tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088074689980611792024-03-05T02:23:09.980-08:00The Gaia-danoA place to post everything a citizen of GAIA is interested in, and hopefully someone out there will read it.Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-87639529159604277202008-03-19T17:57:00.000-07:002008-03-19T18:09:36.132-07:00Poor Persecuted MuslimsI got this in my e-mail a few days ago... I think there is some truth after all in all the statements, but I don't think ALL the Muslims should be responsible for a (I hope) few bad apples... in any case, the catholics don't have a clean history either, don't you think?<br /><br />-------------------<br />The Pope says that jihad violence is against God's nature, and officials fear that in response, Muslims enraged by this insult will commit... jihad violence.<br /><br />A. Some Muslims murder 3,000 innocents in New York and..... expect no criticism.<br />B. Some Muslims murder 202 tourists in Bali and.................... expect no criticism.<br />C. Some Muslims murder 333 schoolchildren and their teachers in Beslan and............... expect no criticism.<br />D. Some Muslims murder 292 innocents, mainly Kenyans and Tanzanians at two US Embassies.......... and expect no criticism.<br />E. Some Muslims murder 241 US and 58 French peacekeepers in Beirut and............. expect no criticism.<br />F. Some Muslims fire 4,000 Katyusha rockets into Northern Israel killing over 50 innocent civilians and.................. expect no criticism.<br />G. Some Muslims murder 52 in London and 191 in Madrid and..................... expect no criticism.<br />H. Some Muslims murder 200 in Mumbai and................ expect no criticism.<br />I. Some Muslims behead Western hostages in Iraq , Buddhist monks in Thailand and Christian schoolgirl s in Indonesia and.............. expect no criticism.<br />J. Some Muslims murder 500,000 in Darfur and................. expect no criticism.<br />K. Some Muslims regard Jews as 'sons of pigs and monkeys', and vow to nuke Israel and................... expect no criticism.<br />L. Some Muslims force women to wear hideous sacks, stone to death women for getting raped and for leaving the home unescorted, engage in honor killings of sisters and daughters for unapproved dating, and.................. expect no criticism.<br />M. Some Muslims danced in the streets and handed out sweets to their kids to celebrate the 9/11 atrocity, and................... still expected no criticism.<br />N. Since 9/11 some Muslims have killed over 26,000 and wounded over 50,000 in terrorist attacks worldwide since 9/11 and................... expect no criticism.<br />O. Since 9/11 some Muslims have committed terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chad, Chechnya, Dagestan, Denmark, East Timor, Egypt, England, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ingushetia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Jordan-Iraq, Kabardino-Balkans, Kenya, Kosovo,Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Gaza-Palestinian Authority, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka , Sudan , Syria , Tajikistan, Thailand , Tunisia , Turkey , United Arab Emirates, United Arab Republic , United States , Uzbekistan and Yemen, and......................... STILL expect no criticism.<br />P. Some Muslims have carried out over 5,800 fatal terrorist atrocities since 9/11 and countless thousands since Islamic conquest began in 623 AD and expect no criticism.<br />Q. But if a Pope dares to tell the truth about Islam or Danes publish cartoons about Mohammed, then let the outpourings of Islamic hate and outrage begin.<br />R. And, by some twisted reach of logic, the arrogant bastards demand the Pope issue an apology.<br />-------------------<br /><br />It also came with lots of cartoons making fun of the Muslims, but at this moment I don't think we should contribute to hate each other, we should be more tolerant with our neighbors, but it doesn't mean we shouldn't speak out when something is wrong, right?<br /><br />Thanks for reading... PEACE!Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-2537555835568691982008-03-11T05:13:00.000-07:002008-03-11T05:15:22.402-07:00The Zimmers - "My Generation"Isn't this COOL?<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zqfFrCUrEbY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zqfFrCUrEbY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />If you think you have seen it all... wait till the end of the video ;-)Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-82288393927411085422008-02-22T09:19:00.000-08:002008-02-22T09:29:10.134-08:00Top Ten Thoughts to Ponder for 2008<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Pensador.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Pensador.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><ul><li>Number 10: Life is sexually transmitted. </li><li>Number 9: Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. </li><li>Number 8: We know exactly where one cow with mad-cow-disease is located among millions and millions of cows in America but we haven't got a clue as to where terrorists are located. Maybe we should put the Dept. of Agriculture in charge of Immigration. </li><li>Number 7: Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day, teach a person to use the internet and they won't bother you for weeks. </li><li>Number 6: Some people are like a Slinky .. Not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs. </li><li>Number 5: Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing. Yea us!