China's leaders tackle corruption

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China leaders warn of corruption

China leaders warn of corruption 09/27/2004 01:18 AM
China's Communist Party tells its members that corruption could threaten its hold on power.

China's Leaders Cash in on Deng's
Centennial (Reuters)

China's Leaders Cash in on Deng's
Centennial (Reuters) 08/22/2004 01:48 AM
Reuters - Late Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping loathed the cult of personality, but on the 100th anniversary of his birth on Sunday Communist Party leaders almost deified the diminutive reformer to underscore their legitimacy.

Breakfast between Global Leaders for
Tomorrow, Social Entrepreneurs and
Religious Leaders

Breakfast between Global Leaders for
Tomorrow, Social Entrepreneurs and
Religious Leaders 01/22/2004 06:59 AM

This morning, we had a breakfast between the Global Leaders for Tomorrow, Social Entrepreneurs and Religious Leaders. I got a great table with a broad range of people from developing nations, religious leaders, economists, and entrepreneurs.

We started out the discussion talking about the nature of money. We talked about how greed and the idea that more money means more happiness is compulsive behavior and the notion that more money makes you more happy may hold true in developing nations, but is not necessarily true in developed nations. We talked about how this notion of more money means more happiness may be contributing to some of the problems in society. One representative of a global financial organization talked about how similar to the "poverty line", maybe there should be a "greed line". An economist pointed out that there was a book written about economy as a religion where the author asserted that pollution should be moved to developing nations because poor people were worth less in a purely economic model. Obviously, this is not right, and we asked the religious leaders to address some of the issues such as caring, giving and happiness.

Religions are memories of history, rich with ritual and values. They need to create a double language, one for internal dialog and another to share ideas with others. One point I made was that many religions were designed for environments where people were still struggling to survive and the focus was on rituals and believes for such an environment. Many religions focused keeping people alive rather than providing them with a primary religious experience. For environments where the struggle to survive is not as big of an issue, it might be that religions need to help support people more with things such as their obsessions and ethics.

It was noted that people who live in developing nations still needed money and that it was important. However, it was pointed out that many of the economic values have a detrimental effect on developing nations such as promoting crime. It was also noted that many churches in developing nations focus on promotion economic values. (Join the church, get rich.) The notion of sharing and sacrifice which are very important values that religions promote are often subverted to raise money for the churches.

David Green of Project Impact in India talked about how he performs cataract surgery in India. He provides 1/3 of the procedures for free, 1/3 for a low cost and 1/3 for a high price. The rich pay the high price for first class service, but the basic operation is the same. He is able to subsidize the operation for the poor and still make money. He is so successful that instead of paying $300 for the lenses, he was able to create a manufacturing operation and lower the cost to $4 a lens and has become the second largest manufacturer in the world. He provided this as an example of a good economic model can provide a great deal of good.

The Bat! 2.01 memory corruption

The Bat! 2.01 memory corruption 01/16/2004 01:04 PM
3APA3A (Jan 16 2004)

Sun, Cancer, and Corruption

Sun, Cancer, and Corruption 06/05/2005 11:19 PM

At myway, a nicely-minimal news-aggregation site, I read Scienti sts Say Sunshine May Prevent Cancer, which is interesting for two reasons. As the parent of a kid who never goes outside un-greased, and with sun-related skin problems in the family, I care about this whole issue of the pros and cons of sunshine. But a few paragraphs in, the science-for-sale dimension starts screaming out from between the lines. It turns out that the research from the some of the people talking up the benefits of moderate sunshine is funded by the Indoor Tanning Association, while on the other side the Sun Safety Alliance (funded in part by Coppertone) is backing the research of the all-sun-is-bad party. Is there anything left that’s not for sale?

The Seeds of Corruption

The Seeds of Corruption 09/25/2004 02:14 AM
I need corrupted fonts. Badly. I need the help of the netizens of the interweb to get these corrupted fonts....

Corruption Ascendant

Corruption Ascendant 08/14/2004 11:50 AM
The New America Foundation's Steve Clemons has a new blog, The Washington Note, that's well worth reading. In his early postings, he's taken on the insider sleaze that permeates so much of the national-security establishment -- on both sides of the political aisle. Read this item about former CIA boss James Woolsey, in which Clemons argues that America is "in an era of profound structural corruption."

