To the list of Chinese pet food, Chinese toys, Chinese furniture, Chinese laptops, Chinese this and Chinese that, American consumers will soon add Chinese cars. Chinese car maker Chery is expected to hit the American market by 2009 and will surely kill what’s left of the struggling U.S. auto industry. You see, Chery workers in […]
Indian IT services provider Wipro Technologies is buying U.S. outsourcing services provider Infocrossing for $600 million in an all cash deal. With five data centers and 900 employees, the Leonia, New Jersey headquartered Infocrossing reported a net income of $9.3 million on revenues of $232.4 million for the 12 months ended March 31, 2007. Infocrossing […]
Health dangers lurk in the oddest of places. True. Very true. An Australian professor Lidia Morawska has found that laser printers emit fine particles that can enter the lungs, causing respiratory and cardiovascular problems and potentially even cancer. Professor Morawska told the Brisbane Times: Ultra-fine particles are of most concern because they can penetrate deep […]
Yesterday, we did something unusual. We traveled over 330 miles (about 520 KMs) to New York City just to watch a new movie. But then Sicko is not just any other movie. Made by the controversial documentary filmmaker Michael Moore (of Fahrenheit 9/11, Bowling for Columbine and Roger & Me fame), Sicko is a wake-up […]
One of the tragic eyesores of modern India, the Dharavi slum in Mumbai epitomizes the failure of the Indian state to provide the most basic necessities for its citizens. Asia’s biggest slum, Dharavi is located in Central Mumbai, between Mahim in the west and Sion in the east and attracts poor people from across India […]