Uganda: Here is What Led to the Global Financial Crisis Part I Sep 17, 2009
This asymmetric management interest is likely to remain a point of contention, with logic dictating equal management share in the profits and losses of the company, never mind the difficulty of operationalising the dictates of logic. Whether shareholders, as owners of a company, can effectively control managers as agents is also questionable. (allAfrica.com)
Gimme my sofa! Sep 15, 2009
It is an asymmetric conflict - the little man versus the faceless, bad customer service monoliths. On the little man's side there are only newspaper consumer pages and a rather handy selection of laws. (BBC News -- UK)
Asymmetric Legislation And Health Care Sep 12, 2009
Call it an act of asymmetric legislation: using Obama's prominence and ability to sell a package of ideas to the American people, without uniting them together in a form so complex and so certain to contain weaknesses that it exposes the entire legislation to critical attacks. It avoids the demanding wheeling-and-dealing of amendments that increases proportionally to a bill's size, it satisfies the left flank by providing up-or-down votes on their issues, and it gives the Blue Dogs cover by... (CBS News)
Lehman Monday Morning Reveals Lesson Lost With Obama as Regulator-in-Chief Sep 11, 2009
They didnt know who Lehman was intertwined with because they hadnt done their homework, said , a Columbia University economics professor who won the Nobel Prize in economics in 2001 for his analysis of markets with asymmetric information. That came home to Fratto the Saturday morning before Lehman fell apart. (Bloomberg)
Top Article: Whose Side Are We On? Sep 9, 2009
First, India accounts for about 80 per cent of South Asian GDP. Being so dominant, it has to bear an asymmetric responsibility for achieving stability, peace and prosperity in South Asia. This must be the bedrock of our neighbourhood policy. (India Times, India)
Asymchem Announces Fall Process Symposium Confirmed List of Speakers Sep 5, 2009
Process Chemistry in a Chemical Small Biotech Company: Development A Case Study 7 BMS Mauricio Futran VP, Process API and Intermediates R&D Outsourcing: The Changing Value Proposition for Suppliers 8 BMS Stephen VP, Pharmaceutical Analysis Scypinski Analytical in the 21st Century: R&D New Challenges and New Solutions 9 Lilly Scott Bradley Scientist NMR-based Reaction Monitoring: From Small Molecules to Biologics 10 Roche Yi Ren Head of Drug Process Research of a Supply and Glucose Kinase... (PR Newswire)
NIST releases specs for crypto key establishment Sep 5, 2009
The key agreement schemes described in this recommendation use asymmetric, or public-key, techniques. The key transport schemes use either public-key techniques or a combination of public key and symmetric key techniques. (FCW.com)
Laser pulses control single electrons in complex molecules Sep 2, 2009
The control was experimentally determined via an asymmetric distribution of C+ and of O+ fragments after the breaking of the molecular bond. The measurement of C+ and O+ fragments implies a dynamic charge shift along the molecular axis in one or the other direction, controlled via the laser pulse. (EurekAlert!)
NIST releases new draft of Special Publication 800-81 on securing DNS Aug 28, 2009
" A second draft of the proposed revision of has been released for public comment. This release incorporates suggestions received on the first draft, released in March, and also includes guidance on migrating to a new cryptographic algorithm for signing a zone, for migrating to NSEC3 hashing specifications to provide authenticated denial of existence response, and a discussion of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in split view deployments. The primary task of DNS is translation between domain... (FCW.com)
Variability in type Ia supernova Aug 21, 2009
This image based on a computer simulation of a type 1a supernova shows the turbulent and asymmetric flame of the runaway thermonuclear burning that consumes the white dwarf star ... They found that due to the chaotic nature of the processes involved, the explosions where largely asymmetric ... Another source of variability results from these asymmetric explosions looking different when viewed at different angles, accounting for variations in brightness of up to 20 percent. (Astronomy Now Online)
Variability Of Type 1a Supernovae Has Implications For Dark Energy Studies Aug 20, 2009
Another source of variability is that these asymmetric explosions look different when viewed at different angles ... In this image from a computer simulation, debris from a type 1a supernova explosion shows the asymmetric substructures that develop from the turbulent flame that consumes the white dwarf star. (Science Daily)
Math model accurately mimics cell division in carbon-cycling bacterium Aug 14, 2009
The article "Temporal controls of the asymmetric cell division cycle in Caulobacter crescentus" is by Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology graduate student Shenghua Li, research scientist Paul Brazhnik, Professor and Director of VBI's Cyberinfrastructure Group Bruno Sobral, and University Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences John Tyson ... Shenghua Li, Paul Brazhnik, Bruno Sobral, John J. Tyson (2009) Temporal controls of the asymmetric cell division cycle in Caulobacter... (EurekAlert!)
