Pakistan not to seek weapons from US

" The Pakistan government has decided that it will not take technical assistance and weapons from the United States under a comprehensive security strategy being devised by a high-powered committee to combat terrorism. An official source said here Friday that the...

Finnish bogs supplying Irish beauticians

"reland may be a country famed for its wild bogs, but Irish beauticians using turf as a new skin-care treatment are being forced to import peat from overseas. Beauty consultants offering the ground-breaking therapy say it is increasingly popular here but they are being forced...

USB Snowman

"The humble snowman is as much a symbol of Christmas as Santa Claus, Coca Cola and rampant consumerism but while two of these can be found inside on Christmas morn, one of them wouldn’t dare to try. USB SnowmanThe snowman, you see, will melt as soon as his foot touches your...

Adventures of the worldwide wife hunter

"Longing for love, Allan sent out a worldwide plea: I want a wife! The response was staggering. So after 53 dates in 13 countries, has he finally found The One? There can be few men on Earth who have not, at some time, dreamed of devising a method of attracting women which...

Bradford Washburn, father of modern Museum of Science, dies at 96

"I heard the sad news of Bradford Washburn's passing this morning via a friend, and posted it on The MountainWorld Blog as well as NowPublic, but wanted to add this important remembrance from the Boston Globe. An amazing man he...

Mysterious number 6174 - Posted by Fomkin Michael

"The number 6174 is a really mysterious number. At first glance, it might not seem so obvious. But as we are about to see, anyone who can subtract can uncover the mystery that makes 6174 so special. Kaprekar's operation  In 1949 the mathematician D. R. Kaprekar from...

Kenya: Cotton Production Plan Inspired

"Nairobi The past four years of the Narc administration has seen a steady revival of agriculture, which is the mainstay of the economy. Milk, coffee and tea production have grown as a result of strategic plans devised to give them a new lease of life after years of...

Windows Trojan masquerades as Vista hack

"A week after Windows Vista's official launch hackers have devised their first attack, targeting pirates trying to install illegal copies of Microsoft's operating system. A supposed Windows Vista crack called Windows Vista All Versions Activation 21.11.06 is reportedly doing...

The Passionate Entrepreneur - A Small Biz Idea Book

"Like many entrepreneurs, I'm plagued by having too many good ideas. Every day, every week, I think up new marketing programs, new products I could introduce, even whole new businesses I could launch. I'm not alone. Virtually every business owner I've ever met has tons of...