</li><li>Number 4: All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism. </li><li>Number 3: Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200.00 and a substantial tax cut saves you $30.00? </li><li>Number 2: In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal. </li><li>And the number 1 thought for 2008: Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich.</li></ul>Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-50005095158267488082008-02-11T09:13:00.000-08:002008-02-11T09:19:57.762-08:00Select a CandidateHaving trouble deciding who to vote for in 2008?<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://wqad.images.worldnow.com/images/190210_G.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />The quiz takes about 1-2 minutes. This will compare your answers with ALL candidates. I found this to be of interest... It did not select the candidate I had expected! <br /><br />Of even more interest was which were way down the list - and why!<br /><br />Click on the website below...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wqad.com/Global/link.asp?L=259460">Select a Candidate 2008</a><br /><br />'til next post.Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-52780579317403351262008-02-05T13:45:00.000-08:002008-02-05T13:46:55.069-08:00Yes We Can - Fired Up, Ready to Go<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jjXyqcx-mYY&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jjXyqcx-mYY&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LyJ72iZ3tW4&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LyJ72iZ3tW4&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Please, VOTE!!!Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-65800256279384459652008-02-04T22:37:00.000-08:002008-11-06T18:01:16.025-08:00Denzel Washington at Brooks Army Medical CenterDon't know whether you heard about this, but Denzel Washington and his family visited the troops at Brook Army Medical Center, in San Antonio, Texas (BAMC) the other day. This is where soldiers who have been evacuated from Germany come to be hospitalized in the United States , especially burn victims. There are some buildings there called Fisher Houses. The Fisher House is a Hotel where soldiers' families ca n stay, for little or no charge, while their soldier is staying in the Hospital. BAMC has quite a few of these houses on base, but as you can imagine, they are filled most of the time.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ahjQbVaIeyYvZdOdhB-MR3rAu7ST1bjpGtNjdT_a4YyMrFIZScFv8wAauN6W33DwES9DS5vOQljuyCifu2KQRlqOU5g4n1cgiDrIYqqy5_5UrwZcDEKKHEUlYRDlyJAGL535pVBFHOf4/s1600-h/ATT00001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ahjQbVaIeyYvZdOdhB-MR3rAu7ST1bjpGtNjdT_a4YyMrFIZScFv8wAauN6W33DwES9DS5vOQljuyCifu2KQRlqOU5g4n1cgiDrIYqqy5_5UrwZcDEKKHEUlYRDlyJAGL535pVBFHOf4/s320/ATT00001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163384435428343778" border="0" /></a></div>While Denzel Washington was visiting BAMC, they gave him a tour of one of the Fisher Houses. He asked how much one of them would cost to build. He took his checkbook out and wrote a check for the full amount right there on the spot. The soldiers overseas were amazed to hear this story and want to get the word out to the American public, because it warmed their hearts to hear it.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5w_rfJjEaIIlIWf2CJ-5d-nGZiwRsGbw_c-CqZxueoaWob0hDlaNWLZAP9RWwc6BT4NJfmyvHaC2KgxjSwCxZc35ILDPUu4oAiLiFmWqYLx2RNfqOlsdpfPsUZXT1fMa8lEBUfN9ppwl/s1600-h/ATT00004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5w_rfJjEaIIlIWf2CJ-5d-nGZiwRsGbw_c-CqZxueoaWob0hDlaNWLZAP9RWwc6BT4NJfmyvHaC2KgxjSwCxZc35ILDPUu4oAiLiFmWqYLx2RNfqOlsdpfPsUZXT1fMa8lEBUfN9ppwl/s320/ATT00004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163385539234938882" border="0" /></a></div>The question is - why do Brad Pitt, Madonna, Tom Cruise and other Hollywood fluff make front page news with their ridiculous antics and Denzel Washington's Patriotism doesn't even make page 3 in the Metro section of any newspaper except the local newspaper in San Antonio?<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEm7JNTNNbgYOYVIw2RcWNHUWkfZ2_DBnLQvupQHSvcUoOaMPACeaCW4EMQOcEU_HVVe3B05A18-Ce2K8DcDC4555Em9wNeYiIvEgor4jZTgfbxX1YILONehUyWROpdacAjjwP5GMf70g/s1600-h/ATT00007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEm7JNTNNbgYOYVIw2RcWNHUWkfZ2_DBnLQvupQHSvcUoOaMPACeaCW4EMQOcEU_HVVe3B05A18-Ce2K8DcDC4555Em9wNeYiIvEgor4jZTgfbxX1YILONehUyWROpdacAjjwP5GMf70g/s320/ATT00007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163384770435792882" border="0" /></a><br /></div>The Media 'Accidentally' Missed This One. This needs as wide a distribution as we can create. Share it!Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-59412950104543342008-02-01T15:15:00.000-08:002008-02-01T16:07:22.565-08:00Don't tell anybody or everyone will be doing itI was reading the article "<a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/4243994.html?page=1">7 headaches - and how to fix them</a>" published in <a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/">Popular Mechanics</a> and written by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Hyneman">Jamie Hyneman</a>, the guy from the TV show <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/mythbusters.html">MythBusters</a>, and I found the following affirmations I do believe are worthed to be posted here.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/mythbusters-0208.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/mythbusters-0208.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span name="intelliTxt" id="intelliTXT">(Illustration by Frank Stockton... copied from the original article)</span></span><br /></div><br /><ul><li><span name="intelliTxt" id="intelliTXT">There are times when innovation produces aggravation, and when that happens, technology can flat out drive us nuts.</span></li><li><span name="intelliTxt" id="intelliTXT">As machines become more complicated, good interface design becomes more essential—you can't just keep adding buttons and menus.</span></li><li><span id="intelliTXT">High-tech companies—stop messing with us on your treadmill of software upgrades while making the old stuff obsolete.</span></li><li><span id="intelliTXT"> To my mind, engineering is a high art, and it brings tears to my eyes to see it so disrespected at times by the marketing and legal departments of corporations. Ideally, form is supposed to follow function, and designing and manufacturing consumer products should be a collaborative process. Companies, it's time to wake up and pay attention to your engineers—and to your customers.</span></li></ul>The best of any of the reader comments I spent time reading says... "<span id="intelliTXT">Jamie, you have my sympathies, but so do the engineers who are forced but our market-driven society to create items that are incomplete as stand alones, too complex to fix yourself, or include far too many 'extras' to be easily used. My solution is this: become better consumers folks."</span><br /><span name="intelliTxt" id="intelliTXT"><br /></span><span id="intelliTXT">Finally, where can I find that "LED flashlight called the Fenix that puts out 1 watt, uses a single AA battery and lasts for months of use" that Jamie mentioned? Maybe, <a href="http://www.fenixlight.com/flashlight/fenixl1d.htm">this</a> is the one he is talking about.<br /><br />'till the next post<br /></span>Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-85589474356479297452008-01-23T10:38:00.000-08:002008-01-23T10:55:43.581-08:00Net Neutrality == Save the InternetDo you like the way Internet works for you today? Isn't great you can surf to anywhere without restrictions? What about reading, viewing and playing whatever you like without asking permission to anybody else or even paying extra?<br /><br />Well, these are the questions I asked myself lately when I realized my current Internet provider is against Net Neutrality... WHAT???<br /><br />Yes, the 3 big ISP are at different levels against Net Neutrality. So, I started to research about it and I found that information in the great web page <a href="http://www.savetheinternet.com/">SaveTheInternet.com.</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cWt0XUocViE&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cWt0XUocViE&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /></div><br />If you want to read in more details about it just follow the links:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.savetheinternet.com/=wu">AT&T: The mechanics of the Deal</a></li><li><a href="http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2008/01/17/public-pressure-puts-comcast-under-scrutiny/">Public pressure puts Comcast under Scrutiny</a></li><li><a href="http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2007/09/26/verizon-blocks-pro-choice-text-messaging/">Verizon block pro-choice text messaging</a></li></ul>So, which ISP should I contract? Sadly, in my region I don't have the option to select <a href="http://www.earthlink.net/">Earthlink</a> which is a supporter of Net Neutraliy, so I guess AT&T is my best option instead of keeping my Comcast connection.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.savetheinternet.com/"><br /><img src="http://www.savetheinternet.com/images/blog_image.jpg" width="150" height="200" alt="Save the Internet: Click here" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Just in case you wonder, the supporters of Net Neutrality according with the <a href="http://savetheinternet.com/=faq">FAQ</a> of SaveTheInternet.com are Amazon.com, Earthlink, EBay, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Facebook, Skype and Yahoo.<br /><br />Thanks for reading.Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-13048455681708114282008-01-19T09:07:00.000-08:002008-01-19T09:13:31.477-08:00The Paradox Of Our Age"The Paradox Of Our Age<br /><br />We have bigger houses but smaller families;<br />more conveniences, but less time.