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Palin's e-mail's hacking shows how easy it is to break into
Washington, September 25 ANI: The recent hacking of U.S. Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin's Yahoo e-mail account has raised fresh concerns over how easy it is to break into any web account. The hacker - said to be David Kernell, son of Democratic Tennessee state Rep. Mike Kernell - exploited a flaw in Yahoo's webmail service that requires all its users to secure their accounts through easily obtainable information like a pet's name, where you met your spouse, or what your high school mascot was.While a webmail user may consider it to be personal information, it actually is not because someone with even a casual knowledge of one's personal life can answer such questions in certain cases. Personal blogs and social networking websites like Facebook and MySpace can reveal a lot of information about their users, which a malicious person can misuse to change one's password and have full access to the account. The task was even easier in Palin's case, with journalists revealing her background to inform the public. According to the Washington Times, it took only 45 minutes for the hacker to reset Palin's password by finding out her birthday, ZIP code, and where she had met her husband Todd.The hacker used the pseudonym "rubico" for the purpose, which the Web site ZDNet linked to Mr. Kernell, according to a posting to a Web bulletin board. For someone whose personal life is not so public, it would take longer.However, a hacker can still successfully carryout this task, says the newspaper. ANI read more
Jordan 'claws' Posh Spice, Kerry Katona at perfume launch
London, Sep 25 ANI: Katie Price a.k.a Jordan turned up at her perfume launch in a revealing thong and rather than emphasizing on her perfume she chose to take a pot shot at rivals Victoria Beckham and Kerry Katona.Jordan, who is just back from a surgery after a boob job, wore a tiny thong at the launch of her new fragrance 'Besotted' and clawed Victoria and Katona with her bitter comments."I didn't want the perfume launch to be boring like Victoria Beckham's, Kelly Brook and the others, I saw Victoria in pictures wearing the white dress with a kind of furry thing on the back and I just thought she's on another night out," The Mirror quoted Jordan, as saying."I had no idea she was supposed to be promoting her new perfume. She didn't make any effort. She should have a bit more fun with it like I did," she added.After taking potshots at Beckham and posing for the camera, Jordan hit back at Katona over her threats to publish a book about their relationship. "How she can write anything about me is a joke. We met at the jungle, did two photo-shoots later, and possibly met a couple of times out of work," Jordan said."But that was a long time ago and she doesn't know anything about my life."It's sad. I hear Kerry needs the money. But she shouldn't show off and splash money on things she can't afford," she added. ANI read morePESHAWAR
INT72International/Security/TerrorismPakistani army kills six during protest against civilian deathsPeshawar, Sep 23 DPA Six people were killed in Pakistan Tuesday when security forces opened fire on a demonstration against civilian deaths in the ongoing military offensive in Swat valley in the country's northwest, witnesses said. The demonstration started Monday after a mortar round hit a house in the Allah Abad area of Swat district in North-West Frontier Province, killing one woman and her two children. Residents carried the victims' bodies about 20 km to Mangora city, where the army headquarters is located. More than 8,000 people joined them in the protest. The protests gained pace Tuesday when some 20,000 people violated the curfew and gathered in Mangora, chanting slogans against the military, which is carrying out an operation against the Taliban militants in the area. "The government forces came here to end the militancy but the militancy has increased instead. Militants are doing well but the civilian population is suffering," a speaker named Mohammad Ali told the rally. He claimed more than 600,000 people have been displaced and hundreds more dead because of the conflict and the population was facing shortages of food and medicines. The angry demonstrators set fire to two commercial banks and pelted stones at the law enforcers who responded with tear gas and gunshots, leaving six people dead and five injured. Swat, once a popular tourist destination, has seen heavy fighting between government forces and Taliban militants since last October when Islamabad sent thousands of troops to quell the rebellion of the followers of radical cleric Maulana Fazlullah. Fazlullah launched an armed campaign to enforce Taliban rule in the area. The new government in Islamabad initiated peace talks with militants immediately after it took over in March, but resumed the offensive a month later when the negotiations failed to bring peace to the region. --DPAsy/dg 332 Words23091942 read moreDangerously overworked doctors risk own health and patients'
INT15International/HealthDangerously overworked doctors risk own health and patients' tooSydney, Sep 24 IANS Doctors and nurses might be risking their own health and that of their patients by being dangerously overworked, in some cases labouring as many as 17 hours daily, according to a new study. Fiona McDonald, associate lecturer at the law faculty of Queensland University of Technology, has completed an extensive study, looking at the different laws in place to regulate working hours across six countries. McDonald said there had been a number of cases in recent years where patient deaths, or serious injuries, were put down to bad judgement calls caused by doctor fatigue, according to a Sciencealert report."After a point being so tired has a similar effect to being drunk, so overworked health professionals are at a higher risk of making poor judgements, their reaction time slows and they face increased difficulties completing routine tasks," she said. "The working hours of doctors and nurses are a major issue which puts the health of patients and workers at risk. Australian Medical Association believes some work up to 120 hours per week; most are working less than that but it would still be around 80 hours a week," McDonald said. "While mistakes may occur because of fatigue, they may also occur when there are multiple shift changes - mistakes often occur as a result of poor communication during handover." She said Queensland is in the process of implementing medical fatigue risk management plans, where every district will develop a plan to assess and manage the high risks of working long hours. --Indo-Asian News ServiceSt/jg280 Words24090917 read moreLittle sisters love to chomp on chillies
