Did Jobs steal?
This is the first in a series of articles ahead of the Dec. 6 hearing on the Samsung-Apple patent legal battle to be presided over by U.S. Federal Judge Lucy Koh. ― ED. Apple started as a ferocious copycat but now it is an industrial leader, it calls everyone else imitators in order to maintain […]
Honorable Judge Koh, it’s your call!
Dec. 6 may mark watershed in Samsung-Apple patent battle U.S. Federal Judge Lucy Koh will hold a hearing on the patent dispute between Apple and Samsung Electronics on Dec. 6. She may rule on a $1.05 billion verdict by a jury for Apple. Her decision will most likely reflect a great deal of attention from […]
Acceleration Of Polar Ice Melting Has Ice Scientists Worried
This May 30, 2012 image provided by Ian Joughin shows an iceberg in or just outside the Ilulissat fjord, that likely calved from Jakobshavn Isbrae, the fastest glacier in west Greenland. Polar ice sheets are now melting three times faster than in the 1990s, but so far that’s added just less than half an inch […]
Psy says he would like to see Obama do ‘Gangnam Style’ move
Korea’s pop sensation Psy said late Friday he would like to see Barack Obama do the “Gangnam Style” dance move when he meets the U.S. president at a Washington D.C. concert later this month. The 34-year-old singer and rapper, whose video of his song “Gangnam Style” became a YouTube megahit, is to perform at the […]
Jia Qinglin Meets With Chinese Officials And Students Living In Rome, Italy
Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, meets with staff members of the Chinese embassy to Italy, representatives of Chinese institutions, overseas Chinese and students in Rome, capital of Italy, Nov. 28, 2012. <Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng>
Ukraine’s missed opportunity
As expected, Ukraine’s recent election was reportedly riddled with massive fraud, albeit on an arguably lesser scale than the corruption which triggered the 2004 Orange Revolution. Meanwhile, the charismatic Yulia Tymoshenko, one of the leaders of the Orange Revolution remains locked up. Tymoshenko’s incarceration is indicative of the price she and her Orange partners are […]
You can interpret your own dreams
A woman agonizing over her career consulted me about her dream. She recently lost her job and was trying to change occupation to lead a stable mid-life. However it was frustrating as she kept failing to find appropriate employment. Under pressure to earn a living, she studied further to attain various licenses and met many […]
Will Judge Koh tackle flaw in jury system?
US expert says her ruling on Dec. 6 will answer this question There is more than a simple interpretation of law at stake when U.S. Federal Judge Lucy Koh rules next month on a $1.05 billion verdict in favor of Apple in its patent dispute with Samsung. “Koh now has some very important decisions to […]
Sudanese From Meseria Tribe Rally In Khartoum Asking Early Settlement Of Their Status
Hundreds of Sudanese from the Meseria tribe rally in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Proclaiming the flashpoint Abyei region Sudanese territory, protesters gathered in front of the African Union headquarters ahead of a deadline for Sudan and South Sudan to settle the area’s status. Hundreds of Sudanese from the Meseria tribe rally in Khartoum, […]
Growing Number Of Rhinos Poached In South Africa Due To Its Horns Wrongly Known To Cure Disease
In this photo taken Friday, Nov. 22, 2012, Miles Lappeman, owner of Finfoot Lake Reserve near Tantanana, South Africa, walks past the carcasses of a rhino and it’s calf. South Africa says at least 588 rhinos have been killed by poachers this year alone, 8 rhinos at the Finfoot Lake Reserve, the worst recorded year […]
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