<br />We have more degrees but let sense;<br />more knowledge but less judgement;<br />more experts, but more problems;<br />more medicines but less healthiness.<br />We've been all the way to the moon and back,<br />but we have trouble in crossing the street to meet our new neighbour.<br />We built more computers to hold more copies than ever,<br />but have less real communication;<br />We have become long on quantity,<br />but short on quality.<br />These are times of fast food but slow digestion;<br />tall mean but short characters;<br />steep profits but shallow relationships.<br />It's time when there is much in the window<br />but nothing in the room."<br /><br />His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-43100219173958469072007-12-21T11:36:00.000-08:002007-12-21T11:38:25.971-08:00Racing around the world for a better planet!!!"<span style="font-weight: normal;">On 1st March 2008, from Valencia, in Spain, Earthrace will attempt to set a new speed record for a powerboat to circumnavigate the globe running 100% biodiesel, and with a net zero carbon-footprint, in order to increase awareness of the environment and the sustainable use of resources"<br /><br /><object width="425" height="373"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5VK6nSJCw58&rel=1&border=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5VK6nSJCw58&rel=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="373"></embed></object><br /><br />Visit their web page: <a href="http://www.earthrace.net/">Earthrace</a><br /><br />Thanks for reading.<br /></span>Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-46556235883760962412007-12-11T12:30:00.000-08:002007-12-11T12:32:10.956-08:00This is the way to open a bottle of beerI had to share this funny ad with you today... enjoy!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3yGJVnOwxz0&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3yGJVnOwxz0&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Thanks for laughing.Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-5648726961251179092007-12-05T11:50:00.000-08:002007-12-05T11:59:39.235-08:00Beach ImpeachCool videos of an effort that should be covered in the news more often.<br /><br />Beach Impeach 4<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cNAAFOr_Bgk&rel=1&border=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cNAAFOr_Bgk&rel=1&border=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Beach Impeach 3<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qeV0JonRGnQ&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qeV0JonRGnQ&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Beach Impeach 2<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1dZCHioZ6zU&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1dZCHioZ6zU&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Beach Impeach 1<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QSSuEVYcixA&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QSSuEVYcixA&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Here the link to the official web page: <a href="http://www.beachimpeach.org/">Beach Impeach .org</a><br /><br />Thanks for reading/watching.Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-51480339054944353652007-11-30T16:16:00.000-08:002007-11-30T16:47:49.433-08:00The Power of Servant LeadershipThe other day I received the company's news via e-mail, you know, that list of news about your employer and other fellow workers... usually very boring... anyway... in this one I read about a guy and his achievements... blah, blah, blah... but he mentioned he is reading the book that is the reason and title of this post: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Power-Servant-Leadership-Robert-Greenleaf/dp/1576750353">The Power of Servant Leadership</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.greenleaf.org/catalog/media/standard/d_power_of_servant_leadership.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.greenleaf.org/catalog/media/standard/d_power_of_servant_leadership.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Instantly the suggestive title got me into Amazon and I was able to read a little bit about it... here some lines from it I think are worth to share:<br /><br />"... If a better society is to be built, one more just and one more caring and providing opportunity for people to grow, the most effective and economical way while supportive of the social order, is to raise the performance as servant of as many institutions as possible by new voluntary regenerative forces initiated within them by committed individuals: servants."<br /><br />"... I have come to believe that a serious lack of vision is a malady of epidemic proportions among the whole gamut of institutions that I know quite intimately: churches, schools, businesses, philanthropies. And that needed vision is not likely to be supplied by the administrative leadership of those places."<br /><br />"... If there is to be a constant infusion of vision that all viable institutions need, whatever their missions, the most likely source of those visions is their trustees who are involved enough to know, yet detached enough from managerial concern, that their imaginations are relatively unimpaired."