NAT16National/Health/Human InterestLittle sisters love to chomp on chilliesBy Sreya BasuMondarmoni West Bengal, Sep 24 IANS They are just five and seven years old, but it's not chocolates and chips that Joshna and Shanti are after. Both the sisters in this seaside village love to eat three kilos of green chillies each every day!Shanti and Joshna, the daughters of fisherman Jatin Sadhu, are considered "miracle children" in their village, about 200 km from Kolkata."Shanti started having chillies when she was two years old and Joshna had her first chilli at the age of four. They never complain that the chillies are hot, nor do they ever develop a sore mouth. Every day they need 2-3 kg of chillies each," Jatin told IANS."They chew on chillies as if they are having toffees and juicy fruits."There's never a dearth of chillies, as Jatin's brother-in-law Arun Mondal is a chilli farmer."Often Arun takes my daughters to his chilli farm. One day he saw Shanti plucking chillies one after another and eating them. He thought the child would soon scream but no such thing happened. After that Shanti got addicted to chillies. Joshna too joined her sister soon," Jatin said.Neighbours say the sisters are "blessed" and that is why they do not find the chillies hot."The Sadhu sisters are blessed. Else how can they do such a miracle every day!" wondered neighbour Laxmi Sadhukhan.Jatin took the girls to a local doctor for a thorough checkup."But the doctor, Swapan Samadder, found them fit," Jatin said.Samadder said the taste buds of the girls were apparently unable to distinguish anything hot."Their taste buds seem not to detect the taste of anything hot. But it's surprising that even their livers and other internal organs are not affected after eating so many chillies every day. It's a very rare case in medical science."Nevertheless, I have requested the father to keep his daughters away from chillies because I am sure in the long run it will affect their health," Samadder said.Jatin said he did try to keep his daughters away from chillies."As a result my daughters stopped eating and started vomiting. Only after I gave them chillies did they become normal!"Sreya Basu can be contacted at sreya.b@ians.in--Indo-Asian News Servicebs/ssp/jg/pg/tb/ky 422 Words**24091144 read moreJERUSALEM
INT1International/PoliticsIsraeli PM Olmert hands in formal resignationJerusalem, Sep 22 DPA Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert handed in Sunday evening his resignation to President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, after serving in the office for 33 months. Earlier in the day, the premier told his cabinet he was planning on handing in his mandate, following the election last week of Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni as the new leader of his ruling Kadima Party. "This is not an easy decision and not a simple one," Olmert said to his ministers, adding that "I think I am acting in a suitable, statesmanlike and responsible manner, as I promised the Israeli public." The president, now given the official notification, will immediately begin consultations with the heads of Knesset factions before asking another legislator - almost certain to be Livni - to form a new government. He is set to meet the leaders of the Kadima, Labour, Likud and Shas parties - the main coalition partners - Sunday night. Under Israeli law, Peres has one week to consult the Knesset faction heads. Livni has said she hopes to be able to form a new government as soon as possible, but on Sunday afternoon it was far from certain she would be able to do so. Kadima, although the largest faction in parliament, has only 29 of the 120 Knesset seats, and Livni will have to negotiate with other parties in order to form a stable government. She will have 42 days to complete the task, failing which new elections must be held within 90 days. Olmert remains caretaker premier until a new government is formed. Olmert announced in July that he would quit the centrist Kadima party leadership, and then the premiership, because of multiple investigations against him for alleged corruption. Police recommended two weeks ago that he be indicted on some of the allegations. He became prime minister after the March 2006 elections, but has faced growing criticism since the war with the Lebanese Hezbollah movement in the summer of that year.--DPAskp/366 Words22090036 read moreIndian community in Qatar comes in for praise
INT45International/Diaspora/DiplomacyIndian community in Qatar comes in for praiseDubai, Sep 22 IANS The expatriate Indian community in Qatar has been praised for its law-abiding nature and general attitude and behaviour by Qatar's Minister for Labour Sultan Hassan Al-Dhabit Al-Dousari.The minister said that despite being present in huge numbers in Qatar, Indians posed the least problems in the country.His comments came in the course of a farewell meeting with outgoing Indian Ambassador to Qatar George Joseph, the Gulf Times reported.Qatar is home to around 420,000 expatriate Indians.Al-Dousari also hailed the community for its contributions to Qatar's economy and development, while particularly mentioning the varied education and skills the Indians possessed.The minister said that with the signing of an additional protocol to the 25-year-old labour welfare pact between India and Qatar, relations between the two countries were bound to improve further.Ambassador Joseph will be leaving Qatar next month to take up his new assignment as India's envoy to Lebanon.--Indo-Asian News Serviceab/ak/dg173 Words22091519 read more'Zardari could pocket 3 mn pounds from sale of English mansi
