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NATO Measuring Report

Pakistani forces across the border by NATO air strikes on the United States, it provided the measuring report "lack" of facts the attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in the last month.

Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas, head of the Pakistan army said American NATO's media measuring report not being told in the report lacks facts he here said in a statement that after the formal report will be answered in detail.
Earlier, the US air force measuring case special operations officer Brigadier General Stephen Clark said that the United States and Pakistan ' trust deficit ' and has many important mistakes in mutual dialogue because NATO attack near the Afghan border, he said that US forces have. wrong maps used and they did not have information on the Pakistani border outposts and troops were reported about deploying them wrong .
Clark has had many things that this mistake cited, he said that the United States and Pakistan. each other do so confident that they border on nahni its military installations or operations with posted with each other providing the correct information.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has released the report, stating that in vignettes measuring their forces acted in self defence but also admitted that some galtiya. but he refused to apologise for. Foreign Department spokesman Mark toner when it was asked that he not use the word forgiveness are what that Pakistan is a key demand, he said that I think ' we're sorry "Say it with a sense of empathy of Pakistani people expresses. I do not know can understand forgiveness, you own.
Pakistan reacts on this event, close all of NATO and u.s. supply Margo the shamsi airport was forced to clear the use by the CIA for being dron attacks.

Suporter Of Baba Rmdev

Supreme Court amicus Curie said Friday that four June night Baba ramdev with whatever happened was the hand behind the Home Office and everything was planned before the Supreme Court amicus Curie. said that RAM Lila grounds at midnight on yogguru ramdev and his supporters had already taken the decision Center, and police had to satisfy their political bosses to execute it .

Nyaymitra as top help lawyer Rajeev Dhawan Court, Home Minister p Chidambaram cited an interview in which he himself said it was decided that if the movement ramdev taken out of the city.
Dhawan, Justice b s Chauhan and Justice asked independent Kumar back it shows that the decision was taken but negotiations were in progress when the talks between deferred and then failed to execute the decision to the police.
He dismissed the Government claim that it was not aware of all developments of RAM Lila grounds where Anshan was going on. it is not possible, said it believes Rai that the Home Secretary did not give all information and cannot be considered also that the Interior Minister did not give it.
He said it to satisfy their political bosses in operation adhirat. He said that the Interior Minister and Police Commissioner were decided together that Baba ramdev has to do with that. they argued also to Centre Anna hazare do with them by morning arrested planning to but could not do so.

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Sibal's strictly

In microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, etc. to monitor corporate representatives and contain offensive content of the telecommunications Minister aploding of instructive on Tuesday spoke publicly and met up with Internet companies strictly. disclosures to the press conference held by Kapil Sibal said bluntly that social networking sites with offensive content is not acceptable to provoke sensibilities. since Internet companies to collaborate To make such arrangements, the Government itself so that the gods and goddesses-senior leaders to prevent objectionable portrayal of the country abroad Sibal. comprehensive response by the international media much in India China. surprisingly, his way of being hasty News Conference by biographers. Sibal's first few journalists on social sites and then paste the offensive content also appeared frequently on the same called mystique of That is, after all, how such cantata can be accepted? He said that we will not be the intent of the Government, Sibal. freedom of the press or on the curb on indirect direct, if these companies not on their websites apattinjak are not at the performance of the cantata, the then Government to take steps that companies can not say. delete these materials in their hands. Despite these complaints from a corporate website Steps to be taken from the Communications Minister's displeasure was palpable at these companies that they he tohmat foil. ready to cooperate even questionable elements that also provide information and court order to show the halliwell. representatives of the Sibal Internet companies often speak of meetings with. that such a meeting in Sonia Gandhi on offensive Comment the case of social sites per Sibal. strictly for new Government disquiet. some countries like China, India, Pakistan, before too many social networking websites including Facebook's failed him. social media sites to try to curb the attack on the freedom of the press, the main opposition party BJP. Government's response to described gairjimmedarana Shahnawaz Hussain said BJP spokesman is social media the Internet is not possible to stop at the Centre of antarvirodhon. this response is substantive. social sites in Delhi against police reports have tremendous digvijay Singh Sibal support are famous as minister Sasi. Twitter terror against political censorship by the tweet that it but some inflammatory content by communal Worrisome issues in their policies are Google live content removal where refuse is recycled there Facebook to promote hatred, violence and nudity that bartenders to cantata. Google says that it is not possible to follow government orders completely.

Make A Tattoo

The world of magic and wizards story film series Harry Potter actor grant after the last film for tattoo a symbol but it managed to plan nahni..

According to sources, grant wanted to film the sign of the tattoo from all actors, but all other actors to apti banvaen after they have done so.