<br /><br />I didn't know there is a lot of information about the concept of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant_leadership">Servant Leadership</a>, you might like it as well as this book, unless you are an administrator ;-)<br /><br />Thanks for reading.Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-1074729203749330842007-11-29T11:53:00.000-08:002007-11-29T12:03:26.713-08:00Telecomm videos on YouTubeAfter finding that Tellabs has an interesting site focus on "schooling" the masses, I searched YouTube for videos from the big boys: the telecoms like Motorola, Nortel, Lucent (R.I.P), Alcatel (AlcaLu after eating Lucent... haha!!), Ericsson, Siemens and obviously Tellabs too. Here the results:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Bell Labs Song</span><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IFfdnFOiXUU&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IFfdnFOiXUU&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Nortel -- Our Story</span><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WiEONmcYMzc&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WiEONmcYMzc&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Siemens Japan Promo Video</span><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cqTISJrVfcQ&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cqTISJrVfcQ&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Tellabs DynamicHome Solution</span><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/l8jDFtFnV04&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/l8jDFtFnV04&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />The other companies didn't have anything good to share with you.... btw, don't you think the Bells Labs Song is hilarious?<br /><br />Thanks for reading.Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-16104963200309215722007-11-21T11:38:00.000-08:002008-11-06T18:01:16.177-08:00Evolution of the technology enthusiast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNeW6nqEOqnBfjrYI2lFhQI_YayU259GBEIDRjW5g_na8HLMmwn5Td_070MuhlTL_EKPgJZ2PsJ769VIsW0ZwBnsceM5FdTGynjpzmVAA810WnBa6w8odoQZLZGkgJwqygcoZJSu0JLSi/s1600-h/comicenthusiast3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNeW6nqEOqnBfjrYI2lFhQI_YayU259GBEIDRjW5g_na8HLMmwn5Td_070MuhlTL_EKPgJZ2PsJ769VIsW0ZwBnsceM5FdTGynjpzmVAA810WnBa6w8odoQZLZGkgJwqygcoZJSu0JLSi/s400/comicenthusiast3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135380922102386578" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks to Cyanide and Happiness!<br /><br />You can find the original post <a href="http://www.explosm.net/comics/1087/">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks for reading.Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-13713566298024912032007-11-20T12:45:00.000-08:002007-11-20T12:51:32.723-08:00Google bigger plan for Mobile PhonesGoogle seems to "wanna be" another Cellular Provider? Why is Google trying to buy RF spectrum? What is behind all the following signals?<br /><br /><div style="padding: 4px 0pt 5px;"> <div class=""><span class="p11">•</span> Developed Android software for mobile phones.</div> <div class=""><span class="p11">•</span> Made Google applications -- including email, chat and mapping -- available on cellphones.</div> <div class=""><span class="p11">•</span> Sells advertisements for certain Web sites accessed by cellphone.</div> <div class=""><span class="p11">•</span> Enables users to do Web and business searches with cellphone browsers, by text message or with a call.</div> <div class=""><span class="p11">•</span> Is testing an advanced wireless network at Google headquarters.</div> <div class=""><span class="p11">•</span> Operates a free Wi-Fi network in Mountain View, Calif.</div> <div class=""><span class="p11">•</span> Expected to bid for wireless spectrum in a January FCC auction.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/images/MK-AM823_GOOGCE_20071115230127.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/images/MK-AM823_GOOGCE_20071115230127.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Google Maps running on Android</span><br /></div><br />Will all these lead to a future national cellular/wireless provider?<br /><br />A final answer for all these questions remains to be seen, but a glimpse to what is going on has been provided by The Wall Street Journal Online in <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119517445580795065.html?mod=technology_main_whats_news">this article</a>.<br /><br />Thanks for reading.<br /></div> </div>Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-70234570814802520662007-11-15T18:08:00.000-08:002007-11-15T18:25:46.839-08:00Einstein Puzzle... Who owns the Fish?Urban legend has it that this puzzle was written by Einstein (Lewis Carroll also given attribution) and that he claimed only 2% of the world's population could solve it.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" > <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Which percentage are you in?<br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://expatbrian.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/einstein.