Pakistani News
Pakistan deaths in tribal region
A Pakistani army helicopter has crashed into a dam in the tribal region of North Waziristan, killing four people on board and injuring three.
Pakistan Music
When is a pirate not a pirate?
To answer the second question first, we would do well to remember the words of noted African-American author Toni Morrison: "….definitions belong … to the definers - not the defined." Calling people who use copyrighted works without the permission of their owners "pirates" is a crude, but often effective, rhetorical device to cast such people as simply the contemporary version of the robbers and thieves who raided ships at sea in the days of sail and made off with chests of gold and other booty. Indeed, today's digital pirates are now often mentioned in the same breath as those other contemporary bad guys: terrorists. One media sociologist has shown how, in the pre- and post-9/11 era, the activities of the terrorists, counterfeiters, and intellectual property "pirates" were (and are) regularly linked together in police statements. Sociologist Nitin Govil gives numerous examples of such unproven claims, including New York City's Joint Terrorism Taskforce claiming "that profits from counterfeit T-shirt sales – sold in the very shadows of the twin towers – helped fund the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Centre", British detectives claiming that "Pakistani DVDs account for 40% of anti-piracy confiscations in the UK and that profits from pirated - more available
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Utah Colleges
There is a whole lot of sand and snow in the state of Utah, but what you may not know is that there are a lot of schools and colleges there as well. Utah is home to powerhouse schools like Brigham Young University, but it is also home to a number of lesser known schools that offer an education that rivals those that are available from schools like BYU. www.collegesinutah.org is a website that can help you to discover these schools and find out what is necessary for you or your child to attend them. It is free to use and you can navigate the college, university and vocational offerings in a matter of minutes, narrowing down your search.
Connecticut Colleges In A Snap
One of my all-time favorite states is Connecticut. Home to some of the most beautiful countryside and waterfront that I have ever seen. Of course, Connecticut is also home to some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the United States. But, getting into these schools is becoming very hard to do these days. Now there is a great online resource for students who are looking to attend school in Connecicut but may be having some trouble getting into one. The site is called www.collegesinconnecticut.net and it has information about almost every school in the state. Not only are colleges and universities represented, but also vocational and trade type schools as well.
Happy Halloween...almost everyone. Just wanted to let you know that you should head over to www.halloweenringtone.net and pick up your free Halloween songs on your Verizon or AT&T mobile phone. You do have one of those two carriers right? I mean, does anyone use T-Mobile or Rogers?