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Worlds's smallest bodybuilder.. at 9 Kg...India's very own
2008-02-14 23:33:00
At just 2ft 9in, Indian muscleman Aditya 'Romeo' Dev is the world's smallest bodybuilder.Pint-sized Romeo is well-known in his hometown of Phagwara, India - for his ability to lift 1.5kg dumbbells - despite his overall 9kg body weight.Every day, crowds flock to the local gym to the see the mini-muscleman in training. Unlike many dwarfs, Romeo is well proportioned, with a head circumference of 15in and a chest measurement of 20in.Romeo said: "I've been training as a bodybuilder for the last two years and by now I think I must be the strongest dwarf in the world."I have always been fit but since I started working out, I have become famous for my strength."My size has never stopped me. I train with dumbbells and do aerobics and dance. People are always pleased to see me. I have been invited on TV shows and dance on stage." His trainer Ranjeet Pal spents hours helping his 19-year-old protege build his small muscles to perfection."Because of his small size, I don't assign him hard e...
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Hookah - Cigarette on Steroids and even deadly
2008-02-13 19:02:00
The sweet-smelling tobacco smoke wafts dreamily into the relaxed atmosphere of the hookah bar. Customers draw heavily from the water pipes in front of them, calm expressions on their faces, making easy conversation with friends.Sound romantic?It's anything but.In the most recent issue of the medical journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research, a study led by Dr. Stephanie Smith-Simone and colleagues at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond documents attitudes and behaviors of water pipe users — and makes some disturbing findings.Water pipe use, also known as hookah or hukka, is becoming increasingly popular among American youth, particularly college students. Smoking in this way involves heating the tobacco to form smoke that then bubbles through water and into tubes from which one inhales the smoke.It is estimated that more than 100 million people worldwide smoke tobacco using a water pipe, with use most common in the Middle East.While the exact number of users of water pipe to...
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Diet Soda May Sabotage Weight Loss Efforts
2008-02-13 18:57:00
People who drink diet soda in an effort to lose weight may be doing more harm than good according to a recent study conducted by the Ingestive Behavior Research Center at Purdue University. In the study, rats given yogurt sweetened with zero calorie saccharin later gained more weight and put on more body fat than rats who ate yogurt sweetened with glucose (a simple sugar comparable to table sugar). The study surmised that by breaking the connection between a sweet sensation and high-calorie food, the use of saccharin changes the body’s ability to regulate intake. Problems with self-regulation might explain in part why obesity has risen in parallel with the use of artificial sweeteners. Because people have different experiences with artificial and natural sweeteners, human studies that don’t take into account prior consumption may produce a variety of outcomes. Three different experiments were conducted to explore whether saccharin changed lab animals’ ability to regulate their...
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India tests its first interceptor missile successfully..
2007-12-06 21:40:00
Indian Defence research organisation has once again proved why its one of the best in the world with the successful testing of Advanced Air Defence (AAD-02) which is in the same level of Patriot Missi le systems of US(PAC-3).ccording to Dr. Saraswat, the AAD-02 was capable of intercepting M-9 and M-11 class of missiles “which are with our adversaries.” The AAD-02 was slightly better than the PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced Capability) of the U.S. in terms of range and altitude. The direct hit compared very well with the PAC-3 in terms of accuracy. Avinash Chander, Director, Advanced Systems’ Laboratory (ASL), Hyderabad, said, “I don’t think any country [other than India] was able to achieve a direct-hit in the first attempt” in endo-atmosphere. “The interceptor crossed the target missile at the correct point. The target missile went into fragments thereafter.” The ASL, a DRDL unit, had contributed significantly to the mission. The AAD-02 was specifically designed and dev...
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Vodafone India website is hacked...
2007-11-06 14:15:00
It appears certain parts of the Vodafone India website has been hacked by people who call themselves the Turkish Republic.I was checking some callertne links and Boom.. it seems the callertune section is redirecting a turkish website which displays this message. Though other sections of the site are working. The below links appear to be redirecting to the turks.Wonder whether the hacking is not complete or still going on.http://www.vodafone.in/_layouts/caller tunes.aspx On observing the site I found the following to be the source of main hack toolhttp://www.vodafone.in/vodafone/PnS/P ages/services_callertunes.aspxOn looking at the code it appears, This page' s select menu points to the turkish site. I will add other links soon.The message displayed isHACKED VODAFONE :) :) :) Your Security is DownBY BoZKuRTSeRDaRFor Turkish RebuplicDamn! PKK/kadek Terrorism
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Manage Ads feature is available to certain publishers from today..