God Of Immortality

It is believed that Parvati Shiva to tell the story of the immortality of the selected site was deserted, the Amarnath Gufaha. Amarnath Yatra is starting from today, the opportunity to know the significance of the visit ..

A mythical narrative that mother Parvati by Lord Shiva once asked his Mundmala cause wear. Shiva said that even when you're born, I add it and take a poll. While thinking about the power of Parvati on seeing me again and again has to be born, but Lord Shiva ajar - are immortal. Shiva Parvati mother was in so desperate to learn the secret of his immortality. Lord Shiva did not want any of them and heard the secret of immortality, so they began looking for a secluded place where no one. The Amarnath cave they found. The Amarnath Yatra starting from June 29 to August 13 hearing that will be full.
Geographical location
Shrine situated at an altitude of 13 600 feet above sea level, Gufajmmu - Kashmir North - East is located. 16 m wide and about 11 meters long Gufabgwan Shiva is one of the major pilgrimage sites. During the growth seems to be a holy Gufamen Himalingshukl side, while the black side of the moon's size as well as the size decreases.
Historical significance
Amarnath Rajtrnginimen Gufaka Klhnki landmark book has. Its existence is considered before 12 century, but its discovery in the current round was Muslim, Malik Gderiyebuta. First of all he gave the news of the Gufamen natural Himalingbnne. Amarnath Singh Malik on the move from today's family is a part of the Cdave.
Spiritual intuition
Upsurge of devotees in the month of Sawan has to overflow. Faith, joy, celebration and service appears with intercourse. Visit before the camp of the saints becomes a city of temples in Jammu.
Travel route
Travel begins from Jammu. There are two ways. Phlgamse first path, the second Baltalse starts. Sree Amarnath Shineboard for safety and ease Phlgammarg advises to travel. The way long, but is less risky than Baltalki.
315 kilometers from Jammu to Pahalgam. Where Sartisiki buses and private taxis can be reached. Phlgamse Chandnbadi 16 kilometers, 3 kilometers Chandnbadise top flea, flea Sheshnag 9 km from the top, from Sheshnag Panctrni is 12 km and 6 km Panctrnise Gufaka way.
The other route from Jammu, Udhampur, Qazigund, Anantnag, Srinagar and Sonmrghote is the Baltalphuncha. Baltalse Holy Gufamhaz is 14 kilometers away. Domel Baltalse 2 kilometers, 5 kilometers Domelse Brarimarg, 4 km from the junction and is located at a distance of 3 kilometers from the confluence Gufamatr.
Harmony of the confluence
Mr. Amarnath Srainboard member of the Pro. Ved Kumari Ghai, looking at the Amarnath Yatra are overwhelmed with religious harmony. She says that the travel involved is very happy to see people's religious harmony. Whether they are a sedan and the horse or the tents and blankets to share, all are looking for Amarnath Yatra arrangements. Although they are all people of other religions, but they are also waiting for the visit throughout the year.
See God in every human being
In terms of the Amarnath Yatra Jammu resident Ritu Sharma became emotional while sharing his experience, he says, in 2009 we had eight people came to visit. We mistake the official visit before starting the trip was. Baltalmen another group was supposed to meet us. The same with our blankets, food, beds were arranged. Yun simply have to take a tour we were empty handed without any preparation. Baltalphuncne before 11 o'clock at night. The barrier was imposed by force. He did not let us go beyond the barrier. Temperature was around zero. We were shivering from the cold. We had no food or water. A - In addition to blaming each other we were able to do anything. The men were preparing to sleep, but we fear all women, could not sleep due to cold and hunger. Diffused dark deserted and was scaring us. Headlight shining so far seemed to A truck was coming. The army stopped him at the barrier. We had just come away understanding that they are requested to go further, but they can go no further. And the truck stopped at the side. At first we were scared, but then one of the truck - one put stuff down and began to voice, please come come .. Fixed anchor .. Bgtannunkilao first .. Let's G. .. Men from the truck got everything laid out, pan - Ptile stripped off the stove lit and all the race - Dudkr your - back to work. The dreary, chilling in the night where we were completely empty handed, we have the potato - vegetables and hot Pudiankhai peas. Every person in our service, it seemed the incarnation of Lord Shiva. That same night I was going to send us, for us to stop the same and eventually food - water and going to bed was the same. Of our waking before dawn off the truck was there.

Spectrum allocation

Pramod Mahajan's telecommunications minister allocated additional spectrum during CBI today registered a case.

In the wake of the Mumbai office of telecommunications company Vodafone, Airtel and BSNL Gurgaon office and former Telecom Secretary Shyamal Ghosh, former director of the CBI raided the homes.

Attack on Journalists

Bvri Goddess CBI inquiry on the basis of health loss in terms of avoiding the dismissal of the Minister of Rajasthan Shri Mahi Pal Mderna after complaining of chest pain were admitted to the hospital. Meanwhile, outside the hospital Mderna supporters attacked the journalists today. Two people were injured in the attack.

