NIC Report Foresees U.S. Power Weakening In The Next 20 Years AHN
AHN - The United States, like the European Union, will substantially lose its economic, military and political might within the next 17 years, according to the U.S. National Intelligence Council. In the NIC's Global Trends report issued Thursday, as the American star dims, China, India and Russia will continue their geopolitical rise. - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:35:02 GMT
2008-11-22 03:12:20Pak called a wild card in US intelligence report
Washington, Nov 22 ANI: The National Intelligence Council, an independent US Government body, has called Pakistan a 'wild card', whose northwestern territories will remain "poorly governed", as cross-border activities continue to cause instability in nearby areas of Afghanistan.The Global Trends reports, produced every four years by the National Intelligence Council, represents all 16 American intelligence agencies, in part to inform long-term thinking by new administrations. The reports project various possible sequences of events in the future; the new publication notes, between dire forecasts, that "bad outcomes are not inevitable."According to a report - Global Trends 2025 -Afghanistan will remain an essentially tribally centred nation facing continual conflict. The future of Iraq does not look much better, the Daily Times reported. China, however, is projected to emerge as the world's second strongest economic power after the United States, while the latter will have "less power in a multipolar world than it has enjoyed for many decades". Russia has the potential to be richer and more powerful, but only if it expands and diversifies its economy, predicts the report. US economic and political clout will decline over the next two decades and the world will be more dangerous, with food and water scarce and advanced weapons plentiful, the report projected. The outlook is intended to inform US president-elect Barack Obama of factors that will influence global events. It is based on a year-long global survey of experts and trends by US intelligence analysts. Thomas Fingar, chairman of the intelligence council and deputy national director of intelligence for analysis, said harmful outcomes were not inevitable. "It is not beyond the mind of human beings, or political systems, or in some cases the working of market mechanisms to address and alleviate if not solve these problems," Fingar told reporters. "We could have a better world in 2025." ANI
2008-11-22 03:00:00Warning over rising jail numbers
The prison population will reach almost 10,000 in 10 years' time if present trends continue, it is predicted.
2008-11-21 07:00:09Nigeria: Weak Foundation
For the past seven years, candidates' performance in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination WASSCE has been abysmally poor. Each year has been worse that the preceding one, resulting in the failure of over 83% of millions of Nigerian candidates for the exam this year. This trend ought to worry parents, teachers, school proprietors and the leaders of this nation. But are they worried
2008-11-21 03:29:13Shoplifters target expensive meat
A top policeman says the credit crunch is affecting crime trends with thieves targeting expensive meat in shops.
2008-11-20 01:04:07Indian education portal launches Gulf operations
BUS8Business/Education/InternationalIndian education portal launches Gulf operationsDubai, Nov 19 IANS Leading Indian education portal 24X7 Guru has launched its Gulf and Middle East operations targeting over 120,000 students in the region.The portal is targeted at Indian students appearing for engineering, medicine and management examinations as well as the Graduate Record Examination GRE. It is designed to help those from Class 3 to 10 strengthen their conceptual understanding of mathematics and science through self-assessment. "This region has more than 120,000 students who can benefit from our website, which aims to reinforce the maths and science lessons taught in the classrooms," K.S. Muralidhar, chief executive of 24X7 Guru, said in a statement after the portal's launch. "Using the multiple-choice concept, testing on the website is diagnostic in nature, application oriented and objective encouraging self-assessment and conceptual clarity amongst the students while at the same time honing their rational thinking ability and analytical skills," he added.According to Khawar Abdulla, 24X7 Guru's marketing head for Gulf and the Middle East, the portal will help students cover their respective syllabi during periods of long holidays."With a long summer break and shorter days during the holy month of Ramadan, schools in the GCC Gulf Cooperation Council have struggled to ensure they cover the full year's syllabus," he said. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates UAE comprise the GCC, which is home to over 4.8 million expatriate Indians.There are a large number of Indian schools in the region and most of them are affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education CBSE. "Now, due to National Day of UAE which falls Dec 2 and Eid Al Addha, schools in the UAE are shut for most of December. By using 24x7guru.com, students can continue to learn, make up for missed lessons and review their portions without stress," Abdulla said.Muralidhar said that the portal would encourage students in the region to move away from the conventional "mugging" and learning by rote trend. "The interactive design and format of the site combined with a fool-proof testing system helps students understand the concepts and fundamentals by making learning fun, challenging and most importantly stress-free," he said. Test packs are available for mathematics and science, for CBSE, Indian Certificate for Secondary Education ICSE as well as various state board curriculums from Class 3 to 10.Curriculums for Class 11 and 12, and the International Baccalaureate programme will also be introduced shortly. "Keeping in spirit with the site, additional features such as Guru IQ, Guru Factoids, and Guru GK among others, will be introduced, enriching the overall educational experience," Muralidhar said. The website, which has over a million subscribers in India, already has over 5,000 subscribers in various schools across the GCC. A product of LearnSmart India, 24X7 Guru has Bodhtree Consulting as its technology partner and Unified Council as its content partner.Unified Council conducts the National Level Science Talent Search Examination NSTSEin India as also in Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Yemen, Oman, Kuwait, Nepal, Iran and Tanzania. --Indo-Asian News Service555 Words19111553
2008-11-19 05:07:05Malayalam movie directors make beeline to Chennai
ENT11Entertainment/CinemaMalayalam movie directors make beeline to ChennaiChennai, Nov 19 IANS Successful Malayalam movie directors Lal Jose, Vinayan, Renjith and Shaji Kailas, among others, are making a beeline for Chennai to cash in on Tamil audiences' fascination for meaningful cinema.Jose is focusing on water scarcity, one of the major problems in Tamil Nadu, in his forthcoming venture "Mazhai Varappogirathu" Rains are Coming with newcomers playing the leads."Water is an issue in this state - like the rest of India. And so are fan clubs. I'm providing a link between these two in a simple, but thought provoking film to be shot in Theni - a district in Tamil Nadu known for both," Jose told IANS."While big budgets are available only for superstars in Malayalam film industry, Tamil cinema has opened the gates for fresh talent with new ideas. "What is more, audiences here appreciate offbeat stuff in a big way even if the movies concerned are made on shoestring budgets - like 'Chennai 600028' and 'Paruthiveeran' and 'Katrathu Tamil' to encourage talent. Though the first two were released last year, the third that hit the screens early this calendar encouraged the new wave," Jose added. The director's blockbuster Malayalam hits "Classmates" 2006 and "Arabikatha" 2007 - both dealing with totally different themes - made producers and distributors take notice of him, a press statement added.Vinayan, a director whose works' of offbeat, yet commercially viable mainstream cinema attracted takers from Hollywood, is currently directing "Naalai Namathey" featuring new faces in lead roles, sources close to the director said.Vinayan's latest work "Albuthadweep" is about to be remade in Hollywood by Ron Howard, a publicist added.Fresh from his latest Malayalam directorial venture "Thirakatha" screenplay, in which he played a small cameo, and rave reviews for his performance in "Gulmohur", director Renjith told IANS that he is all set to launch a Tamil film featuring Prithiviraj and Karthika in the lead."I can only say that this movie will change the trend in Tamil cinema like my Malayalam series starting with 'Devasuran' did since 1993," Renjith said.Meanwhile, director Shaji Kailas has almost finished the Tamil remake of Malayalam murder mystery "Chintamani Kola Case" entitled "Ellammey Avan Seyal" and it is scheduled to hit the screens at the end of this month.Not to be left behind, another Malayalam megaphone wielder Siddique with four Tamil hits under his belt, including the latest moderate success "Sadhu Miranda", has been signed to direct Tamil star Vijay's next film.--Indo-Asian News Service445 Words19111516
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