The status of fiber to the home deployments in Spain Aug 13, 2009
The only widespread access technologies at present in Spain are xDSL technologies and CATV, all of them typically under 10Mbps downstream, and highly asymmetric (typically less than 500kbps up). At the end of 2007, the incumbent, Telefonica, began a field trial to test a FTTH offering called Trio Futura that delivers 30 Mbpsdown and 3 Mbpsup. (Multichannel News)
High-frequency trading: Rise of the machines Aug 5, 2009
Asymmetric information is nothing new. Even its critics concede that most HFT is perfectly legal. (The Economist)
* Bicycles: John Kemp Starleys near-perfect working machines Aug 1, 2009
It was not immediately obvious that the Starley two-wheel design was inevitable X there were, for example, many advocates of tricycles X but as the old, asymmetric, treacherous, high-mounted ordinary (or penny-farthing) became less and less acceptable from a health and safety point of view, the design options became helpfully limited. The experience of using a bicycle was both socially audacious and physically exhilarating, when not actually dangerous. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Afghanistan: Taliban tactics Jul 26, 2009
Speed, surprise, mobility and flexibility are integral factors in such 'asymmetric' campaigns; where a smaller, irregular force faces a far larger, better-armed one. History has shown that a smaller, local force will often fare better. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Northern And Southern Auroras Not Identical Jul 24, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 24, 2009) Norwegian researchers have shown that the auroras in the Northern and the Southern hemispheres can be totally asymmetric ... Laundal et al. Asymmetric auroral intensities in the Earth's Northern and Southern hemispheres. (Science Daily)
Yacht owners get tough Jul 17, 2009
Gibbon-Brooks now uses his specialization in asymmetric warfare -- battles between large vessels and small terrorist boats -- to advise rich clients on the dangers lurking in the world's oceans. "The general feeling is that piracy will increase around the world," Gibbon-Brooks told CNN. "In the Mediterranean, we saw two recent attacks on yachts, one last month in the bay of Naples.". (CNN -- International)
British PM Defends Afghan Mission Despite Outcry Jul 12, 2009
"A lot has been made of the Taliban's increasing use of 'asymmetric tactics,' such as booby traps, roadside bombs or suicide attacks," Burke wrote in an analysis for The Guardian newspaper. "A few hours on an operation with American troops, supported by attack helicopters, jets and unmanned heavily armed drones, makes it clear why: if the insurgents do not stay out of the way, they will be killed, as many thousands have been. "But once coalition troops establish a presence, they become... (Fox News)
Laser 'Weapons' May Be Too Hot to Handle Jul 11, 2009
Military mega-lasers are too hot to handle - tech - 10 July 2009 - New Scientist. Your login is case sensitive. (Newsmax)
Robot Learns To Smile And Frown Jul 9, 2009
The Einstein robot head at UC San Diego performs asymmetric random facial movements as a part of the expression learning process. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of California - San Diego). (Science Daily)
KIM'S CYBER-STRIKES Jul 9, 2009
While this attack was relatively unsophisticated, a cyber-warfare capability certainly puts a new asymmetric arrow in North Korea's quiver -- which should, at a minimum, serve as another wake-up call about this here-and-now threat to our national security. Peter Brookes is a Heritage Foundation senior fellow and a former deputy assistant secretary of defense. (New York Post -- Opinions)
What's behind cyber attacks on South Korea, US? Jul 9, 2009
"The cyber attacks are part of an asymmetric warfare strategy," says Nicholas Eberstadt, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington. "Part of an effective confrontation with the US war machine would be the ability to disable US information [systems].". (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Computer Scientists Develop Model For Studying Arrangements Of Tissue Networks By Cell Division Jul 4, 2009
5, 2007) Stem cells have the extraordinary capacity to divide producing two very distinct cells: one retains stem cell identity and continues to undergo asymmetric division, while the other specializes for a. (Mar. (Science Daily)