Mderna complained of chest pain last night and then took his family to a hospital. Hospital sources said on Sunday that he was admitted to the ICU.
Mderna was questioned by the CBI for two days but did not question them on yesterday, citing ill health. Mderna Congress last night suspended from primary membership of the party.
The nurse with the Divine Bvri Mderna offensive showing in the state of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee a CD to be public to consider the action.
Meanwhile, according to police sources Mderna supporters allegedly attacked media persons outside the hospital and damaged the vehicle of a news channel.
In case some press sources said Bvri Mderna daughter Divya Devi were trying to talk to Mderna when his supporters attacked by about 20-25. The media attack on a police official said two people have minor injuries.

In winter the hair the special care

According to one study, nearly 90 percent of a person are growing hair at any time, while 10 percent are in the stage of relaxed hair. Every two to three months to rest in the fall and are replaced by new hair growth the hair fall.

In winter, the hair and scalp need special care. Due to cold often do not wash hair every day. Dust and dirt accumulated on the scalp off the holes are. The starved and weakened by the hair to start dissolving. If you already have to be given special attention to hair care, so that in winter you can relax.
1. To protect hair from breaking is very important to choose the right combs and brushes. Learn how to properly comb. For instance, short hair - divided in small portions gradually solved. Do not comb wet hair.
2. Always choose mild shampoo to the hair itself. Hard chemical-rich shampoo, hair damage. The problem of hair begins to break up and lifeless. So use a mild shampoo with conditioner, so that could easily be embellished hair.
3. Children are made of protein so you keep in mind that some things are protein in your diet. Such as milk, cereals, red meat, soybean and oat etc. Accurate and balanced diet will improve the hair texture and quality.
4. Home remedies as a cup of amla powder, two table spoon of castor oil and an egg and mix well together Fentkr. Apply it on scalp and hair. After half an hour gently wash with warm water.

Be Remembered To Indira Gandhi

On Monday, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the country missed out on their 27 th anniversary. President Pratibha Patil pay tribute to the late leader of our nation's rich.

Samadhi of Indira Gandhi power station this morning by President Pushpajli paid them.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was also present.
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Tejendr Khanna, Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, Kamal Nath, KV Thomas, N. Narayan Sami and Krishna Tirath besides Congress leader Motilal Vora, Maniskr Iyer were also present on the occasion.
At the site of the gathering strength of patriotic music Pushpajli paid to the departed leader. Indira Gandhi was sentenced to the recordings of speeches.
The former prime minister was assassinated by his bodyguards on October 31, 1984.
Every turn, she was familiar with the concept of politics
- Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had inherited the politics and the political in such fluctuation was he familiar with the concept. That's not just land in front of them, but seem to be a foreign leader was nineteen.
Nehru - Gandhi family, who have close links with Congress leader Saleem Sherwani are raving about Indira's political vision. He said, "Indira Gandhi was the greatest Skyiyt. Was outstanding in his political vision. "
Indira was born November 19, 1917 was. Father Jawaharlal Nehru were among those who led the fight for freedom. Same time, when in 1919 came to be with his family and Indira Gandhi to Nehru's father learned the ABC of politics. Only eleven years old, he was opposed to British rule for the B 'children made monkey army. In 1938 he formally joined the Indian National Congress from 1947 to 1964 and his work with his prime minister Nehru's father began. It is also said that she works as personal secretary to the then Prime Minister Nehru said, although it does not get any official details.
Father's death, the Congress Party, Indira Gandhi suddenly the graph significantly scaled up and people started seeing them the leader of the party and country. He first became Minister of Information and Broadcasting in Lal Bahadur Shastri's cabinet. After Shastri's death in 1966, the country's most powerful office [prime] were held.
Friendship and Cooperation Treaty with the much faster to be successful were splashed across the skies of Indian politics.
Emergency in 1975 before deciding to come to Indian politics, which was a unipolar Indira Indira looked around. In the country that led to the historic Kamayabio Indira Indira Is India, India 's Indira' slogan was ringing from loud noise.
Professor of political science at Jamia Millia Islamia Furkan Ahmed says, "It is true that at the time of Indira politics was unipolar. His personality was so big that someone did not show his face. To broaden his personality, he made himself. " She said that she most positive thing about it was to understand the pulse of politics and his colleagues did their best pace.
Indira's political image of emergency deeply shocked.For them as the biggest challenge of the 1980s brought Khalistani terrorism. "Operation Blue Star 'them of the political problems faced by many. Understand the pulse of politics that she could not steam at all to the sound of death and 31 October, 1984, two security personnel deployed in the security Satwant Singh and Beant Singh shot. Died at AIIMS move.
Indira Gandhi's political legacy before his eldest son Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, the further are related. Today at home and abroad in the name of Indira many buildings, roads, bridges, projects and awards are associated name.
Ensembles that I believe she had a vision of poverty-free India. He has not even dream. All people should work together to eradicate poverty from India, so his dream can be reality.