INT63International/Diplomacy/Human Interest/Politics'Zardari could pocket 3 mn pounds from sale of English mansion'London, Sep 22 IANS Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari could pocket three million pounds Rs.258 million from the sale of an English mansion after corruption charges against him were dropped, a newspaper reported Monday. Zardari had denied ownership of the mansion for eight years while the Pakistan government pursued corruption charges against him. Rockwood House in Surrey, which was owned by Zardari and his wife Benazir Bhutto - the former prime minister who was assassinated last year - was sold in 2004.But corruption cases in Pakistan and Switzerland stopped Zardari from keeping the profits from the sale of the house, which had been put into the hands of a liquidator. Now, along with the other cases against him, Pakistan has dropped its claim over Rockwood, but a profit of 4.3 million pounds has been eroded to three million pounds after creditors and legal expenses were paid off, the Guardian newspaper reported. However, the newspaper quoted Steven Taylor of the liquidator SPW Poppleton and Appleby as saying: "Who gets the money has yet to be resolved - and it could drag on." The 135-hectare mansion, known in Pakistan as Surrey Palace was bought in 1995 for 2.5 million pounds during Bhutto's second term as prime minister - and suspicions that the purchase was funded by slush funds led to Bhutto's sacking in 1996. The true ownership of the mansion remained a matter of speculation until documents that were in the possession of Zardari and Bhutto's Swiss lawyers came to light in 1997, the Guardian said. In addition to any money that Zardari may get from Rockwood House, Swiss authorities have released 32 million pounds in frozen assets after prosecutors dropped their money-laundering investigation against Zardari at the request of the Pakistani government. --Indo-Asian News Servicedds/pb/dg328 Words*22091823 read moreGeorge Michael apologizes to fans for "screwing up again"
London, Sept 22 ANI: English singer songwriter George Michael has issued an apology to fans for "screwing up again" after he was arrested for drug possession.Michael, who had been let off with just an official caution after his arrest, promised that he would also sort himself out."I want to apologize to my fans for screwing up again, and to promise them I'll sort myself out. And to say sorry to everybody else, just for boring them," the Daily Express quoted him as saying in the statement. The singer had been arrested on September 19 from an underground public lavatory near Hampstead Heath, after locals, who became suspicious of his movements, informed the cops.Meanwhile, drugs campaigners have criticized the police for issuing just a caution to the former Wham! frontman, after he was caught with crack cocaine and cannabis.The police decision has come as a surprise, especially since it came just three months after Met commissioner Sir Ian Blair called for all celebrities caught with drugs to be put on trial. According to Mary Brett, the UK spokeswoman for Europe Against Drugs, which campaigns for more drugs education in schools, the release of the singer shows partiality."This decision makes it look like there is one law for the rich and famous and one law for everyone else," Brett said. "It sends out a terrible message. In these high-profile cases, the law should be seen to be enforced. "They are never going to get to grips with the drugs problem here if kids see people like George Michael getting away with using these dangerous drugs," she added. Police have on the other hand claimed that the "circumstances and context of the arrest meant officers thought the best way to proceed with this case was to issue a caution". ANI read moreReal estate and mortgages
The term real estate is used to define the various things which are encompassed in land along with all the other things that are fixed to the land permanently. This includes all the aspects like the buildings and the other forms of property that are stationary and fixed to a particular location. The word real estate is also a legal term that is included in the jurisdiction of many countries like the U.S. The word real estate is often closely associated with the word real property. It is also called realty at times. Though it is in contrast, it is also associated with personal property and is often called chattel or personal property. There are situations in real estate where the word also refers to the land and other fixtures together. The real estate differs from the words real property in terms of the ownership of the rights and that of the land. Both the words real estate and real property are used mainly in the common law. The civil laws jurisdiction uses the same to define the immovable property. The past few years have made many of the economists realise the lack of the proper control in the real estate laws. These laws can act as a real barrier when it comes to the investment in the same in many of the developing countries. In most of the countries that are rich or poor the property including the buildings and other elements adds up to as a large part of the total wealth of the same. The most advanced of the economies the main sources of the capitals that most of the individuals and the other smaller companies use to purchase and also for improvising their lands and other buildings are the mortgage loans. This one of the loans options for which the real property itself constitutes the deposits. Most of the banks today are more than happy to give such favourable loans and rates in very large parts. In this option even if the borrower is not able to meet the payment demands the lender can then take the borrower to the court. The lender can foreclose and file a court action through which the bank will also allow the lender to take back the property. But in most of the developing countries there are no options for the lender to foreclose the same. read more| << < 1 2 3 4 5 > >> | ||
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