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What role does asymmetric warfare play. These are ideas that best play at a turn-based level where you can stop and think; any attempt to make a real-time game would be more of an exercise in fancy explosions and action gameplay. (IGN PS2)
Freescale debuts apps for multicore chips Jun 16, 2009
The software support a variety of symmetric and asymmetric multiprocessing models used in Freescale's QorIQ and PowerQuicc chips. OEMs could use the new modules to provide as much as 80 percent of the application-layer software needed for some of their systems designs, Iyengar said. (EETimes)
Analysis: The changing fight in Pakistan Jun 16, 2009
It doesn't mean the government is slacking off in its crackdown, but its forces can be flatfooted when it comes to responding to what Americans call asymmetric warfare -- historically known as guerrilla tactics. Hit and run. (CNN -- World)
Marieke Hardy I don't think I've missed all that much by not watching HomeMade - it's actually a bit... dull. Read more May 28, 2009
Possibly it's due to the contestants, who - and I honestly don't want to discriminate against wholesome and healthy bimbos with asymmetric haircuts and a penchant for V-neck singlets here - are a relatively interchangeable bunch of wholesome and healthy bimbos with asymmetric haircuts and a penchant for V-neck singlets. I swear to god I had trouble telling the boys apart last Sunday. (The Age, Australia)
Over the top couch potato May 20, 2009
By integrating advanced third-party CMTS bypass technology with robust VCAS software-based content security, the VCAS for Cable IPTV solution converts an existing cable system to an asymmetric IP network perfectly suited for IPTV. Multicast and unicast streams are delivered to off-the-shelf IP set-top boxes and PCs via low-cost cable modems. (Multichannel News)
Briefing: The motives of Hamas May 14, 2009
Magnus Ranstorp, research director of the Centre for Asymmetric Threat Studies at Sweden's National Defense College, says that, in the long run, Hamas will not compromise. "It's in the charter of Hamas that Palestine is a sacred right," he says. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Limping Rat Provides Sciatica Insights May 7, 2009
Shamji and post-doctoral research fellow Kyle Allen observed that the animals' gait became asymmetric, and that they over-responded to temperature changes and touch in their limbs after the surgery. They also found, for the first time, that the physical symptoms experienced by the affected animals seemed to be linked to an increase in levels of interleukin-17 (IL-17), a protein involved in regulating the inflammatory response. (Science Daily)
Underground Threat: Tunnels Pose Trouble from Mexico to Middle East May 3, 2009
" But for a business worth some $25 billion a year, that's debatable. "The cartels can afford to dig ten tunnels, have nine of them get discovered, one doesn't and the money they make off of that one tunnel pays for all ten, and then some, so why not," counters Austin Long, a security expert, and associate political scientist at the Rand Corporation, who points to all the other exotic and expensive ways cartels have devised to bring drugs into the US, including submarines and ultra-light... (Time.com)
* [HARDCOVER: US] There goes the neighborhood May 3, 2009
But if Ramo is adept at assessing the precarious state of todays post-Cold War world X in which nation states face asymmetric threats from the likes of terrorists, drug cartels and computer hackers X he proves much less convincing in articulating practical means of grappling with such daunting problems. The central image that Ramo uses to evoke what he calls this age of surprise is Per Baks sand pile X that is, a sand pile described some two decades ago by the Danish-American... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
General Dynamics Awarded Contract for Additional Trimaran Littoral Combat Ship May 2, 2009
The Littoral Combat Ship is a key element of the Navy's plan to address asymmetric threats of the 21st century. Intended to operate in coastal areas, the ship will be fast, highly maneuverable and geared to supporting mine detection/elimination, anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare, particularly against small surface craft. (PR Newswire)
