Love Song for Nepal

Re: Chinese Professor

The recent ad by Tea Party related group showing America "owned" by a Communist China in 2030 shows a great deal about the inner fantasy life and desires of people drawn to authoritarian movements like the tea party.

BBC News - Big name firms form alliance to drive cloud standards

Some of the world's biggest companies are using their market clout to demand that computer equipment makers change the way they make their machines.

The 70 firms, which includes BMW, Shell and Marriott Hotels, said systems that do not work together are holding back the spread of cloud computing.

The companies have formed the Open Data Alliance Centre to push for unified standards for technology.

The businesses involved account for more than $50bn (£32bn) in IT spending.

"The old way just won't work anymore," said Andrew Feig, an executive director at Swiss bank UBS.

"We want to pay for what we need, when we need it."

The principal goal of the body is to help businesses cope with an explosion in the number of people that will want to access services and applications online using a plethora of different devices from phones to TVs to tablet computers.

Researchers estimate that another one billion users will come online in the next five years.

BBC News - Big name firms form alliance to drive cloud standards

This thing could destroy the world?

Photo by Gail Orenstein

Leh, after the 2010 Flash Floods killed dozens of people in the small city of Leh.

This poppy is the product that could undermine the entire developed world.

Counting the cost of Leh flood

This was the count 2 weeks ago, it probably has risen.

Breakdown of a Hospital

Photos by Gail Orenstein

The Leh Hospital was built at the bottom of the town. Maybe it made sense since all the major roads went down hill, maybe it would be easier to get people to it rather than building on higher ground. But when this years monster rain hit Leh the hospital was ruined.



The flash flood left almost half the hospital under mud. Fortunately the near by Army hospital was able to do emergency surgery, but the conditions for those waiting for care in Leh hospital were terrible.