Cash Far votes

Delhi Police on Monday issued notice to the Justice ML Mehta, Kulkarni, the BJP's former Sasdon Kulaste Faggan Singh, Mahabir Singh said the BJP workers Bhagora and Suhail Hindustani petitions to November 14 of the Delhi Police asked to file their response.
Justice Mehta also told police that the next progress report submitted during the hearing of the case.

The four accused in the High Court petitions challenging the trial court's order. Trial court rejected their bail petitions.
Kulkarni are in jail since last September 27. Kulkarni trial court rejected the bail application, saying that the purpose of sneering of the Republic of the plot hatched in the direction - which directed [Guiding Star] and 'traitors' were.

Announce names of people

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani, who is on the second day of his anti-corruption campaign, Wednesday demanded that the UPA government make public the names of people with black money and bring out a white paper on it in the winter session of parliament.

'I demand that the central government bring out a white paper on black money in the winter session of the parliament and make the names of people having black money public,' Advani said at a press conference here, a day after beginning his cross-country Jan Chetna Yatra that was flagged off by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Advani said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government should also inform the country about what steps have been taken till date to bring back black money stashed in banks abroad.
'I have been told that the government has the names of some Indians having black money in foreign banks, it is time the government made their names public,' Advani said.
He said there was no need to protect such people. 'If the government hesitates in making their names people public, it will send the message that it wants to protect them,' Advani said.

Premium For BigBand Networks

Broadband technology and software provider ARRIS Group Inc said it is to buy BigBand Networks, a video networking service provider, for $2.24 per share in cash -- a premium of 76 percent -- to strengthen its networked video technology capabilities.

ARRIS said the deal -- which equates to a diluted equity value of about $172 million, or $53 million net of estimated BigBand cash on hand -- extends the company's capabilities in processing, managing and distributing digital video content, and should help it to acquire technologies and patents.
"BigBand's valuable patent portfolio, coupled with their expertise in digital video networking, will enhance ARRIS' technological leadership as service providers move to an all-IP (Internet Protocol) Converged Network Architecture," ARRIS said in a statement.
ARRIS said it expects the deal, seen completing late this year, to be neutral or to add to profit by mid-2012.
Shares of Redwood City, California-based BigBand Networks soared 74 percent to $2.21 in pre-market trade on Tuesday. They closed at $1.27 on Monday on Nasdaq. Shares of Suwanee, Georgia-based ARRIS closed at $11.52, a 10-week high, on Monday on Nasdaq.

nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile

India Monday test fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II off the Orissa coast, defence sources said.

The missile was blasted off from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, about 230 km from here. The medium-range missile, which can carry a pay-load of 500 kg, has a maximum range of 350 km.
India had successfully test fired its surface-to-surface ballistic missile Shourya from the same test base Saturday.

Bill Clinton

Former President Bill Clinton says he has high regard for Dick Cheney's political skills even if the former vice president tries to cause mischief for Democrats.

Cheney recently praised Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as one of the Obama administration's "most competent" members and said it would be "interesting to speculate" how she might be as president.
Cheney suggested, tongue in cheek, she might want to challenge Barack Obama in 2012, and said he wouldn't discourage a primary fight.
Bill Clinton tells CBS' "Face the Nation" he's "gratified whenever anyone says anything nice" about his wife, but one of Cheney's skills "is sowing discord among the opposition" and he doesn't want to help Cheney's strategy succeed.
Clinton did elbow Cheney, saying, "I admire that he's still out there hitting the ball."

New IPhone - Source

Samsung Electronics Co is considering legal action to ban sales of Apple's new iPhone, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, in what could be its strongest step to defend against claims by the U.S. firm that the South Korean firm had copied its product designs.

The source declined to elaborate further on where Samsung planned to take legal actions and the Maeil Business Newspaper reported that the South Korean firm may seek injunction request on Apple's new iPhone in Europe.
Samsung said it would not comment on ongoing legal issues.
The two technology firms have been locked in intensifying legal battles in nine countries over their flagship smartphone and tablet products.
The move comes after Apple successfully blocked Samsung from selling its latest tablets in Germany and some smartphone models in the Netherlands and forced its rival to indefinite delay launching new tablets in Australia.
After Apple's latest legal victory in Germany earlier this month, Samsung said it would take all available legal options.
Apple has not produced a new version of its best-selling iPhone for more than a year. The product is crucial for the world's No.1 smartphone maker to keep its strong sales momentum as Samsung is quickly closing on the gap with its Galaxy line of products.
Apple sold 20.3 million iPhones in the second quarter and Samsung shipped just one million units less than that.
Media reports have said Apple's product will go one sale in October.
Apple first sued Samsung in April, claiming its strongest competitor had "slavishly" copied its product designs, and Samsung had since counter-sued, arguing Apple infringed on its mobile technologies.
Samsung is also a major supplier of chips and displays for Apple's smartphones and tablet products.