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 179px;" src="http://expatbrian.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/einstein.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> OR </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://users.ox.ac.uk/%7Eball0888/oxfordopen/carroll.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 180px;" src="http://users.ox.ac.uk/%7Eball0888/oxfordopen/carroll.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >THE PUZZLE</span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" ><br />There are five houses in five different colors.<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >In each house lives a person of a different nationality.<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >These five owners drink a certain beverage, smoke a certain brand of </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >cigarette and keep a certain pet.<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of smoke or drink </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >the same drink.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >GIVEN THAT:</span> <ol><li><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The Brit lives in the red house. </span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The Swede keeps dogs as pets. </span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The Dane drinks tea. </span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The green house is on the left of the white house. </span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The green house owner drinks coffee. </span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds. </span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill. </span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The man living in the house right in the center drinks milk. </span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The Norwegian lives in the first house. </span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The man who smokes Blend lives next to the one who keeps cats. </span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill. </span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The owner who smokes Blue Master drinks beer. </span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The German smokes Prince. </span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The Norwegian lives next to the blue house. </span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The man who smokes Blend has a neighbor who drinks water. </span></li></ol> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The question is: WHO OWNS THE FISH? </span><br />-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /><br />No fair looking up the solution online or writing code to solve it for you. I was forced to solve this puzzle last night under threat of pre-teen ridicule.<br /><br />But, if you are so lacy to solve it and just want the answer, then follow this <a href="http://www.geocities.com/oosterwal/puzzle/einsteina.html">link</a>.... shame on you! hahaha!!!Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-76554065765230002682007-11-06T14:43:00.000-08:002007-11-06T15:04:59.788-08:00Mitsubishi Outlander... Japan, USA or Europe?Have you ever thought about buying a Mitsubishi? In particular an Outlander? You don't see them very often in the highways or around your city, right?<br /><br />The Outlander seems to be very popular in Japan, at least according with this note back in 2006: <a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/2060421.002/new-mitsubishi-outlander-japan">New Mitsubishi Outlander Japan's Best Selling SUV</a><br /><br />Basically we have 2 versions: Japan/USA version and Europe version, besides the original concept... here the pictures:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.motiontrends.com/2006/m10/Mitsubishi/Outlander_concept_car.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.motiontrends.com/2006/m10/Mitsubishi/Outlander_concept_car.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">The Concept</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.car-reports.co.uk/images/Mitsubishi%20Outlander.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.car-reports.co.uk/images/Mitsubishi%20Outlander.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Europe version</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/archives/2007_Outlander_Urban_05.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/archives/2007_Outlander_Urban_05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">USA version<br /></span><br />Well, then... why aren't they popular? An answer for the Outlander itself will be hard to guess, but (it has been a long time since I wanted to know this) why Mitsubishi vehicles are not popular in the USA market? I haven't found the answer yet, but I heard Mitsubishi had a bad model in the 80's, when they were starting in the USA market, since then their reputation has been terrible... no matter what! If you know any other reason, please post a comment.<br /><br />Thanks for reading.Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-20848612596545725652007-11-05T10:33:00.000-08:002007-11-05T10:37:17.062-08:00World's Best Bottoms are from Bulgaria and RomaniaSo... what happened with the Brazilians or Italians women? were they in the contest?<br />Anyway, guys were also there... not that I care, but I will be fair with the female readers ;-)<br /><br />Here the note from Reuters:<br /><br />"Oct. 31 - Two winners are awarded the hotly-contested title of the "world's most beautiful bottom".<br /><br />19-year-old Kristina Dimitrova from Bulgaria and Andrei Andrei aged 24 from Romania won the women's and men's categories in the world's best bum contest, organised by the underwear maker Sloggi.<br /><br />43 candidates from 28 countries battled it out at the final in Munich to convince the jury of the quality of their behind.<br /><br />Joanna Partridge reports for Reuters"<br /><br />And the video...<br /><br /><object style="width: 100%" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.reuters.com/resources/flash/includevideo.swf?edition=US&videoId=69893" width="344" height="320"><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.reuters.com/resources/flash/includevideo.swf?edition=US&videoId=69893" /><embed src="http://www.reuters.com/resources/flash/includevideo.swf?edition=US&videoId=69893" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="344" height="320"></embed></object>Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-78598997877256349702007-10-31T16:36:00.000-07:002008-11-06T18:01:16.508-08:00Roger Federer, Rachel Weisz, Julie Andrews and Abigail BreslinWhat do they have in common? Well, they are part of the photographs taken by Annie Leibovitz as part of a campaign for Disney "Year of a Million Dreams".<br />Here a little taste of them...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQcmOjYs_4g-NWUKL5NL-oBjG00tCMkPiwSncw-VKnxnfZqGY2A_kYGGku8FSMNcX9u40A8WfaTVg7RYUuONdIMzK1ymhFQh4W0thoNmvLp59nSbjN0wcuxCmXh04fc4b1hyphenhyphenUI_1V6PMO/s1600-h/P1-0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQcmOjYs_4g-NWUKL5NL-oBjG00tCMkPiwSncw-VKnxnfZqGY2A_kYGGku8FSMNcX9u40A8WfaTVg7RYUuONdIMzK1ymhFQh4W0thoNmvLp59nSbjN0wcuxCmXh04fc4b1hyphenhyphenUI_1V6PMO/s320/P1-0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127650105785501378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpXpnFTGv53dkDMc2x2uwH11gT02WldAwvqOZfoOUfdN_Ha017CVlGAkZgYNHcmp_kJXa5ob3aYgsRsDcZZMbqrbc6PWh0VTSWcAtIRd3R0e37tw8UF5RNIxhsF4NKyPgToBd_yA8vHN1/s1600-h/P1-0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpXpnFTGv53dkDMc2x2uwH11gT02WldAwvqOZfoOUfdN_Ha017CVlGAkZgYNHcmp_kJXa5ob3aYgsRsDcZZMbqrbc6PWh0VTSWcAtIRd3R0e37tw8UF5RNIxhsF4NKyPgToBd_yA8vHN1/s320/P1-0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127649964051580594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You can get some of these pictures in their original format here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-488.asp">New Series of Photography from Annie Leibovitz...</a><br /><br />Thanks for reading/viewing.Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-32652900727564532242007-10-26T15:07:00.000-07:002008-11-06T18:01:16.672-08:00Portable phone's inventors didn't foresee its popularity<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDd1JsymUedK7I1Qx2sSGh78cTXFZ3iw4Aei287BKROovffeFbFEEuaNpCi_oO4K4gW4VJRPk1dyUjXLptvylwRdZymaRLM8JTB9X6hFmG-2Djon3oi1RmkYkq_bVv7rSLXOSRNWrcUrX/s1600-h/Motorola+DynaTac+8000+gordon+gecko+wallstreet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDd1JsymUedK7I1Qx2sSGh78cTXFZ3iw4Aei287BKROovffeFbFEEuaNpCi_oO4K4gW4VJRPk1dyUjXLptvylwRdZymaRLM8JTB9X6hFmG-2Djon3oi1RmkYkq_bVv7rSLXOSRNWrcUrX/s320/Motorola+DynaTac+8000+gordon+gecko+wallstreet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125771946651731618" border="0" /></a>This note appeared in the <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-1015_mon_notebookoct15,0,2651562.story">Chicago Tribune web edition</a> a few days ago. The thing is that the celular phone were not popular until 20 years after it was invented the first version: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_DynaTAC">Motorola DynaTAC</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-family:arial;" >"It was 10 years after we built the first phone that it became a commercial product, and 10 years after that when it really started to become popular with consumers," Donald Linder, a retired Motorola engineer who led the mobile phone research team, said.</span><br /><p></p><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-family:arial;" >Working long hours and drawing on Motorola's widespread resources, Linder's team produced the DynaTAC, also known as the "brick phone." It was 9 inches long, not counting the antenna, and weighed more than 2 pounds, but you could carry it, and it worked.</span><br /><br />Thanks for reading.Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-18974705874103073682007-10-26T15:04:00.001-07:002007-10-26T15:06:47.607-07:00The best dancing/singing bird... ever!I bet Britney Spears would like to be as gracious as this little bird...<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/864296/funniest_dancing_bird_ever.swf" wmode="transparent" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="345" width="400"></embed><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/864296/funniest_dancing_bird_ever/">Funniest Dancing Bird Ever!!!