More On This Topic: Gastric Sleeve Cost California By William Winch We have all heard stories about how this person went on a grapefruit diet and lost 50 pounds, and that person eats an apple a day and it keeps the doctor away. Although there is no better way to lose weight than a well balanced diet of proper nutrition, […]
Latest trial of the One Laptop Per Child running in India; Uruguay orders 100,000 machines
Thursday, November 8, 2007 India is the latest of the countries where the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) experiment has started. Children from the village of Khairat were given the opportunity to learn how to use the XO laptop. During the last year XO was distributed to children from Arahuay in Peru, Ban Samkha in Thailand, Cardal in Uruguay and […]
Norwegian politicians face voter suppression allegations
Monday, September 14, 2009 A viral election joke has landed several politicians in hot water as Norway goes to the polls to elect its parliament today. A hoax message turning voters away from polling stations is circulating in digital media. The message was also passed on by politicians, who have used social media like Twitter and YouTube to interact with […]
Lobby groups oppose plans for EU copyright extension
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 The European Commission currently has proposals on the table to extend performers’ copyright terms. Described by Professor Martin Kretschmer as the “Beatles Extension Act”, the proposed measure would extend copyright from 50 to 95 years after recording. A vast number of classical tracks are at stake; the copyright on recordings from the fifties and early sixties […]
The One Stop Destination For The Pet Food Supplies
More On This Topic: Buy Natural Pet Treats You can set the supplies for the pet food from the perfect warehouse. These are places that have the understanding about how hectic and a beautiful time pet feeding is. That said, you can get the opportunity to energise the dog by giving nutritional foods while also improving the psychological behaviour of […]
Missing Afghan jet found; 104 believed dead
Saturday, February 5, 2005 On Saturday NATO and Afghan troops located the wreckage of the Kam Air Boeing 737 missing since Thursday. Afghan interior ministry spokesman Latfullah Mashal announced the discovery. “The debris of the plane was found around 25 kilometers east of Kabul in a mountainous area called Band-e Ghazi.” The jet had been enroute to Kabul from Herat […]
Ford, Fiat to produce small cars together
Friday, September 9, 2005 Italian-based Fiat Auto SPA and US-based Ford Motor Co. announced they signed an agreement to cooperate in designing two small car models. This came only seven months after General Motors severed their relationship with Fiat. Both companies plan to work together on a new version of the popular Fiat Cinquecento and on a replacement for the […]
Stabilized forest fires in Greece intensify again; 2 arrested
Sunday, August 26, 2007 The huge forest fires that blazed across southern Greece on Friday and Saturday were stabilized for a few hours today. Fire Brigade Officer Nikos Tsogas said, “It’s not getting worse…we have to act fast because the winds might pick up.” However, the winds have reportedly intensified. Fire department spokesman Nikos Diamandis said, “Unfortunately the improvement that […]
How To Reduce Stress
More On This Topic: Best Mortgage Brokers Shepparton By Stewart Wrighter Stress is one of the major causes of many serious illnesses and disease. It has long-term effects and it can make you miserable on the daily basis. There are some good forms of stress that get your adrenaline pumping or happy stress like you feel when you are having […]
Google releases test of mapping service
Thursday, February 10, 2005Google Inc. on Tuesday rolled out a test version of its mapping service — a type of service long offered by its rivals Yahoo and Microsoft. The web site, http://maps.google.com, is designed to let users display maps of locations around the United States and Canada, find businesses near those locations, and generate driving directions between locations. Unlike […]