Russian city remembers plane crash victims
September 8th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian city of Yaroslavl has paid its respects to the 44 people killed in a plane crash that wiped out an entire hockey team ... Read more...
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After iPhone, game-changer PaperPhone is here!
May 6th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 6 (IANS) Canadian researchers have invented a plastic smart phone which is as thin and flexible as a credit card and changes its shape depending on where it ... Read more...
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What Every Man Thinks About Apart From Sex: Blank book is surprise hit
March 3rd, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 3 (ANI): A blank book entitled 'What Every Man Thinks About Apart From Sex' has become a bestseller after becoming a hit with students in the UK.Professor Sheridan Simove has ... Read more...
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Jotting down anxieties key to success in exams
January 14th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 14 (IANS) Jotting down anxieties before a stressful situation like an exam or speech boosts your performance.
The technique is so powerful that students taking an exam showed a ... Read more...
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Mobile that only makes calls may end baffled smartphone users’ woes
November 16th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 16 (ANI): In the age of multi-function smartphones, a Dutch advertising agency has launched a mobile just to make and receive calls.The no-frills 'John's Phone' can't follow Twitter feeds ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
A mobile phone that only makes calls, nothing else
November 16th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 16 (IANS) If multi-function phones leave you dazed, here's the answer -- a mobile phone that just makes calls and does nothing else has been developed. No MP3, no apps ... Read more...
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Brit hubby throws away wife’s winning $181m lottery ticket!
October 20th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 20 (ANI): A British woman who owned a winning lottery ticket worth 181 million dollars, was in for a disappointment after her husband binned the ticket.An elderly woman, who has ... Read more...
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Man in England throws away $181m lottery ticket
October 20th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 20 (ANI): Fortune struck big for a Brit lady, who owned a lottery ticket worth 181 million dollars, but her husband became a villain to her luck, as he binned ... Read more...
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College Orientation Programs A Must For US Parents
July 24th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Colleges all over the United States are organizing orientation programs for the parents of the 2010 freshers. However these orientation programs are not the simple one ... Read more...
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Artist’s ambitious undertaking: Sketching all 8.3mllion New Yorkers!
April 20th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 20 (ANI): American artist Jason Polan has revealed that he hopes to be able to draw 8.3 million New Yorkers.Polan, 27, stands in the intersection of Houston and Broadway ... Read more...
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A book to teach Chinese slangs
April 20th, 2010 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 20 (IANS) For those looking to "colour up" their Chinese language, a Chinese author has written a book on slangs with chapters on "behaving badly".
Eveline Chao's "Niubi - The Real ... Read more...
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White House rep Gibbs mocks Palin by scrawling grocery list on hand
February 10th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is said to have taken a swipe at former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin by writing grocery list on his hand.Palin, 45, ... Read more...
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9-year-old whiz-girl develops Bar Council of Kerala website
June 28th, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
Kozhikode (Kerala), June 28 (ANI): A nine-year-old girl from Kozhikode district is being credited as the youngest web designer in the state for working out the website of the Bar Council of ... Read more...
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Coldplays giant notepad studio!
February 11th, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, February 11 (ANI): Coldplay love to scribble notes on their studio while recording their albums and have the entire place repainted at the end of every new release.The bands frontman ... Read more...
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Federer: I’ve become more human (Australian Open Notebook)
January 20th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 20 (DPA) Even ice-calm Roger Federer admits that his stress levels have eased in recent months as he slipped from tennis' top ranking.Still ranked second, the Swiss star said that ... Read more...
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The solar-powered handbag that keeps your phone charged
August 6th, 2008 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 6 (ANI): Besides carrying your make-up kit, pen, notepad and other accessories, the newly invented Power Purse can charge your mobile phone and other electronic gadgets while youre on ... Read more...
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Nothing to fear but fear itself
May 30th, 2008 - 11:40 am ICT by admin
DPA
Sydney, May 30 (DPA) Last year 1,200 council staff in Sydney were issued survival kits containing bandages, a bottle of water, a dust mask, a radio, a torch, a notepad and even ... Read more...
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Brit women carry PS27billon in their handbags!
May 13th, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by admin
London, May 13 (ANI): Ever wonder just how much money women carry around in their bags? Well, as it turns the figure is a whopping 27 billion pounds for British women.A ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Love-struck man creates website to find his dream girl!
November 14th, 2007 - 10:18 am ICT by admin
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