.comDue to the failure of the Indian government and private industry to cover the backward areas, a channel being telecast from Pakistan occupied Kashmir is winning the hearts of the people but raised heckles in the establishment. Arrival of mobile telephony, private TV channels and FM radio while liberating the […]
Who are our icons ?
I picked up a magazine at the railway station book stall recently. The lead story was about 15 Indian icons from different walks of life. Flipping the pages , I found familiar names – Amitabh Bacchan , Sachin Tendulkar , Rahul Dravid , Ratan Tata, Vijay Mallaya , Sania Mirza and some other familiars. […]
The End of FUD Revisited
Recent actions by Microsoft prompted us to re-issue this position paper and add a section on intellectual property. This position paper will address the question, “Can the open source approach to software development promote transparency and remove FUD — fear, uncertainty and doubt?” By requiring that source code is freely available to all, the open […]
Summertime in the Windy City
Summer time in Chicago is the best time to check out some of what the Windy City has to offer. Chicago is a city rich in diversity and represents many different ethnic groups from African-American to various European ethnicities. Ever since Millenium Park opened up it’s made socialization in the summer time great. Chicago has […]
Whiling away the time at Redondo Beach
It is hard to resist the magic spell of a summer day at the Redondo Beach Pier. Surely, it is something that any mortal soul would look for at any given day. And it doesn’t matter at all if it is morning or afternoon because ultimately the choice is yours. From afar, the Pier juts […]