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...

Nuts can cut heart problems

Just 30g of nuts a day on top of a Mediterranean style diet can cut heart problems. Scientists believe the nuts contain compounds that stop damage caused by insulin.A Mediterranean diet in itself has been shown to...

Edinburgh named as Britain's loneliest place

Edinburgh, Scotland may be world renown as one of Britain's most beautiful cities (if not the most beautiful), but a new survey has revealed that it is also the loneliest city in the UK."For centuries, princes and...

India v England, 4th ODI: Rain stops India at 82/1

"Rain interrupted the fourth ODI as India were halted at 82 for one after the end of 14 overs. England won the toss and elected to field trying to make use of the moisture in the air. India brought in Sachin Tendulkar in place of Rohit Sharma and the openers got off to a good...

MICHAEL JACKSON has become a Muslim, is now Mikaeel.

"After a producer and song writer takled to him about their beliefs, and how they have become better people after they converted into muslim, Michael also like the idea of changing. His new name Mikaeel is the name of Allah's angels. "

One iPhone per Child OiPC

Satirical off shoot from the OLPC (one laptop per child). Sorry could not resist the connection. Thursday October 30th 2008 PCWorld posted an article stating “Lower-income U.S. consumers are Flocking to...

Metrolink Approves Millions For Safety

Unbelievable.  Finally after 25 people are killed, Metrolink approve use of technology that was used back in the 1940's!!  What an absolute joke!"October 26, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports Metorlink who is facing probable legal suits for wrongful death...

Jean Charles de Menezes inquest: officer admits changing evidence

Some damaging testimony came today in the UK inquest into the shooting death of a Brazilian man in London last year. The man was shot because he was mistaken for a terrorist in the London tube system, but he was completely innocent. The met was greatly criticized for its...

Non-native species affecting U.S. coasts, rivers, and streams.

From my personal blog:"Native fish species have evolved over time to counter threats of bacteria, fungus, disease, and other native predatory species.  By adapting to the gradually changing environment, many...

Ex-Google Engineers Unveil New Search Engine

"The former Google engineers roll out Cuil, which they say will index a larger portion of the Web than Google, and more quickly and at less cost.MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) - A start-up led by former star...

'Elephant leg' girl is ready to start running

Glad to read this news, hope she can live a normal life. " A WOMAN whose legs swelled to THREE times their normal size says she wants to go for a jog after having life-changing surgery. Elated Wang Cheng says...

Air Canada lays off 632 flight attendants

Aviation business is undergoing a tough time especially after soaring fuel price and many airlines are cutting short their routes and also doing exercise to  control the cost. Now Air Canada, a big north...

Surrogacy Still Stigmatized, Though Attitudes Changing Among Younger Women

" ScienceDaily (July 7, 2008) — Although younger people are becoming more positive towards surrogate mothers, current day attitudes to surrogacy are still broadly negative, a scientist will tell the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human...

Global Disruption” More Accurately Describes Climate Change, Not “Global ...

This is a great interview with John Holdren, a professor of environmental policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and lawyer Stephen Susman who is representing Kivalina islanders, Native Alaskan people who have to be moved, because of global warming, to the...

Iran Daily: A Blow to Sanctions

"Iran, Pakistan and India will sign a deal this month to build a natural gas pipeline to help feed the subcontinent’s desperate need for energy, indeed a major blow to illegal US-led sanctions against Tehran and a defeat for US influence in South Asia. The $7.5 billion...

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