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`Don’t feel sorry for me, I’ve had a good life,’ Ballesteros

October 11th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI -
Madrid (Spain), Oct.11 (ANI): Spanish golf legend Seve Ballesteros has said that no one should feel sorry for him because he had brain cancer, and added that he had a good life.Ballesteros ...

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Blame your willpower for failing to exercise after work (re-issue)

September 27th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Sep 27 (ANI): Don't feel like having the energy to go for a run after a rough day at the office? Well, then blame it on your limited willpower, says a ...

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Rough day at office leaves you with little energy for exercise

September 25th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Toronto, Sep 25 (IANS) Have you ever sat down to work on a crossword puzzle only to find that you don't have the energy to exercise later? Or have you come home ...

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Blame your willpower for failing to exercise after work

September 25th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Sep 25 (ANI): Don't feel like having the energy to go for a run after a rough day at the office? Well, then blame it on your limited willpower, says a ...

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Controlling temptation more difficult than believed

August 4th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Aug 4 (ANI): Resisting that craving for chocolates, or avoiding the urge to buy that diamond necklace, is more difficult than it seems, say researchers from the Kellogg School of Management. They ...

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Is honesty a by-product of lack of temptation?

July 14th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, July 14 (IANS) Is honesty or truthfulness a by-product of lack of temptation? In a recent study, Harvard psychologists looked at the brain activity of people given the chance to gain ...

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Brain scans can tell ‘honest’ person from ‘dishonest’ one even when both tell the truth

July 14th, 2009 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 14 (ANI): Researching into the cognitive process involved with honesty, Harvard University psychologists have come to the conclusion that truthfulness depends more on absence of temptation than active resistance to ...

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Teaching belly to feel full is key to losing weight

June 14th, 2009 - 11:23 am ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 14 (ANI): A New York-based expert says that the best way to lose weight is to teach the body to stop craving for food and feel full sooner. Dr. Louis ...

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DIRECTING “DETECTIVE NAANI”-Romilla Mukherjee

DIRECTING “DETECTIVE NAANI”-Romilla Mukherjee

May 14th, 2009 - 7:33 pm ICT by sampurn -
Debutant director Romilla Mukherjee has always had a special fondness for murder mysteries and family fare. "Parinda" and "Parichay" may seem worlds apart, but she's always believed that widely different themes ...

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Mind over body: Boy conquers disability to excel academically (With Image)

May 3rd, 2009 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS -
By Alkesh Sharma Bathinda (Punjab), May 3 (IANS) Yashveer Goyal, 9, goes to a regular school and does the things most other children do, though there is one aspect which sets him apart ...

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Bunny Ranch pimp offers disgraced Gov. Blagojevich an apprentice’s job!

Bunny Ranch pimp offers disgraced Gov. Blagojevich an apprentice’s job!

May 2nd, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI -
New York, May 2 (ANI): After ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on federal corruption charges he was left without a job, but now Bunny Ranch pimp Dennis Hof has come ...

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Taliban a threat to India: BJP

Taliban a threat to India: BJP

April 26th, 2009 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS -
Gwalior, April 25 (IANS) The Taliban were a threat not only to Pakistan but also to India, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh said here Saturday. "The UPA (Congress-led United Progressive ...

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Doctors praise fighter Jade Goody’s strong heart

Doctors praise fighter Jade Goody’s strong heart

March 20th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS -
London, March 20 (IANS) Jade Goody was staying alive Friday through willpower and what her doctors called her "strong heart". Taking a brief break from her bedside vigil at Jade's home in ...

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Where there’s a will, there’s a bridge, in Uttar Pradesh

February 18th, 2009 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Feb 18 (IANS) A 200-foot-long bridge under construction in an Uttar Pradesh town is founded on determination, cooperation and willpower of hundreds of villagers, who are setting it up without any ...

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Villager sets world record by teaching continuously for five days

January 22nd, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Dilip Kumar Chandel, a 23-year-old mathematics teacher, has set a new world record by teaching continuously for 125 hours in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh. Chetan Upadhyay, ...

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Cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze successfully wraps The Beast in Chicago

November 25th, 2008 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 25 (ANI): Fighting against all odds, cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze has successfully completed the last scene of his TV show The Beast. On Sunday, the star - who recently called the ...

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Big Brother star Chanelle Hayes jets off to Cyprus to look perfect beach peach

October 20th, 2008 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 21 (ANI): Big Brother star Chanelle Hayes has jetted off to a remote resort in Cyprus with a self help book to boost her curves and look a perfect ...

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I am living a second life, says miracle survivor Supratim (Lead)

July 29th, 2008 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Seventeen days after being impaled on an iron bar that pierced his liver, stomach and a lung and defying death, IT executive Supratim Dutta Tuesday walked out ...

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Education first and last mantra for development of Muslims

June 22nd, 2008 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS -
Patna, June 21 (IANS) Muslims, India's largest minority, will have to take initiative themselves to spread education and create awareness among the community instead of depending on government schemes. This was the ...

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Root causes of obesity lie in how we look at environment, culture: Dietician

November 25th, 2007 - 11:07 am ICT by admin -
Washington, Nov 25 (ANI): It is not about eating right and doing more activity in a bid to fight obesity, rather it is about the way we look at our environment and ...

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