Sony Tablets Face

Sony's new tablet computers failed to excite gadget reviewers and analysts who criticized the pricing and quality of the devices, underscoring the battle Sony faces regaining its consumer electronics crown.
Sony Corp is already late to the game with its first tablet, which hits stores this month, more than a year and a half after Apple Inc launched the blockbuster iPad and almost a year since Samsung Electronics Co Ltd came out with the GalaxyTab. Samsung's Galaxy occupies the No.2 slot in tablets that Sony is targeting.
Reviewers and analysts highlighted a high price and features that suggested Sony would remain an also-ran rather than a leader in the tablet market. Two versions of Sony's main tablet cost $499 and $599, the same price as two lower-end Apple iPad models.
"Consumers want tablets, but they are not prepared to pay the same amount they'd pay for an iPad for something that's not an iPad," said Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi. "Despite the brand and different design, with its pricing so close to the iPad, it will be challenging for Sony."
Once a symbol of Japan's high-tech might, the maker of the Walkman and PlayStation gaming console is struggling under the weight of its money-losing TV division and badly needs the boost of a hit product.
"Sony really must be in the tablet market and must succeed," said Mito Securities electronics analyst Keita Wakabayashi.
Worldwide tablet shipments are forecast to more than triple this year to 60 million tablets and then rise to 275.3 million units by 2015, according to a report this month from research firm IHS iSuppli.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
Sony's new tablets run on Google Inc's Android software, like the GalaxyTab and many other tablets from Acer Inc, Asustek Computer Inc and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.
It is trying to distinguish its tablets from other Android players with features such as having one model function as a universal remote, while another folds like a clamshell and offers access to some first generation PlayStation games.
Backed by a disco beat during an event in Berlin to unveil the devices on Wednesday, Sony CEO Howard Stringer brushed off concerns the company waited too long to get into the tablet market.
"We want to prove it's not who makes it first that counts but who makes it better," Stringer said.
ased on the initial reception, Sony has failed in that regard.
Tech reviewers credited Sony for coming up with a unique curvy design for the S tablet, which resembles a folded-back magazine and makes it easier to hold with one hand, but the quality of the hardware was questioned.
A review on the Gizmodo tech blog called the tablet "extremely plasticky" and said its screen scratched more easily than other tablets.
Sony vowed in January to become the world's No. 2 tablet maker -- behind Apple -- by 2012 and Sony executives stuck to that ambitious claim ahead of the tablet launch.
But research firm Forrester put out a blog post saying Sony's pricing "raises a red flag."
At a low-key Japanese launch of the tablets in Tokyo on Thursday, Sony hinted it could be flexible on pricing.
"We'll see and study how the market will react and we'll take any necessary action," said Hideyuki Furumi, deputy president of the Sony division in charge of the new tablets.
"But then again, we don't want to do competition simply on prices, because we have a lot of differentiation points," he added, saying the entertainment features would be expanded over time.
One expert who has played with the single-screen "Sony Tablet: S" also was doubtful it could compete with rivals that sell high-end tablets at the same price.
Tim Stevens, editor-in-chief of the Engadget tech blog, said the tablet's hardware was underwhelming and its feel and design trailed the iPad 2 and the Galaxy Tab.
"I honestly don't think this is going to be the tablet that really catapults Sony into the lead on the Android front, which is where it needs to be if it wants to be No. 2 in the tablet market," Stevens said.
Some tech bloggers anticipate Amazon will more likely prove a competitor to Apple, with a tablet that has not been officially announced but is expected in the next few weeks.
CROWDED MARKET
Sony joins a slew of technology companies hoping to win a share in a market where many have stumbled in pursuit of Apple.
Hewlett Packard's Co decision to drop its Touchpad tablet only weeks after it came out shows how easy it is to fail. Sales soared only after HP slashed the price to $99 from $399 and $499, prompting the company to announce a further "final run" of the tablets to meet demand.
Sony said the S tablet is unique because of a universal remote inside the computer that can be used to control stereos, cable television boxes and TV sets.
The wifi-only device has a 9.4 inch screen, weighs 1.33 lbs and has front and rear cameras.
A 16 gigabyte version of the tablet will cost $499 in the United States, while the 32 GB version will retail for $599. In Europe, the S will cost 479 euros. It can be pre-ordered on Wednesday and will be in stores in September.
Sony's second tablet, the P, comes with 4 GB of memory and looks like a clutch purse. It has two 5.5-inch screens that can be folded together and weighs less than a pound.
The tablet also offers 4G cellular service. In Europe, the P will cost 599 euros and be out in November. Sony said it would be in stores in the United States later this year, but did not provide a date or price.

