86,400 Preventable Deaths

We just read a few minutes back that every day in America 240 people die from healthcare acquired/associated infections (i.e. infections acquired in a hospital, long-term care facility, home care, nursing home). That’s 86,400 deaths a year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines healthcare-associated infections as infections that patients acquire during the […]

Dynasty Politics – Indian Style

With Ashok Chavan (son of S.B.Chavan) set to take over as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra, it’s time to take a look at the dirty phenomenon of dynasty politics (family politics) in India. We define dynasty politics as the growing practice of close relatives or family members of established politicians stepping into the political […]

ISI Involved in Mumbai Terror Attack – Reports

Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) is involved in the deadly terrorist strike on Mumbai, say news reports emanating from India in what could signal a retaliatory military strike on the Islamic nation by India. In a new story, the Times of India is reporting that: India has proof that the Inter Services Intelligence was involved […]

Meet ISI Chief – Ahmad Shuja Pasha

ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence), Pakistan’s premier intelligence service, is a name that spells terror to the pansies in India. Indian media reports often blame ISI for the violence in Kashmir and elsewhere. But we have no way of knowing whether they are accurate. The current director of ISI is Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha. Prior to […]

60,000 IT Coolies Out in the Cold?

News coming out of India suggests that 60,000 contract employees at the top IT firms in India have been shown the door. Mumbai newspaper DNA is reporting based on anecdotal evidence and interviews with staffing firms that 60,000 contract workers have received pink slips. That seems like a very high estimate to us given that the […]