Posted in Inside India
by Swati Prasad
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It's very difficult to crystal-gaze. Back in 2000, when mobile telephony was becoming cheaper in India (and I had just acquired my first mobile phone--my elder brother's hand-me-down, a Nokia 1610), I would have never anticipated that in less than five years, almost every man/woman on Delhi's streets would own a mobile phone.
Today, my mobile phone has mobile phone numbers of my domestic maid, the vegetable vendor, and even the man who comes to pick up the garbage every morning.
Things changed quite drastically during the last decade. It's a lifestyle change of sorts--new gadgets for entertainment, smarter mobile phones, the spread of digital cameras, more efficient laptops, sleeker data storage devices and so much more. These were things my 20-something brain could not have fathomed back in 2000.
As opposed to (most) adults, kids today are a lot more clued into technology and what it may offer us in the future. Last year, during his annual vacation to Delhi, my nine-year old nephew Saahil, had very interesting thoughts to share.
He said by 2020, the world would be a very different place. "All gadgets would be able to talk to one another. We would all wear watches that could double up as a computer, a mobile video phone, a Playstation, a camera and much more. We could even give instructions to our microwave ovens and air-conditioners from our watch," Saahil said.
Saahil had several such thoughts to share (like how we would vacation on resorts in outer space) and I asked him to write them down and e-mail them to me (I was even hoping he'd ghost-write my blog for a change). But like most kids his age, he preferred to spend the rest of his vacation playing games on his Playstation, spending time on Facebook, watching TV and wrapping up his holiday homework.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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Europe is next emerging destination for Indian workers: Vayalar Ravi (Interview)
Europe is next emerging destination for Indian workers: Vayalar Ravi (Interview):
"NEW DELHI - After the Gulf nations, Europe is emerging as the next window of opportunity for Indian workers and the country would do its bit to promote and protect their interests, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi has said.
“There is no doubt, Gulf remains a major destination for Indian workers. But now, Europe ...
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"NEW DELHI - After the Gulf nations, Europe is emerging as the next window of opportunity for Indian workers and the country would do its bit to promote and protect their interests, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi has said.
“There is no doubt, Gulf remains a major destination for Indian workers. But now, Europe ...
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What drives millions to social networking sites?
What drives millions to social networking sites?:
"SYDNEY - Curiosity to know about other people’s lives and self-expression drive millions of people to online networking sites like the Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
Research on social network sites has focused largely on user personality traits, benefits to individuals such as information sharing, issues of privacy and the like.
Now, Macquarie University doctoral student ....
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"SYDNEY - Curiosity to know about other people’s lives and self-expression drive millions of people to online networking sites like the Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
Research on social network sites has focused largely on user personality traits, benefits to individuals such as information sharing, issues of privacy and the like.
Now, Macquarie University doctoral student ....
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Sunday, January 3, 2010
Fireworks flash over Sydney Opera House during New Year celebrations, 01 Jan 2010
Fireworks flash over Sydney Opera House during New Year celebrations, 01 Jan 2010
Celebrations in Australia, Asia Ring In 2010
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Starting at the International Date line in the mid-Pacific and spreading from east to west, crowds around Asia led the world in ringing in the New Year.
One of the first major cities to celebrate the beginning of 2010 was Sydney, Australia. More than a million people gathered along the Sydney harbor to watch the city's annual fireworks show, set to booming rock music.
Hours before midnight people arrived at Harbor Bridge to stake out good seats for the 12-minute display. This year's show involved more than 5,000 kilograms of explosive devices.
Other cities around Asia and the Pacific region celebrated with fireworks, such as Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. In Auckland, New Zealand, thousands of partygoers took to the streets to watch as fireworks shot from the Sky Tower. In the capital of Taiwan, 22,000 fireworks were shot from different angles off the Taipei 101 skyscraper. President Ma Ying-jeou was on-hand for the countdown party.
In other places people marked the New Year without fireworks.
Millions in Japan prayed at shrines for good fortune in 2010. At Tokyo's Zojo-ji Buddhist temple, clear balloons were released into the air at midnight.
In Seoul, South Korea, a giant bell was rung.
In China's capital, signs around Beijing cautioned not to light fireworks within the heart of the city on New Year's Eve.
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Celebrations in Australia, Asia Ring In 2010
voanews.com
Starting at the International Date line in the mid-Pacific and spreading from east to west, crowds around Asia led the world in ringing in the New Year.
One of the first major cities to celebrate the beginning of 2010 was Sydney, Australia. More than a million people gathered along the Sydney harbor to watch the city's annual fireworks show, set to booming rock music.
Hours before midnight people arrived at Harbor Bridge to stake out good seats for the 12-minute display. This year's show involved more than 5,000 kilograms of explosive devices.
Other cities around Asia and the Pacific region celebrated with fireworks, such as Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. In Auckland, New Zealand, thousands of partygoers took to the streets to watch as fireworks shot from the Sky Tower. In the capital of Taiwan, 22,000 fireworks were shot from different angles off the Taipei 101 skyscraper. President Ma Ying-jeou was on-hand for the countdown party.
In other places people marked the New Year without fireworks.
Millions in Japan prayed at shrines for good fortune in 2010. At Tokyo's Zojo-ji Buddhist temple, clear balloons were released into the air at midnight.
In Seoul, South Korea, a giant bell was rung.
In China's capital, signs around Beijing cautioned not to light fireworks within the heart of the city on New Year's Eve.
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