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Yuvraj wins T20 Performance of the Year award
"Indian batsman, Yuvraj Singh, became the inaugural winner of the Twenty20 International Performance of the Year Award, in recognition of his amazing six sixes in one over during last September’s ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa."Authonomy...Toilet Training for Writers? Outsourcing the Editor?
After my first visit to Authonomy, I am left with more questions than answers. They define themselves as a social networking site for aspiring writers and book lovers. Does the fact that Authonomy was launched by Harper Collins prevent them from achieving what they claim?The...New spy gear: reflex biometric technology
This is the stuff that spy movies are made of: digital fingerprints, signature recognition, iris scanning software, and so on. These days, even common laptops can be easily equipped with a fingerprint scanner...
Picasa adds Facial Recognition to Photo Sharing
Picasa, Google's free photo sharing site, now has facial recognition for photos. Once you tag the photo with your friend's name, it can then identify your friends in other pictures. The tool seems to... EU considers sanctions on Russia
French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner said today that the EU is considering sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Georgia. As Russia faces growing isolation from the West, Russian president Dmitri Medvedev... Russian MPs back Georgia's rebels
"Russia's parliament has backed a motion urging the president to recognise the independence of Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Both houses voted unanimously in favour of the non-binding motion, which analysts say could help President Dmitry Medvedev... Number Blindness Area of Brain Discovered...!
"Number Blindness Area of Brain Discovered...! Options Edit Add to group Delete Viewable by anyone ... Furama Resort Danang becomes VN’s leading resort
" The five-star Furama Resort in the central city of Danang has won the “Vietnam’s Leading Resort” title for 2008 by the World Travel Awards, the most prestigious awards programme in the international travel industry.A total of 800 nominated companies and organisations... AFP recruits teen cyber spies
Australian Federal Police have recruited twenty-youths, aged between 14 to 16 years, to help them fighting online crime. Why teens ? because their surfing skills are better than the veteran agents. Good point. ...Zimbabwe opposition leader Tsvangirai may become PM under Mugabe government
There is secret political deal happening in Zimbabwe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai could join Mugabe government as Prime Minister. A plan worked out by South African President Thabo Mbeki has indicated new...Global refugee total rises again
Despite all the peace efforts there is no let up in the refugees and displacement. United Nations refugee agency UNHCR has blamed conflicts, climate change and rising food prices."The number of refugees worldwide... Young scientists uncover styrofoam waste treatment
" Vici Riyani and Adrienne Trinovia Sulistyo, second-year and third-year students at Santa Laurensia senior high school in Tangerang, have found a waste treatment solution for styrofoam. Through a series of simple... Cowcam: Separating the Cows from the Bull
The article below discusses a sort of turnstile access for watering holes in the Australian bush. Using facial-recognition software, the system would grant entry to a rancher's cows, but deny access to any other... Japan Finally Recognizes Ainu as Indigenous Peoples
The recognition for Japan's Ainu minority is more than a little bit late in coming. One of the things that I find amazing--how much the Ainu's culture represents that of many Northwestern American Indian... Wales/Cymru - EU status for Welsh language - a first step ?
Last week it was announced that talks have begun to enable the useof the Welsh language, in a limited capacity, at an EU level in somemeetings, but negotiations will stop short of making Welsh an officialEU language....
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