The lure of extremism
The News Review:
- The lure of extremism
- The shrinking power of America’s unions
- ‘The Auto Industry in 2011′
- Joyce to write new chapter
- Power up your Windows Media Center PC
- Ex-coach Van Gundy watching Finals at home.
The lure of extremism
International Herald Tribune – Jun 13, 2006
Just because European Christians have become more and more secular over time, it doesn't necessarily follow that Muslims will become more secular just because they have adopted the outward trappings of Western society, Roy says. Indeed, being caught between cultures may make the young more religious as a defense mechanism. There has arisen in recent years a phenomenon of home-grown youths in Western countries, who, susceptible to the seductive beat of the militant, Islamic drum, are finding romance and adventure in the jihadi cause. Fred Halliday of the London School of Economics, who analyzes terrorism, talks of a new generation of alienated, transnational youths, all connected to the Internet, who listen to the same music, wear the same clothes, and, in some cases, get pulled into the same terrorist chat rooms. Muslim youths, who perceive injustices and humiliations in the Muslim world, are won over to extremism, similar to how idealistic youths were recruited into the Communist Party. "They want to change the world," Halliday said, and they are attracted to the secrecy and the cult-like training camps that terrorists provide – not unlike the militia groups of white racists in the United States. Seduction by Internet has been around since the '90s, says Jessica Stern, a terrorism specialist at Harvard University.
The shrinking power of America’s unions
economist.com – Jun 13, 2006
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The shrinking power of America’s unions
Jun 13th 2006
From Economist. com
CONCESSIONS and conciliation do not come easily to trade-union leaders in the United States. So Ron Gettelfinger, chief of the United Auto Workers (UAW), deserves credit for recognising that “new and farsighted solutions” are needed for America’s ailing, home-grown, carmakers. In a report released just before the union’s convention on Monday June 12th, Mr Gettelfinger accepted that workers would have to bear some of the pain caused by falling sales and market share at Ford and General Motors (GM). Those companies’ difficulties are “unlike anything we have faced in the past”, he conceded, and the woes of the industry are “not all a matter of bad management”. Poor decisions at the top are partly to blame for the production of unpopular vehicles. But carworkers’ high wages and costly benefits are also responsible for making American cars pricier than Asian ones.
‘The Auto Industry in 2011′
BusinessWeek – Jun 13, 2006
”Imported Ethanol“Just put up the threat of taking down the import tariff on Ethanol from Brazil. Do it and I think it will immediately start to drive down the price of domestic Ethanol. So we can play around with the tariffs just to keep the home grown guys honest. ”Robert Hinchliffe, auto analyst for UBS, which recently published a major research paper on the auto industry, was careful in qualifying his remarks, but quite frank: “New international brands opening factories can produce an additional 1 million vehicles for the U. This has to impact the Detroit-based companies.
Joyce to write new chapter
Telegraph.co.uk – Jun 13, 2006
Injuries have brought others into the equation, and at the moment it is a bit like the police inquiry where nobody is ruled in and nobody ruled out. “We’ve got 21 games between now and World Cup and we’ve really got to show more consistency than shown in the past and try to get some winning momentum going,” Strauss said. Ireland are also going to the tournament, hopefully with the two home-grown players, Eoin Morgan and Niall O’Brien, denied them for today’s match due to county commitments, Middlesex and Kent having pulled the pair out of today’s match to replace players picked in England’s squad. But then Ireland’s lot in recent years, as Joyce has shown, is to lose their most talented players to the professional game over the water. Team detailsIreland (from): *D T Johnston, D I Joyce, †J P Bray, W T S Portferfield, P G Gillespie, A R White, A C Botha, K J O’Brien, W K McCallan, J F Mooney, P J K Mooney, D LangfordSmith. England (from): *A J Strauss, M E Trescothick, A N Cook, I R Bell, K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood, E C Joyce, J W M Dalrymple, A G R Loudon, G Chapple, †G O Jones, L E Plunkett, S J Harmison, S I Mahmood, T T Bresnan. Umpires: D B Hair (Australia) & R Dill (Bermuda).
Power up your Windows Media Center PC
Economic Times – Jun 13, 2006
Mind you there’s a lot. Thanks to a growing collection of
home-grown plug-ins, you can modify and augment the interface in ways you never
thought possible. Microsoft automatically keeps on adding to it
through software updates. Under the Online Spotlight menu, you can find extra
downloadable or streaming content from providers such as ESPN and Napster. But
there are several unofficial third-party apps that you can add yourself and
access under the More Programmes menu. In fact, one of the biggest advantages of
the Media Center Edition 2005 is that you’re not limited to the Microsoft’s
built-in functionality, such as photos, music, etc… Napster Media Room
Edition
Access Napster’s more than one million songs
and 50 interactive radio stations. The service’s TV-friendly interface
also provides Billboard charts, artist photos and album art, and even music
videos. Also included is Napster To Go, which enables you to download music to
your portable devices and share music with Media Center Extenders.
Ex-coach Van Gundy watching Finals at home.
Free with registration – South Florida Sun-Sentinel – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jun 13, 2006
–> COPYRIGHT 2006 South Florida Sun-Sentinal Byline: Craig Barnes Jun. 13–MIAMI GARDENS — Former Heat coach Stan Van Gundy received a call from owner Mickey Arison before the NBA Finals inviting him to Dallas for the first two games. He declined and said that he will not attend the home games. “Mickey and I had a good conversation,”.