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...That complaint may be valid. "Britain considered India the cornerstone of its empire," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "Much of British foreign policy was designed around protecting its access to India. But the U.S. hasn't taken India nearly as seriously, partly because of the leftist slant of most of its post-independence governments." New Delhi's nonaligned position during the Cold War (which often put it in the Soviet camp, diplomatically) was underscored by the socialist orientation of most of its governments since independence. Relations particularly deteriorated in the early '70s, after the Nixon administration aligned Washington closely...
...posted on or routed through the World Wide Web. A sophisticated encryption system can prevent the tampering and interception of all sorts of data, from personal communiques to bank records. It is a safeguard for individuals against so-called Web pirates, who utilize cutting-edge hacking techniques to gain access to, among other things, credit card numbers...
...essential that we remain vigilant about protecting our right to freedom of expression, regardless of the medium with which we are working. This latest rule scale-back is a good first step, but it remains just that: a first step. Let's hope that the tethers surrounding our access to encryption capabilities continue to loosen in the coming months...
KITCHEN NET Next time you have an epicurious.com emergency, CMi Worldwide hopes you'll reach for its iCEBOX, a 9-in. TV with Web access, e-mail, an audio and video CD drive (but no DVD player) and spillproof wireless keyboard. The $500 unit, due out in March, only works with the company's own $20-per-month Internet service--a drawback for those already online with another service. Designed specifically for the kitchen--a bracket, sold separately, makes it a space saver--the iCEBOX can do something few other info appliances can: connect to closed-circuit cameras for monitoring...
DIXIELAND DOWNER A nationwide study finds Southerners are more likely to have high blood pressure than folks living elsewhere in the country. The worst off: those in the rural South. Limited access to health care may be partly to blame, but the Southern diet--rich in salty, fried foods--no doubt plays a role...