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Friday, July 22, 2011
Facing the modernization challenge
Facing the modernization challenge
We gather here because the world is at another such fateful moment.
From political capitals to NGO headquarters, they seek to direct how every country should be governed. From central banks to corporate board rooms, they try to regulate how goods and capital must flow around the globe. In Oslo they beatify their saints. In the Hague they sit in judgment of those they say are criminals against all of humanity. In editorial rooms they propagate it all 24/7. Rarely in human history have we seen grandeur so total.
Yet, history hands us another interesting moment. China, with a quarter of the world's people, has in half a century modernized at a pace and scale no one dreamed of. Though many problems remain, its accomplishments are beyond dispute. Yet its modernization is occurring outside the holy temple of Modernity. It does not hold elections, yet its government enjoys popular consent that is among the highest and most sustained in the world. The individual does not profess to have God-given rights and is part of a holistic society, yet he possesses personal liberties as wide as any in Western societies. Its economic success derives from effective use of capital but not Capital-ism.
Outside the Western world, with a few notable exceptions, Modernity has failed to deliver its promise. Many long suffering peoples of the world have subjugated their cultures to adopt Western values that were sold as universal values. They hold their elections and build their parliaments and write their laws, and yet, are still mired in poverty and civil strife. The Arab Spring? Don't hold your breath.
In the Western world itself, the ideologized version of the Enlightenment is proving to be the undoing of the success the West has achieved based on these very ideas. The US armed forces are trying to transform thousand-year-old societies from half ways around the world into its own image, while the state of California, the world's sixth largest economy, is mired in complete political dysfunction and bankrupt. Its middle classes are languishing. Here in Europe, 20-year-olds (and 19 and 18) are rioting on the streets to protect their retirement pensions.
Two hundred years ago, in an inward looking China, Emperor Qianlong's hubris was only harmful to China itself. Today, we have an inherently expansionist and self righteous West, with universal moral claims and in a headlong pursuit of an inextricably linear future for all of humanity, its hubris has entirely different consequences.
There are two paths before us, and two outcomes. A still powerful West finds in itself the wisdom that eluded Qianlong and shifts from a worldview of universality to one of plurality. It recognizes the fact that no truth is forever, that Modernity is indeed a product of cultural developments unique to the West and are not universal; and perhaps the Enlightenment is no longer enlightening, and perhaps Modernity is not so modern any more. A China that marshals enough courage from its ancient heritage and recent accomplishments articulates not just what it is not but what it stands for. The narrative is there and it is credible. Will China tell it? Will China debate it?
Or, an incumbent West insists that its ownership of the truth is perpetual and indefinite. The individual is indeed God himself; liberal democracy is an end in itself not a political system that works for some peoples some of the times and not all peoples all of the times. A rising China that is defensive in the face of such overwhelming intolerance that is religious in nature finds itself unable to justify its development to its own people or to the world. It is intellectually frustrated, it protests, it reacts. This is indeed the likely path on the current trajectory.
We ask today at the birthplace of Modernity, what's it going to be?
The author is founder of Chengwei Capital; and Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute. These are excerpts of a speech delivered as part of the panel discussion "The European Union and China in the 21st Century" at the 9th Euro-China Forum held at UNESCO, Paris.
Pak, China to launch satellite on Aug 14
Pak, China to launch satellite on Aug 14
The satellite would be sent into the orbit on the Independence Day of Pakistan as a mark of the Sino-Pak friendship, an official said after Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani`s visit to China`s Academy of Space Technology (CAST) here on Friday.
The prime minister went around several sections of the academy and observed the activities and research being carried out there.
He was briefed about the space workshop and vacuum chamber of the academy where Pakistan`s satellite PAKSAT-1R is being manufactured.
An agreement for manufacturing of the satellite by CAST was signed in 2008 during President Asif Ali Zardari`s visit to China.
EXIM Bank of China has provided a soft-term credit of 86.5 million RMB (Chinese currency) for the manufacturing of PAKSAT-1R, carrying a maturity period of 20 years.
Pakistan had launched its first satellite Badar with the Chinese cooperation in 1990. The communication satellite will have 30 years` transponders – 12 in C-Band and 18 in Ku-Band – each of 36 MHz bandwidth. The programme is in line with Pakistan`s Medium Term Development Framework objectives and may provide better satellite communications for Pakistan.
The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmospheric Research Commission and China Great Wall Industry Corporation are jointly developing the new satellite.
Communications
Publications (International / National / Regional) | Radio & TV
Communication systems in Pakistan have improved at a rapid pace in the last decade. The internet and satellite systems have rapidly changed the landscape from which Pakistan communicates. Moving from a government run system to independent carriers, communicators have options and a range of products to choose from. Cell phones/mobile phones are everywhere and there are various independent companies that compete with each other. The internet of course, late in coming to Pakistan, is just as important there as it is in the rest of the world. Again, as with other communication devices, there are independent companies and providers that offer ranges in products and services. Under communications are also radio and television and which have also undergone major transformation with the privatization of businesses. They are briefly mentioned here and for more information, please see the links above.The domestic telephone system is mediocre but improving; service is adequate for government and business use, in part because major businesses have established their own private systems. Since 1988, the government has promoted investment in the national telecommunications system on a priority basis, significantly increasing network capacity. Despite major improvements in trunk and urban systems, telecommunication services are still not readily available to the majority of the rural population.
