Forum for Social Justice elects new panels in Mussoorie

"MUSOORIE, 15 Nov: At a meeting held in a hotel, here, the National Forum for Social Justice, a national organization that works for issues related to scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and socially &...

Closed Doors Leave Disabled Students Behind

Entrance to educational services with handicap accessible door lacking of push-buttons and indicating handicap symbol hinders handicap student access to building and. The Blue handicap symbol near the door of the...

Iran to exhibit old calligraphy works

"The Niavaran Cultural Complex is slated to mount an exhibition of works created by the country's veteran calligraphers, in Tehran.  The exhibition, which will kick off on Nov. 13, 2008, will display some 20...

Supercar runs on water

Supercar runs on water - Mark NicholThis is the RMC Scorpion, the American supercar unveiled at SEMA 2008 this week. And though it might look like a run-of-the-mill motor show supercar, with its 20-inch chrome alloys...

Exceptional Aztec Altar Found in Mexico City

Archaeologists led by Alvaro Barrera have discovered and important altar and a momoltith. Ancient vestige of our ancient culture. "The altar depicts the Aztec rain god Tlaloc and was uncovered last weekend at the...

The Montauk Monster

I've just come across news of the "Montauk Monster". Word is that an unidentified creature with a hooked beak, about the size of a dog, has washed onshore in Montauk, leading to a frenzy of specualation about whether...

Photos: GE gets charged up about batteries

"General Electric hosted a symposium on battery technology at its industrial labs in upstate New York last week."

Gaza Man Works Phones For Obama

A young resident of Gaza, Ibrahim Abu Jayab, is cold calling American voters to vote for Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, in the final race to the White House on November 4. If He called my house...

Rays Lead White Sox 2 games to 0

"Whatever the reason, Tampa Bay seems to be the only one of the two teams having fun in this opening playoff competition. So, maybe the White Sox are a talented squad that works together on the field, but doesn't...

Officials May Evacuate New Orleans As Gustav Nears

Residents of New Orleans are starting to get nervous as they watch Hurricane Gustav make its way towards the Gulf Of Mexico. The predicted path of the hurricane has it hitting the United States somewhere between the...

iPhone Gaming Control Pads in the Works

OK, just a real-quick iPhone story, since it has been nearly 42 seconds since we've heard one. Anyway, one company's prototype for an iPhone gaming controller has appeared online. Basically, it makes your iPhone (as...

Eight million at risk of ID fraud after hackers hit hotel chain

The world's largest hotel chain has fallen victim to a hacker, amd as a result as many as eight million people's identity information could be at risk."Up to eight million people are at risk of ID fraud after a...

Dawood still in Karachi: Aide

"Mumbai Aug. 21: A key Dawood Ibrahim aide arrested from Thane Thursday claimed that the underworld don, for whom an Interpol warrant is out for his role in the 1993 Mumbai blasts and who has been designated as a "global terrorist" by the United States, is living in...

Copyright Owners 'Must Consider Fair Use' Before Suing

In a surprising legal move that could have broad consequences for companies suing customers willy-nilly for copyright infringement, a judge in San Jose handed down a victory to fair-use advocates today.He refused to...

Nurses caring for four men with rare brain illness treat them to a night out ...

A rare and interesting treatment for four men with rare brain illness. "As special treats go, it was just what the doctor ordered.Nurses at a private care home arranged for four of their male residents, all suffering...

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