Facebook Preps

Facebook is putting finishing touches to new features on users' home pages that deeply integrate music services from partners including Spotify, MOG, Rhapsody, Slacker and Rdio, according to people familiar with the plans.
The music platform is expected to be unveiled at Facebook's developer conference, which kicks off on September 22.
Facebook was not immediately available for comment.
Though Facebook is the world's most popular social networking services with more than 750 million users, its founder Mark Zuckerberg is keen to increase the amount of time users spend in the Facebook environment.
Music is said to be just one aspect of the strategy to improve Facebook's 'stickiness' and it is also expected to partner with other media content owners like movie studios.
"They are working on a platform for music where the goal is to create a connective tissue for fans," said one person familiar with the talks who asked not to be named as the plans are confidential.
Facebook has declined to comment on its new music platform before, but in July several technology blogs reported a software engineer had uncovered programing code for a Facebook product called 'Vibes' for music downloading.
Facebook could give an important boost to its fledgling music streaming partners as they try to compete in a digital music sector dominated by Apple Inc's iTunes's download store. Apple is also readying a streaming service called iTunes Match expected to launch this fall.
The largest music subscription service, Rhapsody, has about 800,000 paying users after nearly 10 years. The next largest in the United States is believed to be Slacker, which claims some 400,000 subscribers, while more recent start-ups like MOG and Rdio are estimated to have significantly less than that.
London-based Spotify, which launched in the United States in July, has more than 1 million paying subscribers and some 10 million users registered to its free access service across Europe. Spotify is believed to have partly benefited from its early integration into Facebook's platform.
The most popular music app on Facebook is currently BandPage, a service from RootMusic that enables artists to market their songs, videos and tour dates. It has over 250,000 artists and 30 million active users monthly. Last month it raised $16 million in Series B funding.
While all the existing music services can already be used on Facebook, the deeper integration will enable Facebook users who are subscribers to a service to share songs and playlists seamlessly with each other and to see what friends are listening to, and more.
The digital music services hope Facebook users will sign up with them after seeing friends sharing playlists that require subscription.
Another senior executive close to the talks said social networking is important to help overcome one of the key challenges for digital music companies: how to help fans discover new music rather than just search for artists and songs they already know. "Your friends are engaging with you on Facebook, he said. "It's the new form of radio or TV."
Though the prospective business partners have high hopes for Facebook, combining social networking and digital music hasn't always been a guarantee of success.

North Korea Demands Peace Treaty With US

North Korea demanded Wednesday that the United States sign a peace treaty formally ending the Korean War, as a senior North Korean diplomat visited New York to negotiate ways to restart six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. In an editorial marking the 58th anniversary of an armistice that ended the 1950-53 war, the North's official Korean Central News Agency insisted that a peace treaty could go a long way toward resolving a deadlock over Pyongyang's pursuit of nuclear weapons. North Korea has long called for a peace treaty with the United States since the armistice left the Korean peninsula in a technical state of war. Its latest push comes as North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan makes a fresh attempt to reopen six-nation talks that were last held in December 2008. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton invited Kim to New York to meet with U.S. officials later this week only after nuclear envoys from the Koreas held surprise talks last week. Seoul blames North Korea for two attacks that killed 50 South Koreans last year and has demanded that Pyongyang show remorse. The United States has insisted that its ally Seoul must be satisfied that inter-Korean ties are improving before it will pursue more nuclear negotiations with Pyongyang. Kim told reporters after landing Tuesday in New York that he was "optimistic of the prospects for the six-way talks and the North Korea-U.S. relationship," according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency. "I believe North Korea-U.S. relations will improve, as now is the time for countries to reconcile." Despite Kim's positive tone, North Korea is making clear ahead of the New York talks that it wants a separate dialogue on signing a peace treaty, in addition to six-nation nuclear negotiations, said Kim Keun-sik, a North Korea expert at Kyungnam University in South Korea. The six-nation talks group the two Koreas, the United States, China, Japan and Russia. They were initially designed to provide the North with security guarantees and economic assistance in return for its nuclear dismantlement. After months of tension heightened by the North's deadly shelling of a South Korean island last November, the nuclear envoys of the two countries met in a regional security forum in Indonesia last week and agreed to push for the resumption of nuclear disarmament talks. "The (Korean) peninsula stands at the crossroads of detente and a vicious cycle of escalation tension," North Korean media said Wednesday, likening the current cease-fire among the countries who fought in the Korean War to "a time bomb." Blasting the United States for its involvement in the war, North Korea's central television ran footage of veterans describing their fight against enemy forces as the official media marked what it called a victory anniversary. Reports also touted the wartime activities of the country's revered founder Kim Il Sung, whose son Kim Jong Il is now ruling the country and trying to hand over power to his own son. About 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea as a legacy of the Korean War, in which North Korea and China fought against U.S., South Korean and U.N. forces.