</a> - <a href="http://www.metacafe.com/">For more amazing video clips, click here</a></span><br /><br />Thanks for reading/viewing.Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-37089553833100656522007-10-22T13:25:00.001-07:002007-10-22T13:40:03.385-07:00The Death of the Midsize Tech Company in Telecom<p style="font-family: arial;">"Like software, another industry that is crying for (a similar) consolidation is telecom. There have been few deals such as Ericsson’s $2 billion <a href="http://gigaom.com/2006/12/19/ericsson-buys-redback-good-move/">purchase of Redback Networks</a>, or Nokia teaming up with Siemens to form Nokia-Siemens Networks (NSN), but those are not enough.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://gigaom.com/2006/03/26/telecom-feeding-frenzy/">While the number of carriers</a>, a.k.a. customers, has gone down drastically, the number of hardware vendors hasn’t changed much. The power is now in the hands of incumbent carriers, who can afford to play off increasingly desperate telecom equipment makers. A few senior executives have acknowledged this in private conversations."</p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">"Maybe telecom needs its own Larry Ellison! Anyone?"</span><br /></p><p> </p><p>Very interesting topic, specially for people involved (somehow) in the telecom world. Based on this I jumped into <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Ellison">Larry Ellison</a> bio in wikipedia together with the history of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Corporation">Oracle</a>.<br /></p><p>Keep in mind, if we can see what is coming, then we can react on time... specially if a future lay off is on its way ;-)<br /></p>The source for this post can be found here:<br /><p><a href="http://gigaom.com/2007/10/15/what-does-the-end-of-the-mid-sized-tech-company-mean-for-telecoms/">What does the end of the mid sized tech company mean for telecoms</a><br /></p><p>Thanks for reading.<br /></p>Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-56244978372279556872007-10-18T16:07:00.000-07:002007-10-18T16:17:20.241-07:00Downloading Award: $222,000... do you want to pay it?I am sure your answer will be NO!. But there is a woman who will pay it, not because she wants to. She lost her case in a court a few days ago, the reason: downloading music and allowing others to download music from her computer.<br /><br />So, I guess it is better if you stop downloading music without paying for it. Otherwise, now you know what might happen to you.<br /><br />BTW, the original story can be found here: <span class="t">"<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071005/downloading_music.html?.v=8">Woman to Pay Downloading Award Herself</a>"<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VE4NpGim4Vo"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VE4NpGim4Vo" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Your welcome! Jammie.<br /><br />Thanks for reading.<br /></span>Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208807468998061179.post-58731502495437205262007-10-18T15:04:00.001-07:002007-10-18T15:10:33.849-07:00The need for more Bandwidth (FTTH Conference)Probably you already read the original article <span class="header">"<a href="http://lw.pennnet.com/display_article/308285/13/ARTCL/none/none/FTTH-Conference-considers-what%27s-next/">FTTH Conference considers what's next</a>"</span>, but I think the following comments are interesting…<br /><ul><li>"Today, YouTube accounts for about 7% of all U.S. Internet traffic, consuming 50 Petabytes per month or 600 Petabytes a year--which is greater that the entire Internet in the year 2000."</li><li>"Today, the U.S. generates about 20 Exabytes of voice traffic per year. But the move to videophones would generate about 200 Exabytes at least or about ten times the size of the existing world Internet."</li><li>"FTTH may be the key industry for the health of the overall U.S. economy in the next five to ten years."</li><li>"David Spence, staff product manager at Tellabs, noted that service providers, by and large, are looking to leverage what they've already deployed (e.g., GPON), but they also want more bandwidth, longer reach, improved economics, and more intelligence."</li><li>"Ronald Herron, director of network technology and strategy at Alcatel-Lucent, noted that GPON will be sufficient through 2011--if service providers changed split ratios from the currently favored 1 x 32 to 1 x 8."</li><li>"This week's FTTH Conference underscored one undeniable fact: bandwidth requirements will continue to increase."</li></ul>Who did say "there is not need for more bandwidth"?<br /><br />Would you like to read an article about the FTTX market in Europe? I am sure it won't hurt you.<br /><br /><span class="header">"<a href="http://lw.pennnet.com/display_article/285521/63/ARTCL/none/none/European-FTTH-debates-GPON-vs-Ethernet/">European FTTH debates GPON vs. Ethernet</a>"</span><br /><br />Thanks for reading.Prak Xedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762929837146818698noreply@blogger.com0