Corruption Corrector 1.02

Corruption Corrector 1.02 01/05/2005 04:35 PM
Repairs corrupt files by combining the good bytes from multiple corrupt copies.

The GOP is the Party of Corruption

The GOP is the Party of Corruption 12/30/2004 05:00 AM
Let's not ever think that the Republicans in power in Congress are slowed down by foolish concerns like, say, ethical behavior. A few weeks back, the House Ethics Committee made some ineffectual slaps at the conduct of Tom DeLay, surely...

inevitable commercialization and
corruption

inevitable commercialization and
corruption 09/27/2004 03:14 AM
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"CORRUPTION IN THE U.N.'S OIL-FOR-FOOD
PROGRAM"

"CORRUPTION IN THE U.N.'S OIL-FOR-FOOD
PROGRAM" 02/11/2004 03:46 AM

IOC official jailed for corruption

IOC official jailed for corruption 06/02/2004 11:00 PM
International Olympic Committee vice-president Kim Un-Yong is sentenced on corruption charges.

Eclipse Workspace Corruption

Eclipse Workspace Corruption 07/07/2004 01:08 AM

I had to recreate one of my Eclipse workspace again.  Last time, it was because Sysdeo plugin was acting strange.  This time, it was the IDE itself getting confused (either JDT Core or UI module).  As usual I used QuickFix to import a class I referenced but the class still could not be resolved.  When I rebuilt the project using an Ant file, everything compiles perfectly which confirms that it was a JDT bug.  But my rebuilding of the project made JDT recheck all the classes and, since it was confused about the class I imported, it marked all the classes that used the imported class as having errors.

This would have been bearable if the confusion got cleared up on restarting the IDE.  Nope.  For some strange reason, the IDE persisted this confusion into the workspace.  So I rebuilt the workspace and the problem went away.  Sheesh.  I'll bet 3.0.1 will be released sooner than the scheduled September time frame.

"Lying, incompetence and corruption"

"Lying, incompetence and corruption" 05/24/2004 06:48 PM

Shell admits fuelling corruption

Shell admits fuelling corruption 06/10/2004 08:44 PM
Oil giant Shell says it inadvertently fed corruption, poverty and conflict in Nigeria through its oil business.

Corruption case against Sharon closed

Corruption case against Sharon closed 06/15/2004 11:27 AM

Kenya corruption claims condemned

Kenya corruption claims condemned 07/15/2004 12:11 AM
Nairobi demands that the British high commissioner substantiate allegations of government corruption.

Former Atlanta Mayor Indicted for
Corruption

Former Atlanta Mayor Indicted for
Corruption 08/31/2004 12:30 AM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 31 2004 5:03AM GMT

Nigeria leader in corruption dare

Nigeria leader in corruption dare 04/13/2005 02:21 PM
Nigeria's President Obasanjo urges anyone with details of corruption against him or his family to make them public.

China uncovers Olympic corruption

China uncovers Olympic corruption 06/24/2004 04:38 AM
Chinese officials took funding for the 2008 Olympics to build themselves homes, and farmers get a raw deal, a national audit finds.

Malawi corruption witness missing

Malawi corruption witness missing 09/08/2004 03:07 AM
The Malawi government promises to make a statement about the fate of a key witness in two trials.

UK links to Iraq corruption probe

UK links to Iraq corruption probe 07/29/2004 01:31 PM
UK citizens and firms are being investigated over corruption claims on Iraq's Oil-for-Food scheme, it emerges.

Details On 10.3 Data Corruption Problem

Details On 10.3 Data Corruption Problem 11/01/2003 12:50 AM

Legal Corruption at its Breathtaking
Worst

Legal Corruption at its Breathtaking
Worst 01/24/2004 02:49 PM

Washington Post: Tauzin Expected To Leave House For Trade Group: Lawmaker Declined Hollywood Job. Tauzin chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees the telecommunications, media and entertainment industries. Most recently, however, he was one of the principal authors of the Medicare prescription drug bill that included several provisions expected to vastly expand the market for prescription drugs among the elderly. In addition to adding hundreds of billions of dollars for drug benefits, the law bars the federal government from directly bargaining down the price of drugs, a provision PhRMA pressed for. Ethics and shame mean nothing to such people. Sadly, the law seems to allow this almost pure form of corruption. Don't look for the congressional Democrats to object. They're part of this foul system.