Retailers, Cash Rich, To Spend On IT

Retailers have cash on their balance sheets and nearly half of 100 top retail executives said they are planning to spend it on technology, a survey said on Tuesday. Forty-seven percent of executives said they will be investing primarily in calendar year 2012 in analytical tools to improve company growth, expansion and planning. The survey, conducted in May and June by audit, tax, and advisory firm KPMG LLP, showed that 72 percent of the retailers said they have a great deal of cash on their balance sheets. Fifty-six percent of them said they only expect a modest improvement in the economy, revenue, and hiring in 2012. The outlook beyond 2012 does not appear promising either: 40 percent of the survey respondents said they don't expect a full economic recovery until 2013-2014 or later. And of the 100 retail executives, 23 percent said headcount would never return to pre-recession levels. According to Mark Larson, KPMG global retail leader, retailers and their growing, will spend money on analytical tools to examine the enormous amount of data captured online and at the cash register. "Analytics says let's use emerging technology to do a deep dive into that data to make it useful," he said. The survey shows that retail leaders do not expect spending to significantly increase in the next year. "The customer's wallet is not going to be growing, so the game has to be to grab more of that wallet," said Larson. "We need to neatly dive into their behavior to really understand what they value and what they're going to buy."

Major quakes strike in Pacific off Alaska

A major earthquake of 7.4 magnitude struck in the Pacific Ocean more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) west of Anchorage on Thursday, prompting a brief tsunami warning for part of the remote Aleutian Islands chain.
No damage or injuries were reported. The warning, which extended for roughly 800 miles (1,300 km) -- from Unimak Pass, northeast of Dutch Harbor, westward to Amchitka Pass, west of Adak Island -- was canceled after a little more than an hour.
A tsunami wave measuring just 6 centimetres tall was recorded at Nikolski, a tiny Aleut village on the island of Umnak, and a 10-centimeter wave was observed at Adak, said Becki Legatt, a spokeswoman for the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska.
The coast of the entire Alaska peninsula and all of the Alaska mainland were never considered to be threatened.
The quake struck shortly after 7 p.m. local time (0300 GMT) at a depth of about 25 miles (40 km). A second tremor of magnitude 7.2 hit in the same vicinity of the Aleutians a half-minute later, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Quakes of 7 to 8 magnitudes and higher are relatively common in the Aleutians but are generally of little consequence because the island chain is so remote and sparsely populated.
"This is a very seismically active area," said Randy Baldwin, a USGS geophysicist with the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colorado.
A tsunami warning means all coastal residents in the warning area who are near the beach or in low-lying regions should move immediately to higher ground and away from harbors and inlets, including those sheltered directly from the sea.

Small Talk With Strangers Disappear

The art of making small talk with strangers is fast disappearing as more and more people prefer to communicate through social networking site Facebook, reveals a new survey. The survey carried out by organic tea brand Clipper revealed that two-thirds of Britons regularly talk to people on Facebook who they would never see in person. A staggering 70 percent of the 1,000 people polled said they thought the art of conversation was dying because of texting, email and social media. A third would strike up a conversation with a stranger only if they were lost and needed directions, and just over half said they see the same people every day on the way to work, at lunch or walking the dog. But four out of 10 said it would be "weird" to say hello, while others said they were shy or "could not think of anything to say", so ignored them. The problem is particularly bad among those aged under 30, with 58 percent saying they avoid talking to people they see often, but do not really know. However, their parents' generation appeared friendlier with 63 percent of people aged between 45 and 59 happy to strike up a conversation with people they see regularly. Pensioners were friendlier still with 74 percent happy to talk to people they see on a daily basis. "There is a great nostalgia about manners and a sense there was some golden age, but what people really crave is that we all treat each other with respect," the Daily Express quoted etiquette expert and former 'That's Life!' presenter Simon Fanshawe as saying.