CACI Announces New Ticker Symbol on New York Stock Exchange May 1, 2009
CACI is a thought leader in helping the federal government develop a new national security strategy to address the asymmetric threat of global terrorism. The company has co-sponsored three symposia on this topic gathering experts from government, industry, and academia. (PR Newswire)
A nation of programmers? Apr 28, 2009
I spent most of the time copying the gigabytes of data from my home server back to the site because uploading is still slow thanks to the asymmetric nature of UK broadband services. The configuration files for the virtual servers went in smoothly, and I even managed to trick the MySQL database management system that holds all my blog posts to let me simply copy my files by creating an empty database of the same name and then overwriting it with my backups - far faster than importing everything. (BBC News -- Technology)
Obamas Afghanistan-Pakistan Quandary Part II Apr 28, 2009
If not, then the Pakistani generals will continue to support the Taliban in Afghanistan, as combatants in asymmetric warfare against a conventionally superior India, as military analyst Aqil Shah has noted. This would in turn expand the US-Pakistan trust deficit. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Kenner to auction unclaimed evidence, surplus Apr 19, 2009
(AP) - If you like the asymmetric look, check out the Kenner Police Department's auction next month. One item up for auction is a box of 185 single, unmatched earrings. (KSLA.com, LA)
Test of Lincoln DNA sought to prove cancer theory Apr 19, 2009
Sotos, a cardiologist and author, is hoping a DNA test of the strip will reveal whether Lincoln was afflicted with multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 2B. The disorder, which occurs in one in every 600,000 people, would explain Lincoln's unusual height, his relatively small and asymmetric head and bumps on his lips seen in photos, he said. The disorder leads to thyroid or adrenal cancer, and Sotos cites Lincoln's weight loss in office and an appearance of ill health during his final months. (Yahoo News)
Codebreaking: impossible job? Apr 17, 2009
It is probable, though not certain of course, that Iran was using what's called public-private key or asymmetric cryptography. In this system, the message is encoded by someone using a freely distributed public key. (BBC News -- Science)
Iran's Western enablers Apr 15, 2009
The asymmetric and ideological warfare it wages through its terror and state proxies are the campaign's first arm. Together, these two strategic arms are raising the stakes of Iran's challenge to its neighbors and to the West to unprecedented and unacceptable heights. (Townhall.com)
Cyber Zombies V. Civil Liberties Apr 14, 2009
The Chinese stress asymmetric strategies to leverage its advantages while exploiting the perceived vulnerabilities of potential opponents, the report states. In 2008, China is suspected of attacking numerous computer systems including those in the U.S. government. (Human Events Online)
* Chunghwa Telecom to cut access fees for ADSL service Apr 9, 2009
Chunghwa Telecom will soon cut its broadband service fees after the National Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday approved its plan to lower monthly access fees for its asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) service. The monthly charge for the ADSL service consists of two types of fees: the access fee and the Internet fee. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
DNA-based Assembly Line For Precision Nano-cluster Construction Apr 8, 2009
In the Nature Materials paper, the scientists describe the details for producing symmetrical, two-particle linkages, known as dimers, as well as small, asymmetrical clusters of particles both with high yields and low levels of other, unwanted assemblies ... Asymmetric clusters, which were also assembled by the Brookhaven team, allow an even higher level of control, and therefore open new ways to design and engineer functional nanomaterials ... (c) (3b) Alternatively, the immobilized particles... (Science Daily)
Jaideep Mishra: Financial sec reforms Apr 6, 2009
