Only Nine Countries Meet Future Broadband Demand

A recent study investigating the broadband quality across 66 countries worldwide has found that only 9 countries are ready for future demand, with two-thirds barely meeting the criteria for today's requirements only. Conducted by MBA students at Oxford's Said Business School...

How Long Can Women Keep A Secret? Answer Is 47 Hours

Women cannot keep a secret for more than 47 hours, according to a recent survey. The study, involving 3,000 women aged between 18 to 65, showed that women typically spill the beans to someone else in 47 and hours and 15 minutes to someone else - their boyfriend, husband,...

Half of Pakistanis believe aliens living on other planets

In a latest survey, it has been revealed that half of Pakistanis (50 per cent) believe aliens living some in the universe whereas 49 per cent do not believe in it."ISLAMABAD: While most depictions of...

71% Pakistanis want Musharraf punished for violating constitution

In a latest survey, a huge majority (71%) of Pakistanis said they want former military ruler Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf tried for violating constitution and imposing emergency on November 3, 2007 -- the action that entailed sacking of around 60 judges of superior...

Mercury Found In All US Fish

All wild fish in the United States contain mercury, according to a federal survey released August 19. The survey looked at over 1,000 fish from nearly 300 streams around the U.S, and found that they were all...

SOTN: What India thinks of working women

women should dress properly ,to escape rape? wow, kudos to the people who think so, what low level,cheap and irrational thinking this is. no wonder India is still a third world country. how can one progress when minds have not grown. i totally disagree with people who r...

Survey set to reveal number of gay clergy in Church of England

"A national survey of the number of homosexual clergy in the Church of England will take place this year, according to gay rights campaigners. Inclusive Church, a network of individuals and organisations working for better recognition of minorities, says the survey will be...

Half of Pakistanis wear wristwatch all the time: survey

A little over half of Pakistanis own a wristwatch and 50 per cent Pakistanis wear it all the time, says a latest survey announced in Islamabad on Wednesday. As compared to men (63 per cent), the fewer women (37 per cent) own a wristwatch, the report said."ISLAMABAD: More than...

Ancient Trees Special Coverage: Hunt Hopes to Find Ancient Trees

Trees inspire awe in me.  They hold so much and stand with such extraordinary grace and unhidden truth.  The beauty of their buds unfurling in spring makes my heart smile and my soul weep with...

5.7 Magnitude quake destroys 10,000 homes in Southwest China

The US Geological Survey has Reported a 5.7 Magnitude earthquake on Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 11:19:17 UTC  Location is 25.619°N, 101.086°E or in YUNNAN, CHINA.  See USGS for additional information"...

Survey puts Congress ahead

Hyderabad, April 6: The latest survey done by a TV channel forecast a clear majority for the Congress in the Assembly and a clear preference for the ruling party in the Parliament elections. The survey, commissioned by HMTV and supervised by academic Prof....

Fish farmers 'carry out secret seal slaughters'

Found this alarming story about the 'secret' slaughter of seal pups in Scotland. It follows a story published by myself last month where a man was jailed for killing seal pups. Scottish man who clubbed 21 seal pups...

Survey: Lawyers Expect Boom in Bankruptcy

A country that elects Barack Obama, a liberal lawyer, as its president should not be surprised by the results of a recent survey by Robert Half Legal: Three-hundred attorneys from among the largest law firms and corporations in the United States and Canada were asked, "In...

Scottish man who clubbed 21 seal pups to death is jailed

The fisherman who beat and crushed the skulls of 21 seal pups to death on a beach on the island of East Linga, near the Shetland Islands has been jailed for 80 days. First ofender Jimmy Stewart, 47 admitted...

British schoolkids believe Auschwitz is a type of beer

History is dead in the water. No wonder it keeps repeating itself. "A new study shows that around 10 percent British schoolchildren could not identify Auschwitz as a Nazi death camp, and 2 percent believe it is a kind of beer. The poll of 1,000 pupils between the ages of 11...

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