2007-11-06 13:26:00
Check if the New Manage Ads tab is available in your setup tab. Then go ahead take a test ride.Now during creation of a ad Google generates a unique id and name. Simply code the code as before and paste it in your site.You are ready to rock now.Click manage ads tab and select the recently added ad(If you havent added anything after launch of this new feature no ads will be available in Manage ads)Select it and edit it well Manage it to your wishes.But to see the changes in your site it takes some time.
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Ten diseases that cant be cured even now !!
2007-11-06 12:30:00
10. EbolaEbola is a virus of the family Filoviridae that is responsible for a severe and often fatal viral hemorrhagic fever; outbreaks in primates such as gorillas and chimpanzees as well as humans have been recorded. The disease is characterized by extreme fever, rash, and profuse hemorrhaging. In humans, fatality rates range from 50 to 90 percent.The virus takes its name from the Ebola River in the northern Congo basin of central Africa, where it first emerged in 1976. Outbreaks that year in Zaire (now Congo [Kinshasa]) and The Sudan resulted in hundreds of deaths, as did another outbreak in Zaire in 1995. Ebola is closely related to the Marburg virus, which was discovered in 1967, and the two are the only members of the Filoviridae that cause epidemic human disease. A third related agent, called Ebola Reston, caused an epidemic in laboratory monkeys in Reston, Virginia, but apparently is not fatal to humans.9. PolioPolio is known in full as poliomyelitis - also called infantile ...
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Dandruff may soon be history..Dandruff causing fungus DNA decoded
2007-11-06 11:47:00
source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/ A_killing_provoked_by_littering_isnt_murd er_SC/articleshow/2520489.cmsLONDON: Scientists conducting a research for Proctor and Gamble have decoded the complete DNA of a natural fungus responsible for dandruff, a genetic breakthrough that may lead to the elimination of the problem of the flaky skin condition.Dr Thomas Dawson, who led the five-year study, believes that his team’s work may pave the way for more effective shampoos, lotions, and medicines to provide people respite from the problem of dandruff.“We have been able to see how the fungus interacts with the skin, and that opens up all sorts of new targets for medication,” the Daily Mail quoted him as saying.According to the researchers, nearly all skin conditions are associated with yeast called Malassezia globosa, which lives on human skin.They say that by feeding off natural oils in the skin, and by releasing a toxic by-product that can irritate the scalp, the fungus cau...
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Rugby tackle into fire leaves two men badly burned
2007-11-05 19:48:00
Two men are being treated for serious burns after falling into a fire they had lit at an Otago property.Senior Sergeant Mel Aitken, of Dunedin police, said that the pair, thought to be in their early 30s, used petrol to light a fire at the back of a property in Mosgiel about 4am yesterday.It appeared one of the men was still holding the petrol container when another man "rugby-tackled" him backwards into the fire, he told the Otago Daily Times.The fuel spilled from the container and caught fire, burning both men.Mr Aitken said one of the men suffered severe burns to his upper body, torso, and face, and the other had severe burns to his leg.Police believe the men were drunk at the time."It looks like some antics went badly wrong," Mr Aitken said.The men were taken to Dunedin Hospital for treatment.
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Couple from Hell wins Halloween lottery
2007-11-05 19:46:00
HELL, Mich. - Life in Hell just got a little easier for John and Sue Wilson. The couple, who live in the unincorporated town 45 miles west of Detroit, were blessed with a $115,001 windfall from the Michigan Lottery .They won the big prize in the Fantasy 5 drawing held Wednesday — that is, Halloween ."How cool is that?" said Sue Wilson, 43, a teacher's aide. Her husband is an electrician.The couple said they plan to use their winnings to pay off bills, make some home improvements, buy a video game system for their 13-year-old son and possibly visit relatives in Georgia.
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Microsoft launches first ever rechargeable Keyboard and mouse..
