Kher's 'Actor Prepares' operational NOW

" Asians living in Britain can dream about becoming Bollywood stars. India's respected school 'Actor Prepares' became operational in the UK from September 10, 2008 after selecting its first batch of eight...

Huge Queues reported for Olympic Tickets in Beijing and Shanghai

" Just the ticket ... three men sleep as hundreds of people wait, and lie, in line to buy precious Olympic seats in Beijing last night. The last batch of tickets for the Games goes on sale today at booths for the various Olympic venues. Beijing police have...

Apples Beat Pears Due to Better Circulation

Thanks to science, we now know why apples stay fresh longer than pears. "It is all to do with how oxygen is able to find its way to the centre of the fruit after it has been picked. Belgian researchers used one...

Trader banned from selling '1mm too small' kiwi fruit

"A market trader has been banned from selling a batch of kiwi fruits because they failed to make the EU grade by just one millimetre, it was revealed today Tim Down, 53, was stunned to be told his wares did not...

More secret files found on a London train

More confidential government files have been found on a train in London earlier this week.What is going on? Who is taking these on a train and then just casually leaving them behind? It's not like an umbrella you...

Hundreds of prisoners to be freed

If you cant do the time - Now you dont have to!"The Government has drawn up plans to release hundreds of criminals from jail early.About 550 non-violent and non-sexual offenders will be automatically freed halfway...

India Decides One Batch Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra

"New Delhi (ABC Live): The Indian government has revised the schedule of Kailash-Mansarovar yatra after Chinese authorities expressed their inability to accept pilgrims until June 21"

Today is National Chocolate Chip Day!

Today is National Chocolate Chip Day!!!  There are so many things you can make with chocolate chips...chocolate chip cookies, pancakes, brownies, muffins, ice cream, waffles, granola bars, pie, crepes,...

NBC auctioning off props from TV shows

You could just see this coming. Not only the fact that this years new shows sucked, the studios are doing the fire sales. The studios do not seem to be in a hurry about the writers strike. They probably have more...

The World Of Germs Becomes Deadlier In Space :: Oblate Spheroid

"That’s right, it has been discovered that germs become stronger and deadlier when they are not confined to the limitations that gravity brings to the growth and development of these microbes. This discovery...

China-Canada's Deadly Breadbasket?

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Now Public Readers who have read my articles on outsourcing our birthright, know where I stand. North Americans rely heavily on China and developing third world...

Mobility Device Gives Palm OS A New, Robust Life :: Symblogogy

"Last week, on the floor of the National Retail Federation's "Big Show 2007" in New York, a company was displaying a new mobility data collection device designed to bring the next version of the Palm OS operating...

Clone farming has arrived

"The black and white calf may look unremarkable. But Dundee Paradise is evidence that clone farming - designed to deliver supersize cows producing an astonishing 70 pints of milk a day - has arrived in Britain. Her birth last month exposed glaring gaps in the Government's...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

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