India is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation.
Source: U.S. State Department Trafficking in Persons Report 2009.
Broadband Internet access continues to surge in the U.S. even as the recession is forcing consumers to drop their pricey cable and satellite television services.
Home broadband adoption in the U.S. rose to 63% of adult Americans as of April 2009 from 55% in May 2008, according to a new report put out by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are about 217.8 million adults in the U.S.
So a 63% penetration rate would make it about 137.21 million adults in the U.S. with broadband at home.
(Given their higher income and education levels, we estimate the broadband Internet penetration rate for desi adults in the U.S. to be around 80%-85%.) Continue reading »
Jun 172009
A short while ago, on the way to the bank we stopped by at our local liquor store.
Guess what.
Again, the cheapest wines were the Australian wines.
Say what, are those descendants of the prisoner detritus from England dumping or what?
This time, we picked up Banrock Station 2006 Merlot from South Eastern Australia for $6.99 (750ml).
As we feverishly type away, we are sipping the Banrock Station 2006 Merlot with Vegetable Shami Kebab and Indian Sev mixture on the side. Continue reading »
Man, this is going to be a long list since Microsoft and its failures in the Internet domain are the stuff of history books:
* Bing Search (most likely, Microsoft’s next big Internet failure)
* MSN Search
* Live Search
* Soapbox – a YouTube rival
* MSN Internet access
* Internet Explorer – crappiest browser with tons of security holes Continue reading »
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