2007-11-05 07:57:00
Microsoft has launched "a first time ever" rechargeable Keyboard and mouse pair.Interestingly Both keyboard and mouse have Battery status indicators. The 2.4GHZ technology allows freedom of moving around 30 feet. This can be called an intelligent pair with ability to adjust power consumption and performance based on battery status. It remains to be seen in future whether Microsoft will put windows mini.. into its Keyboards as well (juz kiddin). The product is available in Microsoft stores and at an online price of 299.95$ , you can buy this beauty if you have money to spend. Forgot to mention the pair looks really cool.Review by Adminvisit Microsoft Hardware for Detailed Info
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Wi LAN has sued Apple,Intel,Dell,Sony,HP over patent infringement..
2007-11-05 07:24:00
WiLAN a canadian wireless network provider has sued 22 companies including Apple ,Intel ,Sony ,Dell and HP over patents infringement in Wireless technology and power consumption in DSL products.The patent numbers are 5,282,222, RE37,802 and 5,956,323.The suit also accused distributers like bestbuy.In 2005 in a seperate filing WiLAN had out of court settlement with Cisco, where Cisco paid huge sums to buy the infringed patents of WiMax and antenna technology.Cisco also obtained license for WiLAN's products.Other companies covered in the suit are Acer, Atheros Communications, Belkin International, Broadcom Buffalo Technology (USA), D-Link, Gateway, Infineon Technologies AG, Lenovo Group, Marvell Semiconductor, Netgear, Texas Instruments,Toshiba, Westell Technologies and 2Wire.Click here for WiLAN's patents
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'Employment exchanges to be online'
2007-11-05 03:49:00
Government has said it would make all state exchanges accessible online soon.Many states including Delhi have already done this, Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes said at an awards ceremony here on Saturday night."The Employment News, the weekly paper is already online. This is a complete interactive website, wherein one can search jobs, download forms and apply for jobs also," he said.This site enables the candidates to post their forms besides providing results of the recruitment exams, he added.Referring to growing employment opportunities in IT sector, the Minister said that Information and Communication Technology has so far provided around 16 lakh jobs this year."India may become a super power in the next 15 years in the field of ICT by using its highly talented young workforce," he said, adding that the domestic IT market has touched 50 billion dollar mark this year.Chipmaker Intel Technology India bagged the award for best processor and motherboard of the year, while HCL Infos...
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MacBooks Move to Intel Santa Rosa
2007-11-05 03:48:00
Apple Computer has quietly moved its MacBook laptop line to Intel 's Santa Rosa chipset.The company is giving MacBook Pro users the option to upgrade to a 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor for an additional $250. Of course, those who want to use their Pros with 2.2- and 2.4-GHz chips, can continue doing so.It is also giving both MacBook and MacBook Pro users the option to upgrade to a 250GB hard drive.Santa Rosa is Intel's Gen-Next implementation of its Centrino wireless NB platform, and includes: a Core 2 Duo processor, 802.11n spec with data throughput of up to 74 Mbps over Wi-Fi network, 4 Mbytes of shared L2 cache, and front-side bus speed up to 800 MHz.Significantly, MacBooks upgraded to Santa Rosa automatically get a video upgrade to Intel's GMA X3100 graphics processor, vis-a-vis their predecessors that feature Intel's slower GMA 950 processor.And, Santa Rosa imparts a Turbo Memory feature that boosts hard drive performance with a flash-based cache.New and improved MacBook...
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"I raped the woman because of Spider Bite" says accused in court
2007-11-04 19:09:00
An Australian man who kidnapped and raped a woman blamed his actions on a spider, local media reported on Thursday.Philip Spiers pleaded guilty to the kidnap and rape, but told a court that the poison from a funnel-web spider bite had left him with a viral illness which led to his actions.But a toxicologist told the New South Wales state District Court there was no medical evidence to suggest a spider bite could be responsible for anger and hatred.Spiers, who kidnapped and raped the woman in 1997, was sentenced on Wednesday to eight years jail.
