Jai Ho at Grammys 2010

"A R Rahman and Ustad Amjad Ali Khan have been nominated for the Grammys. It's time for the Grammy's once more and this time around, none other than the music maestro A R Rahman and Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali...

Children of War

" From time to time photos of child soldiers in Africa holding AK-47s or some other kind of weapon appear here and there provoking outrage and compassion from the Western public. But just a few decades ago, during...

Time's 50 Best Inventions of 2009

Time Magazine has released its annual 50 Best Inventions of 2009 List.  This years list is a very smart one with the top invention being NASA's Ares Rocket and the worlds fastest steam powered car being at...

Banksy work is ruined by mistake

Once again out of touch council officials destroy an irreplacable art work by Banksy. Thank goodness for his hometown of Bristol whose council has pledged never to destroy any of his work found there. " A mural by...

Firas Alkhateeb Is Obama Joker Poster Artist

Firas Alkhateeb created the now infamous poster of Barack Obama with make-up like the Joker in Batman - The Dark Knight, famously played by Heath Ledger. The 20-year-old history major at Univeristy of Illinois...

New Experimental Osteoporosis Drug Without Apparent Side Effects

The experimental drug denosumab seems to treat osteoporosis equally well as existing drugs, but without the side effects. Side effects from the osteoporosis drugs Boniva, Fosamax and Reclast include cancer and even disintegration of bone in the jaw. Denosumab is currently...

6 Reasons to Keep Marketing, Even During A Recession

You can’t go anywhere right now without hearing about the economy. Food and gas prices are increasing, and although most of us aren’t running huge banks or trying to balance the federal budget, the stress of the current economic downturn is certainly trickling down to the...

Slain foreigner was a convict - update

" THE 51-year-old Norwegian slain in Consolacion after allegedly holding four persons hostage had been convicted of rape and drugs charges and served time in jail in Norway. Nils Frode Steen Aksnes had been jailed for a string of cases in his hometown, according to the...

US budget deficit at $1 trillion

" The US budget deficit has moved above $1 trillion (£616bn) for the first time - with three months of the financial year remaining, official data show. The government stepped up spending to counter the recession,...

Manmohan changed millions of lives: Time

"Manmohan changed millions of lives: Time" " Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speeches may not be winning him followers but his work does and his actions have "changed tens of millions of lives for the better",...

GM Goes Bust - American Icon Collapses

American Icon General Motors Corp.(GM) has gone bust.Yesterday,the motor giant,once hailed by Time as a symbol of American success, collapsed in landmark Chapter 11 bankruptcy with 88,000 employees.Amid the worst...

Japan's new Jury System, not liked by the people!

Japans Government has forced the implementation of a new Jury system in spite of popular opposition and lack of public consultation. This is just the latest in a serry of undemocratic moves by Japans minority...

Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton boxing May 2nd 2009 MGM Grand

The long awaited historic fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton will take place in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Hotel for the junior welterweight championship.  This will be the first time Pacquiao is...

Time Means New Science: Record Amount of Supercomputer

Just not a abstract update but a real fact. The ddepartment of Energy are working out hours for a big machine i.e., A Supercomputer. So Jaguar is the Supercomputer that will lead to Science and Technology growing...

LIC subway rape victim files suit against MTA

A Queens judge has thrown out a suit against the MTA and two of its employees filed by a woman who was raped on the platform of the G train's 21st Street stop and accused onlooking transit workers of not doing...

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