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‘Start pushing’, passengers asked

An Indian train driver came up with an original idea when the train he was driving broke down unexpectedly.

Rather than face the prospect of scores of frustrated passengers launching a chorus of complaints, the driver instead asked them to get out and push.

Many chose to get out of their seats and do just that, officials say.

It took them more than half an hour to move the electric train 12ft (4m) so that it touched live overhead wires and was able to resume its journey.

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“In so many years of service in the railways, I have never come across such a bizarre incident,” Deepak Kumar Jha, a spokesman for Indian Railways, told the Reuters news agency.

Officials say the extraordinary display of passenger power occurred on Tuesday in the eastern state of Bihar after a passenger pulled the train’s emergency chain, bringing it to a halt in a “neutral zone”.

This is a short length of track where there is no power in the overhead wires.

Correspondents say that a train’s momentum usually allows it to continue moving through neutral zones.

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Microsoft fined $142 million for piracy

Federal court rejected Microsoft appeal of a jury decision to slap the software maker with a $142 million judgment for patent infringement.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said it saw no reason to overturn the jury’s finding that Microsoft’s Windows XP and Office products breached patents held by z4 Technologies, a Michigan based company.

The Z4 Technologies holds the patent that governs the use of product activation codes for preventing software piracy. The court observed “substantial evidence supports the jury’s verdict.”

The court rejected Microsoft’s claim that one of its older products, Brazilian Publisher ‘98, contained so-called prior art that should have invalidated z4 Technology’s patents. Microsoft failed to meet “the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence” that BP ‘98 constituted prior art, the court said.

The court also nixed Microsoft’s argument that the product keys users need to activate its software are not protected by z4’s patents.

Microsoft also claimed that the jury, in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas, did not receive proper instructions from the lower court. The appeals court rejected the claim.

The court also dismissed Microsoft’s request that the amount of the jury’s award to z4 Technologies be reduced by 50% because it was in part based on overseas sales. Microsoft cited a recent Supreme Court ruling that patent infringement awards should be based only on sales within the U.S. The court said the issue is not subject to appeal because it was not raised during the original trial in the Texas District Court.

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What a shame…sick of Indian politics, super cop,Kiran Bedi retires prematurely

India’s pride, world renowned,the first lady IPS of our country Kiran Bedi has opted for VRS(Voluntary Retirement Scheme).She still has 18 months left in her service.She has given her application already and is under consideration.She said she will work from outside to reform the system.

What a pity on India’s sick politics.
Earlier this year,Mr Y.S. Dadwal was made Delhi’s commissioner of police ahead of her.The reason that made this decision even more disgusting was that Mr. Dadwal is her junior and had 4 years of service left.So he would have anyways got Commissioner’s rank after Bedi’s retirement as tenure of commissioner is 2 years and he had 4 years but Mrs Bedi had only 2.What an insult of her commitment and excellent work that was.How much she gave to our country,our society but this is the way we treat our true heroes,really.

That was dis-heartening even for me,we cant even imagine what she would have felt.Obviously shocked and diss appointed, she went on a leave immediately after it.But came back to office later on requests.

Why she was not made CoP,well i think we still are in stone age,may be our leaders were not ready to digest a lady as top cop of the capital…or they knew that if she becomes commissioner then she will not let “things” go easy for them.They feared that they would not be able to escape as easily.
Imagine a Delhi with less crime,a safer Delhi particularly for women,i am pretty sure she would have kicked every loafer on Delhi streets.If you are a Delhite,you know how big the problem of eve-teasing is.

Its not easy to find an officer as honest,dedicated as her.It isnt like she was greedy for the post but she had the desire to do something.That would have been an acknowledgement of hardwork of a great fighter.She truly deserved it.We missed a gem of an officer,the one who really was commited to her work.

Your services will be missed Mrs. Bedi.You will always be a model to follow for every police man.
A salute to my best cop.
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