Word: platformization
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...direct support-from the global jihadi movement. A "conspiracy of silence" surrounds the militants, says Zachary Abuza, a terrorism expert with the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. "No group has taken credit for any attack, tried to discredit their rivals, or stated their platform," he observes...
...news for the West More effort should be put into understanding the Chinese mind-set. It is naive to think that any conflict with Western or Christian ethics is a result of the Communist Party. The major contribution of the Communist Party to Chinese culture is an organized platform that has the ability to enforce opinions. For millenniums, Chinese culture has revered power and ignored the plight of the underdog. The Chinese respect strength but if threatened will retaliate with even greater strength. They will not accept help or surrender their values. David Cherbonnier Singapore The Top Snoop Speaks...
...More effort should be put into understanding the Chinese mind-set. It is naive to think that any conflict with Western or Christian ethics is a result of the Communist Party. The major contribution of the Communist Party to Chinese culture is an organized platform that has the ability to enforce opinions. For millenniums, Chinese culture has revered power and ignored the plight of the underdog. The Chinese respect strength, but if threatened, will retaliate with even greater strength. They will not accept help or surrender their values. David Cherbonnier Singapore...
...least 15 Washington stations also have chemical sensors. That leaves some 30 stations unprotected, and the sensors are still not perfect. But they are a good--and expensive--part of a larger surveillance strategy. If a sensor goes off, Metro officials check out the platform using closed-circuit video. They scan for odd packages or riders showing signs of illness. The idea is to identify a problem--fast--so evacuation can begin. That's because while a train bombing is bad, a biological, chemical or radiation attack on a train is an epidemic snaking through a city...
...spokesman for New York City's transit system, it's a constant struggle to steer clear of expensive gadgetry that doesn't work. For example: "One of the first things everybody said after 9/11 is that you have to run out and buy those bomb-resistant wastebaskets [for subway platforms]," says Kelly. "But then you realize that the blast goes up. So somebody on the platform wouldn't die, but somebody on the sidewalk above would...