Nearly half of UK troops think of quitting

A new survey showed that nearly half of British troops think about quiting regularly.The biggest concerns the respondents voiced which make them have such thoughts were the frequency of tours, levels of pay and the quality of equipment and housing. 9,000 troops were involved...

US orchestra conducted by robot

Having worked in the classical music profession, I can appreciate that following a robotic conductor can be awkward and tiresome ... I never expected to see an actual robot conducting an orchestra though."A US orchestra has held its most unusual performance - being conducted...

Leeds back in the playoffs...

"LEYTON ORIENT 0, LEEDS 2 (Huntington 16, Beckford 50)Leyton O: Morris, Purches, Mkandawire, Thelwell (Oji 41), Daniels, Barcham (Gray 67), Chambers, Terry (Thornton 60), Ibehre, Boyd, Demetriou. Subs:...

Indonesian magazine sorry for Suharto`s Last Supper cover

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A leading Indonesian magazine has apologised to Christians for depicting former President Suharto and his family in an image parodying Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper in the cover of its latest edition. Weekly magazine Tempo's cover showed a sketch of...

Press freedom under threat : council chief

""There are at least three cases that came under the spotlight recently, including the trial of columnist Besihar Lubis who is facing an eight-month jail sentence for a column in Koran Tempo daily considered to have insulted the public prosecutors` office as an institution,"...

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Bali bombers ready to die: report

""This is the happiest period for us, because we are soon to die as martyrs," Ali Ghufron, the eldest of three bombers, was quoted by AFP as telling the Koran Tempo daily from his jail off the southern coast of...

Camelot Interupted

Just recently Hillary Clinton said "i am not a liberal i am a progressive. Well she is right. The original liberal is nothing like the new so called "Liberal". A recent editorial by Rich Lowry reviewing the book...

MySpace Gaining on Itunes as Music Brand

Myspace is catching up to Itunes with the kids:"Key findings from the Brandscape study include: * For many brands, awareness remained consistent in 2006. For a handful of services, however, the year brought...

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"A very good article written by Sorabh Babu Maheshwari, IAS Topper 2000 outlining the do's and dont's for the exam. This stuff deserves our precious time. So find some time to read it. ===================================================== The path to the coveted Civil...

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