UN orders Iraq corruption inquiry

UN orders Iraq corruption inquiry 04/21/2004 09:15 PM
The UN launches an investigation into allegations of corruption in the oil-for-food programme in Iraq.

World Bank Corruption May Top $100
Bln (Reuters)

World Bank Corruption May Top $100
Bln (Reuters) 05/13/2004 03:19 PM
Reuters - Corrupt use of World Bank funds may exceed $100 billion and while the institution has moved to combat the problem, more must be done, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Thursday.

Yushchenko Pledges to Fight Corruption
(AP)

Yushchenko Pledges to Fight Corruption
(AP) 01/02/2005 03:48 PM
AP - Like most Ukrainian university students, Olena Prokhorova can earn a passing grade two ways: by slogging through the books or by paying a $20 bribe. Traffic cops are notoriously on the take, and Ukrainians say they don't give it a second thought when they can bribe their way out of a traffic infraction — real or not.

Conn. Gov. Rowland Resigns Over
Corruption Scandal

Conn. Gov. Rowland Resigns Over
Corruption Scandal 06/21/2004 10:13 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 22 2004 2:45AM GMT

Carbon Copy Cloner and Font Corruption

Carbon Copy Cloner and Font Corruption 04/14/2004 11:56 AM
If you own and manage many fonts, think twice before cloning.

Corruption concerns raised in computer
probe

Corruption concerns raised in computer
probe 04/24/2004 06:44 PM
CNEWS Apr 24 2004 10:41PM GMT

Notes and Tips: Zio Reader Panther
Corruption

Notes and Tips: Zio Reader Panther
Corruption 02/16/2004 12:04 PM
There's the potential for data corruption with a Zio card reader after upgrading to Mac OS X "Panther".

CORRECTED: Ex-Illinois Gov. Indicted on
Corruption Charges

CORRECTED: Ex-Illinois Gov. Indicted on
Corruption Charges 12/17/2003 04:56 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 17 2003 4:23PM ET

Israeli Corruption Case Against Sharon
Is Dropped

Israeli Corruption Case Against Sharon
Is Dropped 06/15/2004 11:42 AM
Israel's attorney general decided against indicting the prime minister on charges of accepting bribes from a developer.

A possible fix for AirPort problems
after iChat prefs corruption

A possible fix for AirPort problems
after iChat prefs corruption 01/22/2004 02:36 AM
Before I upgraded to Panther, I did some spring cleaning of my hard drive, and inadvertantly duplicated a large disk image, completely filling my hard drive. After a boot into single-user mode to delete the huge files, I rebo...

Rumsfeld, in Talks in Iraq, Warns About
Corruption

Rumsfeld, in Talks in Iraq, Warns About
Corruption 04/12/2005 08:32 AM
In his surprise visit, the defense secretary urged Iraqi leaders to avoid missteps that could delay a constitution and elections.

Police Corruption Plagues Argentines and
President

Police Corruption Plagues Argentines and
President 08/04/2004 02:35 AM
The Buenos Aires provincial police is notorious for corruption, deeply entwined with organized crime and despised by the public.

Russian Oil Tycoon to Fight Corruption
Charges

Russian Oil Tycoon to Fight Corruption
Charges 04/12/2004 04:41 PM
Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky will plead not guilty to all charges brought against him by federal prosecutors, one of his lawyers said today.

Rumsfeld Visits Baghdad, Warns Against
Corruption (Reuters)

Rumsfeld Visits Baghdad, Warns Against
Corruption (Reuters) 04/11/2005 11:06 PM
Reuters - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, on a surprise visit, warned Iraq's new leaders on Tuesday against political purges and cronyism that could spark "lack of confidence or corruption in government."

Report Criticizes Annan but Finds No
Evidence of Corruption

Report Criticizes Annan but Finds No
Evidence of Corruption 03/29/2005 06:03 PM
The commission investigating the U.N. oil-for-food program found no evidence that Kofi Annan influenced decisions about a company that employed his son.
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