It follows that financial modernisation here would mean more completeness in the attendant markets for example banking services, the enhanced possibilities for financial transactions at attractive rates, and much less scope for routine asymmetric information, read, opacity in the marketplace. The point is that financial reforms can bring about better economy-wide allocation of resources. (India Times)
Mollusks Taste Memories To Build Shells Apr 3, 2009
Interestingly, they found that all shell patterns fall into three basic classes: stripes perpendicular to the growing edge, bands parallel to the growing edge, and complex patterns created by asymmetric "traveling waves" of pigment or calcium deposition. The basic concept behind the neural net model, which was first described by physicist Ernst Mach in 1865 to explain visual illusions, is that centers of excitation - in the retina, for example - are surrounded by areas of inhibition. (Science Daily)
The rise and rise of the neo-Taliban Apr 2, 2009
Over the years, the coalition forces have adopted specific tactics to deal with the insurgency, as Jeffrey Young explains in an essay for the US-based counter-terrorism group Chameleon Associates, "In Iraq, Afghanistan and other trouble spots, the US military has been confronted by guerrilla - so-called 'asymmetrical' - warfare. Instead of confronting regular armies, American troops now typically face insurgents and terrorists who fight with whatever they have. The Pentagon has responded by... (Asia Times Online)
Computer-spy network reached 103 countries Mar 30, 2009
However, China has made a concerted effort since the 1990s to use cyberspace for military advantage "The Chinese focus on cyber capabilities as part of its strategy of national asymmetric warfare involves deliberately developing capabilities that circumvent U.S. superiority in command-and-control warfare," it said. The analysts' research started after they were granted access to computers belonging to Tibet's government in exile, Tibetan nongovernmental organizations and the private office of... (InfoWorld)
Agent Logic Announces Multi-INT Analyst Solution to Bridge the Gap Between Cyber Threat Data and Traditional Intelligence Sources Mar 26, 2009
To learn more about Agent Logic's intelligence solution for the asymmetric cyber-warfare threat, visit and download the white paper, Collective Intelligence--The Cyber Intelligence Threat Deterrent. About Agent Logic, Inc.. (PR Newswire)
Plant Biologists Discover Gene That Switches On 'Essence Of Male' Mar 21, 2009
During male gametogenesis, each haploid microspore undergoes an asymmetric division to produce a large, non-germline vegetative cell and a single germ cell that divides once to produce the sperm cell pair. Despite the importance of sperm cells in plant reproduction, relatively little is known about the molecular mechanisms controlling germ cell proliferation and specification. (Science Daily)
Multicore CPUs face slow road in comms Mar 21, 2009
Asymmetric architectures require sophisticated load balancing, and hardware accelerators require complex mixtures of diverse APIs. On the hardware side, multicore processors face several barriers to scaling their performance. (EETimes)
SHNS Policy Points: Why do so few people run for office in Massachusetts? Mar 19, 2009
Secondly to explore the notion that if the mayor writes your paycheck every week, that kind of power, asymmetric power dynamic is such that you cannot be expected, not be allowed to contribute to your boss. That form of incumbent protection is something that weighs heavily on me. (Beacon Villager, MA)
Shuttle Discovery Arrives at Space Station Mar 18, 2009
"But asymmetric," said one of Discovery's crew. "But not for long," Magnus replied. (Fox News)
* Taiwan renews drive for advanced fighter aircraft Mar 16, 2009
Taiwan should therefore quickly develop a military strategy for asymmetric warfare, he said. Lee added that one of the most effective strategies in such a scenario was the use of surgical missile strikes. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Powerful performance of light and darkness Mar 9, 2009
If you turned up at the Enmore expecting to see a lot of asymmetric haircuts, painted white faces and robotic moves, you would have been disappointed. An audience in which nearly half were not even born when Numan's Tubeway Army first landed had its share of happily glum Goths, regular folk in just-come-from-the-office garb, frequently pierced black-on-black industro-metalloids and, yes, a few who dressed by the light of an old Ultravox album cover. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