Domestic: Microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks
International Country Code: 92
Satellite Earth Stations: 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean)
Operational International Gateway Exchanges: 3 (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries (1999)
Radio Broadcast Stations: AM 27, FM 1, shortwave 21 (1998)
Radios: 13.5 million (1997)
Television Broadcast Stations: 22 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997)
Televisions: 3.1 million (1997)
Internet Country Code: .pk
Internet Service Providers (ISP's): 38,309 (2005)
Internet Users: 7.5 million (2005)
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Speed Test
it will actually download a file on a regular basis to test your connection.
Display graphs over time of your connection behavior and maximum bandwidth.
Speed Test is a meter that monitors your internet connection, web site, cpu, memory, Hard Drives, Wifi, LAN, Processes and much more all in real time and will store all data recorded into an log, so it can be easily imported into almost any application. This data can be used to help in resolving problems with your internet connection or computer. Speed Test is a must for resolving connection or computer issues. Speed Test has the flexibility to allow you to view the data in many ways to suit your needs.
If you have a computer, then Speed Test is a must have product.
- Measure your actual maximum Bandwidth Speed by downloading from our server.
- Measure your Quality of Service.
- Test your own web site's speed, connectivity, response time and errors.
- Test your Home network or LAN's speed.
- You can monitor network connections as well as Broadband Internet connections.
- You can also monitor dial-up connections using the (local Host).
- You can Monitor as many connections as you need.
- Quick and easy viewing of logs inside of graphs.
- Ping Packet size up to 1k.
- Ability to ping a website to estimate connections speeds.
- View your WIFI signal strength with a graph in real time.
- View CPU usage in graphs. (Supports dual/quad cores and more)
- View Memory status in graphs.
- View Hard Drive space in graphs.
- View Hard Drive activity in graphs.
- View System uptime in graphs.
- View Battery status in graphs.
- View a Processes Memory usage in graphs.
- Alert Wizard, allowing you to print, run an app, restart, send an email under any condition that you specify.
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Some of the features are disabled for the the freeware version. You can purchase a Registration key to unlock the full potential of Speed Test. This product does function without a registration key for trial purposes, however keep in mind that most of the features are disabled. You will receive a registration key within 5 seconds after your purchase.AF Speed Test Setup Ver 1.0.733.exeIf you have any questions, please see our Frequently Asked Questions
File Size = 5.2 MB
System Requirements
- Windows 95/98/ME/XP/Vista/Win 7
- Windows NT 4.0 SP4 or later
- Pentium 366MHz or greater
- 32MB RAM
- 100MB free hard drive space for logs
- Internet Connection
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Status
Released V1.0.733 4/1/10Version History
- 1.0.733
Bug (Fixed) = Misc small bugs.
- 1.0.7
Feature (Added) = Easy to use interface.
Feature (Added) = Glass look and feel.
Feature (Added) = Longer tooltips times.
Bug (Fixed) = Installation issues on some systems.
- 1.0.6
Bug (Fixed) = Large drives show incorrect drive space.
- 1.0.5
Feature (Added) = Bandwidth Test Trial.
Feature (Added) = Windows Vista - Speed Test Sidebar Gadget addition.
Bug (Fixed) = Task Bar Popup Title alignment on Vista.
- 1.0.4
Bug (Fixed) = Removed Debug.
Bug (Fixed) = Start with CPU.
- 1.0.3
Bug (Fixed) = Better support for Win98/95.
Bug (Fixed) = Error 48, PSAPI.DLL on Systems less than XP.
Bug (Fixed) = No WMI error.
- 1.0.2
Bug (Fixed) = View Log data, shows records not recorded.
Bug (Fixed) = Windows vista does not clear region from Bar graph to Line graph.
Bug (Fixed) = Support for all DPI and Font settings.
- 1.0.1
Skipped.
- 1.0.0
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 3G
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Samsung DuosTV I6712
Samsung C6712 Star II DUOS
Samsung E1190
Samsung Gravity SMART
Samsung Exhibit 4G
Samsung Conquer 4G
Samsung R380 Freeform III
Samsung I9103 Galaxy R
Nokia 9000 Communicator
Nokia 9210i Communicator
Nokia 3120
Nokia 9110i Communicator
Nokia 7600
Status Discontinued
Size Dimensions 87 x 78 x 19 mm, 103 cc
Weight 123 g
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 128 x 160 pixels, 2.0 inches
- Wallpapers
Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, monophonic, MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
Call records 20 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
Card slot No
- Editable message templates
- Calendar notes
Data GPRS Yes
3G Yes, 384 kbps
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v1.1
Infrared port Yes
USB Yes
Camera Primary VGA, 640x480 pixels
Video Yes, 128x96 pixels
Secondary No
Features Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Radio No
Games Downloadable Java games
Colors
Languages 17
GPS No
Java Yes
- Multitasking (talk & shoot)
- MP3 player
- T9
- Organizer
Battery Standard, Li-Ion 850 mAh (BL-5C)
Stand-by Up to 170 h
Talk time Up to 4 h
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