Euronews: Campaigning has started in Iran for a general election that is turning into a battle between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for control of parliament. With the country’s economy in tatters, and many of his first-choice candidates banned, Ahmadinej[...]
Archive for February, 2012
February 24th, 2012 - 12:52 am § in Misc.
Steve Jobs’ Birthday
Rumors abound: New iPAD 3 to be announced Apple’s mysterious project with North Korea Birthday announcement from Apple? Video to be put in public domain? Is Steve Jobs now a Mormon? [...]
February 23rd, 2012 - 8:19 am § in Misc.
ROOTS
Generation Y is finding new ways of reaching for its roots, reports Vishnupriya Bhandaram of the Hundu On weekends, Saarathi is found chilling out at a pub but on weekdays, she’s busy learning Sanskrit. Why Sanskrit, one might ask? She says, “For fun. Sanskrit is probably one of the oldest l[...]
February 23rd, 2012 - 1:41 am § in Misc.
Holy Batman! What is that?
Code Red | 19 December 2012 Stealth drone hits new frontiers The US Navy’s cutting-edge robot fighter plane aims to be the first unmanned aerial vehicle to take-off and land at sea. Read[...]
February 22nd, 2012 - 11:37 am § in Misc.
Do Republicans Think Romney is a Catholic?
In a new poll of Michiagan Republicans, PPP finds Santorum with over 50 percent of evangelicals, as compared to 24 percent for Mitt Romney. Meanwhile, Santorum has 31 percent of Catholics; Romney, 43 percent. When it comes to Republican politics today, Santorum’s the evangelical, Romney’[...]
February 22nd, 2012 - 10:12 am § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
German Court Rules Increased Pay for Starting Faculty
Germany’s highest court has ruled that starting professors in Germany should be paid more in the future, arguing that the current system of performance-based salaries is unconstitutional. Editorialists at German papers warn the decision could prove expensive for the country’s states. R[...]
Is Newt Gingrich a Chinese Communist?
Students face exploitation in sweatshops Yojana Sharma Overseas NGOs have been raising the alarm over worker exploitation in factories in China that produce the Apple iPad and other electronic products. A new report by a Hong Kong-based labour organisation has found that many of the exploited are st[...]
February 21st, 2012 - 9:31 am § in Misc.
Marijuana Doubles Driving Risk According to BMJ
Cannabis use doubles chances of vehicle crash according to a new article in the British Medical Journal. The paper reviewed nine studies with a total sample of 49,411 people to determine whether the consumption of cannabis increases the risk of a motor vehicle collision. This is the first review to [...]
Of Church and State
Mormon Church owns one of most active gun sale sites on web, according to Mayor Bloomberg report Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mormon-church-owns-active-gun-sale-sites-web-mayor-bloomberg-report-article-1.1018385#ixzz1mTjiLSla An undercover investigation released in December [...]