TRAI to move to asymmetric regime Mar 7, 2009
TRAI may move to 'asymmetric' regime for new players- Telecom-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times ... TRAI may move to 'asymmetric' regime for new players7 Mar 2009, 0048 hrs IST, Joji Thomas Philip, ET Bureau ... In technical terms, this implies that India may move to an asymmetric regime, where telcos pay different amounts to each other for carrying and terminating mobile calls. (India Times)
Is Water And Life Under Olympus Mons, Mars? Mar 5, 2009
In modeling the formation of Olympus Mons with an algorithm known as particle dynamics simulation, McGovern and Morgan determined that only the presence of ancient clay sediments could account for the volcano's asymmetric shape. The presence of sediment indicates water was or is involved. (Science Daily)
Martian Volcano Could Harbor Primitive Life Mar 5, 2009
They concluded that only ancient clay sediments could account for the volcano's asymmetric shape. And where there's sediment, water at some point. (Fox News)
TRAI mulls charges for new entrants Mar 5, 2009
In technical terms, this implies that India may move to an asymmetric regime, where telcos pay different amounts to each other for carrying and terminating mobile calls ... The asymmetric regime model has been adopted by several countries, including the UK, Switzerland, Germany, France and Italy, to offer a level-playing field to new players. (India Times)
Microsoft Article: Transparent Data Encryption Helps Secure Corporate Data Feb 27, 2009
A master key is a symmetric key used to encrypt the private keys of certificates and asymmetric keys that are stored in a database ... A database encryption key can be secured by a certificate or an asymmetric key. (IntranetJournal)
Entegris Adds Asymmetric Nylon to Its Family of Impact(r) and Microgard(r) Photochemical Filters Feb 23, 2009
At twice the flow and thickness of comparable nylon filters, the new asymmetric nylon membrane enables improved gel retention and industry-leading flow performance to reduce wafer defects in the most advanced photolithography applications. ADVERTISEMENT. (Primezone Releases)
Stars give Oscars the one-shoulder treatment Feb 23, 2009
Light colors and asymmetric neckline among nights biggest trends ... The big guns Angelina Jolie, Kate Winslet and Sean Penn among them went with black at Sundays Academy Awards, but light colors and asymmetrical gowns topped the broader fashion trends ... Heidi Klum designed the ruby red-dress charm on one of her funky bracelets that fit the vibe of her fashion-forward asymmetrical Roland Mouret gown with a high slit that showed off her model figure. (MSNBC -- News)
EMC, HP, IBM Team Up On Encryption Key Standard Feb 21, 2009
The key lifecycle management protocol can be used by legacy and new encryption applications, and supports symmetric keys, asymmetric keys, digital certificates and other "shared secrets." It defines the protocol for encryption client and key management server communication for generation, submission, retrieval and deletion of cryptographic keys. KMIP is complementary to application-specific standards projects such as IEEE 1619. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Air power to fight guerrilla war Feb 13, 2009
Terrorists, insurgents and freedom fighters found remarkably new ways of fighting established states and combating the coercive capabilities of established nations or even coalitions with what is now commonly known as asymmetric warfare. Thus, if one were to look across the spectrum of conflict while powerful nations like the US, Russia and India and even smaller nations like Sri Lanka and Israel attempted to avoid full scale war fighting methods to resolve conflicts and attempted to evolve... (Sify.com, India)
Improved sensor technology could someday keep tabs on terrorists by remote control Feb 13, 2009
"I think we all understand that our military has a paradigm shift. We're no longer fighting tanks in the open desert; we're fighting terrorists in small groups, asymmetric threats.". Kerekes won a $1 million Discovery Challenge Thrust grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to design efficient sensors using multiple imaging techniques to track an individual or a vehicle. (EurekAlert!)