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Living donkey meat ad sparks controversy
2007-11-04 18:56:00
A mangy donkey tied to a post all day in a Beijing street wearing an advertisement for a donkey meat shop run by his owner has sparked debate in the Chinese capital, a local newspaper said on Saturday.The donkey is periodically moved around wearing its green and white coat advertising the store, but left on its own, given a few cobs of corn to eat, and surrounded by its own manure, the Beijing News said."It has caused controversy," the newspaper added. "Some people think that using the donkey is very interesting. Yet others worry it's not hygienic, and may affect the city's image."The owner doesn't seem to care for all the fuss, the report said. "The aim is to attract customers. The effect has been great," it quoted the man, whose surname was given as Zhao, as saying.Animal rights are still a strange concept to many Chinese, who enthusiastically consume donkey, horse, dog and even cat and think little of keeping those meant for the pot in terrible conditions.Last year though, ban...
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More than 3500 Chinese children named 'Olympics'
2007-11-04 18:30:00
The upcoming Beijing Olympics is more than just a point of pride for China — it's such an important part of the national consciousness that nearly 3,500 children have been named for the event, a newspaper reported Sunday.Most of the 3,491 people with the name "Aoyun," meaning Olympics, were born around the year 2000, as Beijing was bidding to host the 2008 Summer Games, the Beijing Daily reported, citing information from China's national identity card database.The vast majority of people named Aoyun are male, the newspaper said. Only six live in Beijing. The report didn't say where the others live.Names related to the Olympics don't just stop with "Olympics." More than 4,000 Chinese share their names with the Beijing Games mascots, the "Five Friendlies."The names are Bei Bei (880 people), Jing Jing (1,240), Huan Huan (1,063), Ying Ying (624) and Ni Ni (642). When put together, the phrase translates to "Beijing welcomes you!"Chinese have increasingly turned to unique names as a...
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Orlando Cricket Player Shoots Opponent During Match
2007-11-04 12:59:00
An argument between several Indian men during a cricket match in Orlando led to an on-the-field shooting that seriously injured one of the players, according to police.Orange County sheriff's deputies said they responded to a 911 call at 4:20 p.m. Saturday from a cricket match at Cyprus Grove Park and found Francis Singh, 36, shot in the abdomen.Officers said Singh apparently became involved in a fight and threatened Devan Bascom, 37, with a cricket bat.Police said Bascom then pulled a small semi-automatic gun and fired at Singh, hitting him at least once."The shooter was defending himself from an attack with a cricket bat which is simlar to a baseball bat but it's flat," Orange County sheriff's Sgt. Spike Hopkins said. "For this man to bring a firearm to a sporting event is odd but then again, he has the right to do so. He has a concealed weapons permit and if, in fact, he was protecting himself, he was authorized by law to do so."Singh was transported to Orlando Regional Medica...
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Software that can track your lost mobile phone
2007-11-04 12:52:00
Finding a lost cell phone is a just not an easy process. Informing service providers and lodging police FIRs don't really help you to trace your lost phone. So here is how you can yourself do the policing of your handset.Jayprakash's mobile was stolen last month. But MicroTec's Lost Mobile Tracking System (LMTS) or got it back.Till now, a new SIM in a stolen mobile is all that thieves needed to hide their crime. Try that with a LMTS phone and this is where you could land up.Parag Sapra, LMTS says, "We have cases where people have got their phones back."Here's how it works. Download the software on to your mobile and MicroTec's server records your number, two reference numbers and your e-mail ID.If a thief makes a call with a new SIM, it messages and e-mails you his phone number and location. Impressed? It's up for grabs at www.microlmts.net.Other players like Samsung take the game one step further. Their phones cannot only be tracked; they can be locked to prevent data misuse....
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Need a healthy heart? Brush teeth properly
2007-11-04 12:49:00
There is one more reason for you to brush your teeth properly and take good care of your gums now.According to a latest medical find, good oral hygiene also ensures a healthy heart.Says cardiologist, Max Hospital, Dr Praveen Chandra, “Of my daily heart patients 20-25 per cent have oral problems.”So how exactly does brushing the teeth help the heart?“Bacteria causing oral and cardiac problems are the same. Food particles stuck to teeth lead to bacterial growth which can reach heart,” says HOD, Dept of Dentistry, Max Hospital, Dr Ramesh Mathur.Bleeding gums can also result in bacteria entering the bloodstream. Cardiologists warn that individuals with a particular heart problem are more prone to infections due to lack of oral hygiene.“For those with valve problems oral health is very important,” says Dr Chandra.Healthy gums and teeth are also important if you are looking at valve surgery.Says Dr Mathur, “Such patients are made to first go through oral treatment otherwise ...
