2 Chinese Schools Said to Be Linked to Online Attacks – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in February 18th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, American Corporations, China, Chinese Military, Chinese People, Chinese Schools, Close Ties, Computers, Dozens, Educational Institutions, Google, Nytimes

A series of online attacks on Google and dozens of other American corporations have been traced to computers at two educational institutions in China, including one with close ties to the Chinese military, say people involved in the investigation.
2 Chinese Schools Said to Be Linked to Online Attacks – NYTimes.com

Dubai Downturn Sends Ripples Throughout Arab World – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in January 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Dubai, Arab World, Bedroom Apartment, Downturn, Dozens, Dubai, Economy, Family Members, Good Job, Jordan, Longing, Mahmoud, Nytimes, Palestinian Origin, Poor Neighborhood, Ripples, Salary, Tamimi, Wife Daughter

Mahmoud Tamimi’s friends call it the ”Dubai syndrome” — the insatiable longing for a city he loves but was forced to leave. Back in Dubai, the 31-year-old had a good job, nice apartment and a $3,700 monthly salary, dozens of times what he’d ever made before.
Then, early last year, the Jordanian of Palestinian origin was [...]

For Some in Japan, Homes Just 5 Feet Wide – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in January 1st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Japan, Atsushi, Black Suit, Bubble Economy, Capsule Hotel, Capsule Hotels, Central Tokyo, Christmas, Coffin, Cubicle, Decades, Dozens, Feet, Hotel Shinjuku, Japan, Last Train Home, Nytimes, Sleep, Tiny Plastic, Wardrobe

TOKYO — For Atsushi Nakanishi, jobless since Christmas, home is a cubicle barely bigger than a coffin — one of dozens of berths stacked two units high in one of central Tokyo’s decrepit “capsule” hotels.
“It’s just a place to crawl into and sleep,” he said, rolling his neck and stroking his black suit — one [...]

Hamas preparing advanced rockets, missiles and tunnels | Israel | Jerusalem Post

Posted by Matt in December 9th, 2009 | no comment

Published in general, Anti Tank Missiles, Armor, Dozens, Hamas, Israel, Israel Jerusalem, Jerusalem Post, Kilometers, Konkurs, Philadelphi Corridor, Rockets Missiles, Tel Aviv, tunnels, Weapons Smuggling

Since Operation Cast Lead ended almost a year ago, Hamas has increased its weapons smuggling and today operates hundreds of tunnels along the Philadelphi Corridor. It has smuggled in dozens of long-range Iranian-made rockets that can reach Tel Aviv as well as advanced anti-aircraft missiles and anti-tank missiles.
Hamas is believed to have a significant number [...]

Iran Studied Advanced Nuke Trigger, IAEA Findings Suggest

Posted by Matt in November 6th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Atomic Energy Agency, Diplomat, Dozens, Elements, Explosives, Global Security Newswire, International Atomic Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran Nuclear, London Guardian, Missiles, Nov 5, Nuclear Bomb, Nuclear Capabilities, Nuclear Warheads, Nuke, Oct 5

A continuing U.N. analysis of Iran’s nuclear capabilities suggests the Middle Eastern state might have tested explosive elements of a “two-point implosion” technology that could be used in producing smaller nuclear warheads, the London Guardian reported yesterday (see GSN, Nov. 5).
The design, which uses explosives to simultaneously compress two ends of a football-shaped fissile “pit,” [...]

Quake triggers tsunami in Samoas, killing dozens – Yahoo! News

Posted by Matt in September 29th, 2009 | no comment

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PAGO PAGO, American Samoa – A powerful Pacific Ocean earthquake spawned towering tsunami waves that swept ashore on Samoa and American Samoa, flooding and flattening villages, killing dozens of people and leaving several workers missing at devastated National Park Service facilities.
Quake triggers tsunami in Samoas, killing dozens – Yahoo! News

Iran Protest: Opposition Tries to Spark Power Outage – Yahoo! News

Posted by Matt in July 22nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Basij Militia, Blogged, Central Tehran, Crowds, Dozens, Flock Browser, Government Security Forces, Haft, Iran Protest, Noses, Opposition, Pockets, Power Outage, Protesters, Revolutionary Guards, Street Demonstrations, Subway Station, Tear Gas, Uprising, Violence

Street demonstrations erupted in Iran once again on July 21 as thousands of people gathered in small pockets around central Tehran on the anniversary of an uprising in 1952 in which government security forces refused to fire on the crowds. This time, the Basij militia and members of the Élite Revolutionary Guards were less kind, [...]

Violence Explodes in Iran; Video Shows Shooting of Protestors – Defense/Middle East – Israel News – Israel National News

Posted by Matt in July 21st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Blogged, Demonstrators, Dozens, Flock Browser, Iran, Iranian President Mahmoud, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Israel, Israel National News, Israel News, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Middle East, News Israel, Opponents, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Protestors, Protests, Riot Police, Violence

Iranian Revolutionary Guards and riot police clubbed and arrested dozens of demonstrators on Tuesday as renewed protests continued to sweep the country, nearly two months after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared he had won re-election. Opponents charge that the results were rigged.
Violence Explodes in Iran; Video Shows Shooting of Protestors – Defense/Middle East – Israel [...]