Netizens Sore Rules

In the age of internet-fuelled information explosion, the government's new rule allowing telecom companies and blogging sites, among others, to remove 'objectionable' content from the web without informing users is a violation of the right to freedom of speech, say netizens and cyber law experts. The Information Technology (Due Diligence Observed by Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011, say that intermediaries - which include telecommunication companies, internet service providers (ISP), blogging sites, search engines, as well as cyber cafes - can remove 'objectionable' content without notifying the user. The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology announced the rules last month. Pavan Duggal, cyber law expert and Supreme Court advocate, said: 'It (the new rules) is in direct violation to the freedom of speech, which is a fundamental right and mentioned in article 19 of the constitution.' 'The new rules say that intermediaries should remove such kind of objectionable items within 36 hours without informing the users. They have the right to remove any post on a blog or site, work with the user to correct the post or disable access to their services altogether,' Duggal told IANS. According to InternetWorldStat.com, India stands fourth in the world in internet surfing with 8.5 percent of the country's population using the internet. Nishant Shah, director (research) of the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, said the government should recognise blogging as the right of the people and that the new rule is 'against the fundamental right of freedom of speech'. Pushkar Raj, general secretary of the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), plans to knock the door of the Supreme Court in a week's time on the issue. 'The biggest problem of this rule is that it gives a lot of power to lower-ranking police officials without any kind of supervision. In this era of information flow, it is very hard to define the term 'intermediaries',' Raj told IANS. The rules also say that the intermediaries will preserve such kind of information and maintain records for at least 90 days for investigation purposes. Taha Sahil, a management student in Amity University, said the internet was the only weapon to spread the truth and these rules would curb that. 'It's like snatching away our freedom of speech. We all know that the media is biased and blogs and other web portals are the only unbiased source through which people can write and spread the truth. Moreover, this rule does not give any opportunity to the user to defend his work or even appeal,' Sahil said. The new IT rule specifies that the intermediaries should not display, upload, modify or publish any information that is 'harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, blasphemous, defamatory, pornographic, libellous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, disparaging, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable, relating to money laundering or gambling'. Bloggers say the new rule is too tedious and will discourage them from blogging. Shivam Vij, a Delhi-based journalist and blogger, said: 'This rule is so vast that it causes confusion and annoyance. Who defines that the content is objectionable and how?' The new rule also gives the government easier access to content from the intermediaries. The intermediaries will be required to provide information to authorised government agencies for investigation and cyber security. Ghulam Muhammed, a Mumbai-based blogger, is one of the net users who partly agreed with the reasons behind the government's initiative. 'The government's control on internet is in essence a draconian measure. But on the good side, it will control things like the spread of pornography,' Muhammad said. Internet service providers argue that the rules are transparent enough and it was high time such legislation was put in place as people had suffered in the past because of malicious content being posted against them. 'There are sets of words defined and most of them are illegal under the law, though there are a few loose words which need to be taken care of,' said Subho Ray, president, Internet and Mobile Association of India. 'If the user has a problem with his content being removed, he can move court and if the court agrees to his appeal his content can be put back again,' he added.

Budgets and Stock Markets

Stock markets react differently to budgets even on an individual sector basis. For instance, the budget is NEVER kind to cigarettes, so there is bound to be some underperformance in ITC. The Tech sector benefits from anything that involves lower direct taxes, and we saw a massive rise in these stocks through the early part of the last decade just after the budget, as taxes were slashed and flattened. Lately, though, there isn't that much to cheer about, and the coming budget will be a very marginal player in the direct tax space (since most of that is being moved into the Direct Tax Code, applicable only from 2012 onwards) On indirect taxes - such as excise, customs and service tax - the idea is to move to GST, which is being discussed separately from the budget; again, expect no major fireworks here. Government spending impacts infrastructure, so those stocks will react as the government tries to steady FDI in a year that it seems to have slows down. Better financial visibility - even from securitization or through impetus for the corporate bond market - will be a huge positive. Yet the government needs to balance between that and a reasonably large fiscal deficit next year - helping corporate bond means, to an extent, reducing demand for its own bonds, which must be sold to finance the deficit. 3G auctions gave a big fillip to revenues this year, and so did public sector IPOs. But the next year may not yield that much in terms of benefit - most of the IPOs sold are today quoting below their IPO prices, with the extreme example of NHPC being about 30% lesser. With no IPOs and no 3G, there must be either new ways for the government to make money (revenue) or curb spending (expenses); extreme measures to either goal are negative for stocks. There must also be ways to incentivize investment in the country, be it FDI or private corporate investments. While some of this has to do with taxes, it's more important to create policy that provides more visibility to investors; you can't have a Jairam Ramesh scuttling projects after enormous sums have been invested. (I don't disagree that the projects may be at fault, but there needs to be clarity right at the beginning of these projects) Overall, this isn't meant to be a great budget in terms of announcements: it's mid-term, there aren't too many elections, the main contenders of income and indirect taxes are being handled separately, and the budget is increasingly unimportant to even policy nowadays. Yet, there will be something or the other that will impact the stock you know, and with the recent drop in markets, it may be useful to position yourself in sectors that the government is likely to favour. For a long term value investor, the budget may throw up juicy opportunities to buy excellent stocks, especially if there is a negative bias. For the traders, the market volatility will go up even further, and if you can handle the butterflies in the stomach, there's never been a better time to be in the markets.