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Teenage coin collector headed for Guinness
2007-11-04 12:33:00
15-year-old Deviprasad Mangaraj has attained worldwide fame for his hobby, which has resulted in his possessing the country's largest collection of antique coins.The teenage numismatist has more than 40 thousand antique coins from 120 different countries and hopes to enter the Guin ness Book of World Records soon.But it's not just the love for records that keeps him going."By collecting such coins I am keen to make people aware of the history, important personalities and the period of those coins," says Mangaraj, who dreams of building a coin museum for children in Bhubaneshwar.In this regard he was promised help by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, then president APJ Abdul Kalam and the state government.
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The US dollar is now worth 93 cents Canadian, lowest since the Civil War
2007-11-04 05:54:00
The Canadian dollar entered uncharted territory Friday after a monster employment report blew the roof off the upper limits for the loonie's potential.With the economy pumping out 63,000 additional jobs in October and the unemployment rate plunging to 5.8 per cent - the best in 33 years - the dollar gained a full two cents in morning trading, peaking over $1.07 US.The loonie, already soaring on high commodity prices, hit new records Friday, surging more than 1.9 cents to end the day at 107.04 cents US, its highest close on record. Earlier, the loonie traded as high as 107.3 cents US before cooling slightly as a new report showed U.S. employment also was healthy in October, gaining 166,000 jobs."That's a big move," said Bank of Montreal deputy chief economist Douglas Porter. "I think a reasonable near-term target now is $1.10, but there's no sign it's going to stop there."The loonie has risen 22 cents this year alone against the U.S. greenback, making it the world's best-perform...
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Children & alcohol: Britain's deadly cocktail.. 40% raise in under age
2007-11-04 04:52:00
Record numbers of children are in treatment for alcohol abuse. Britain's drinking culture, combined with the sheer availability and affordability of alcohol, is taking a heavy toll of those most vulnerable to its effects.An investigation by The Independent on Sunday has discovered that children as young as 10 are spending up to three years in treatment, ranging from residential rehabilitation to specialist counselling.The new statistics, obtained from the National Treatment Agency, and published for the first time by the IoS, reveal a devastating picture of Britain's young people and children suffering from alcohol-related illness and self-destruction.The number of under-18s in alcohol treatment programmes has soared by 40 per cent, from 4,781 in 2006 to 6,707 in 2007. The findings reveal the highest increases have been among 12- to 14-year-olds, up 62 per cent from 592 to 953.Meanwhile, thousands of youngsters continue to be admitted to hospital each year for serious illnesses us...
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Tennis coach jailed for sex acts with 'infatuated' girl, 13
2007-11-04 04:40:00
A tennis coach convicted of having sex with a 13-year-old girl she was training was jailed yesterday for two years and nine months. Claire Lyte, from Solihull, West Midlands, was convicted last month on four counts of sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl.Lyte, 29, was also banned indefinitely from working with children following a two-week trial at Liverpool crown court during which the jury was told Lyte and the girl shared hotel rooms during tournaments. Lyte's solicitor later said she would appeal against the conviction.Article continuesDuring the trial the jury was told that Lyte was caught performing oral sex on the child, a pupil at the Lawn Tennis Association academy, by the youngster's mother. She had also worn the child's knickers.Judge Nigel Gilmour QC said Lyte's evidence was a "wicked" conspiracy against her victim's family. He criticised Lyte for trying to avoid justice by claiming the victim's mother invented allegations against her because the girl was not go...
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Folic acid in bread may pose multiple health risks
2007-11-04 04:37:00
London, Nov 01: Food scientists have warned that a plan to fortify bread flour with folic acid to reduce birth defects may indeed raise incidences of bowel cancer, and trigger problems for people with leukaemia and arthritis.The Institute of Food Research has also said that it may take 20 years before the effects of increased consumption by millions of people become known."Fortifying UK flour with folic acid would reduce the incidence of neural tube defects. However, with doses of half the amount being proposed for fortification in the UK, the liver becomes saturated and unmetabolised folic acid floats around the blood stream,” the Daily Mail quoted Dr. Sian Astley of the institute as saying."This can cause problems for people being treated for leukaemia and arthritis, women being treated for ectopic pregnancies, men with a family history of bowel cancer, people with blocked arteries being treated with a stent and elderly people with poor vitamin B status,” she added.The warning...
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Beer is better than water after workout: Study
2007-11-04 04:34:00
LONDON: Sports enthusiasts now have a healthy reason for heading to a pub for a postmatch pint. According to a research, a glass of beer is far better at rehydrating the body than water after exercise. The sugar, salt and bubbles in a pint may help people absorb fluids more quickly, the study claims. The study was conducted on 25 students of Granada University by Professor Manuel Garzon. They were asked to run on a treadmill under stifling temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius until they were close to exhaustion. Their hydration levels, concentrationability and motor skills were later measured by the researchers. While half were given two half pints of Spanish lager to drink, the rest were provided water. Both groups were then allowed to drink as much water as they wanted. Professor Garzon said the rehydration effect in the students who were given beer was slightly better than those given water. The carbon dioxide in the drink helped quench the thirst quickly, while beer's ca...
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Musharraf declares emergency in Pakistan
2007-11-03 19:44:00
link : http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071103/ap_on _re_as/pakistan;_ylt=AlqhlN8faC5ZwMkvOye_ 5XWs0NUEISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Gen. Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan on Saturday, suspending the constitution, replacing the chief justice before a crucial Supreme Court ruling on his future as president, and cutting communications in the capital. Paramilitary troops and police swarmed the capital.His leadership threatened by the impending court ruling and an Islamic movement that has spread to the capital, Musharraf's emergency order accused some judges of "working at cross purposes with the executive" and "weakening the government's resolve" to fight terrorism.Seven of the 17 Supreme Court judges immediately rejected the emergency, which suspended the current constitution. Police blocked entry to the Supreme Court building and later took the deposed chief justice and other judges away in a convoy, witnesses said.Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a longtime rival ...
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Google phone plans to be announced Monday
2007-11-03 18:56:00
The long-awaited announcement of Google 's phone plans will occur earlier than expected, and not in the form previously laid out, says the Wall Street Journal. While it had been suggested that an announcement would come November 13th at the earliest, the Journal's sources say that it will mostly likely happen Monday , November 5th, and with different carriers. T-Mobile is still involved, but the other main party is said to be Sprint. Foreign carriers may be included, but have not been mentioned.Google is again said to be working with cellular networks and phone makers to promote an "open" application platform, courting companies such as HTC, LG, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. With T-Mobile Google is claimed to be going even further, cooperating directly on building phones using its software. When the efforts of any of these collaborations might bear fruit remains unknown, but Journal proposes that the earliest date for sale of a Google-ready phone would be mid-2008.
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Dinosaurs were killed by Volcanic eruptions in India
2007-11-03 10:30:00
A series of monumental volcanic eruptions in India may have killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, not a meteor impact in the Gulf of Mexico. The eruptions, according to a press release by EurekAlert, which created the gigantic Deccan Traps lava beds of India, are now the prime suspect in the most famous and persistent paleontological murder mystery, say scientists who have conducted a slew of new investigations honing down eruption timing."It's the first time we can directly link the main phase of the Deccan Traps to the mass extinction," said Princeton University paleontologist Gerta Keller. The main phase of the Deccan eruptions spewed 80 percent of the lava which spread out for hundreds of miles. It is calculated to have released ten times more climate altering gases into the atmosphere than the nearly concurrent Chicxulub meteor impact, according to volcanologist Vincent Courtillot from the Physique du Globe de Paris.Keller's crucial link between the eruption and the mass...
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Pilots slept on overnight flight..Shocking News
2007-11-03 07:53:00
Two commercial pilots allegedly fell asleep on a flight between Baltimore and Denver, with one pilot waking up to "frantic" calls from air traffic controllers warning them they were approaching the airport at twice the speed allowed.The March 2004 event, which was discussed during a Congressional hearing Wednesday, was reported by the captain on the flight on NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System, which allows crew members to anonymously document incidents.Details of the "red eye," or late night/early morning flight, including the airline, flight number, or number of passengers aboard are not included in the reporting system. It did note the type of airplane, an Airbus A319, which are flown by Frontier Airlines and United Airlines.United spokeswoman Megan McCarthy told the Rocky Mountain News , which first reported the incident, that United did not fly a "red eye" between the two cities at the time and it had no reports of that incident.Frontier spokesman Joe Hodas told the newspa...
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