Thursday, June 21, 2007 In southeast Asia, durian is known as the “king of fruits,” but with its pungent odor, the large, spike-husked fruit receives less-than-royal treatment in many quarters. A Thai scientist thinks he has found the key to more widespread acceptance of durian, by creating odorless varieties of the fruit. After 20 years […]
Read MoreMonday, August 1, 2016 On Friday, German football captain and Manchester United F.C. midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger announced retirement from international football. Debuting in 2004, Schweinsteiger has won 120 international caps, Germany’s fourth all time most capped player. He was part of the German squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament in France and became the […]
Read MoreSunday, April 11, 2010 Fifteen deaths and over 680 injuries have resulted from clashes between Red shirt protesters and government forces in the Thai capital Bangkok. The deaths of seventeen civilians, including a Japanese cameraman working for the Reuters agency, and four soldiers come after almost a month of protests. Since March 12 Red shirts, […]
Read MoreFind Out More About: Tendering Process Explained Competitive Tendering How to choose the best spring dresses this season by sophiam Sunny days, blooming flowers and lovely dresses mark the onset of spring. You can finally leave behind your heavy woolens and pack up those boots, and adorn your favorite floral spring dresses that were waiting […]
Read MoreMonday, July 31, 2006 Today New Zealand’s new coins have been released. The new coins replace the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins, while the 5-cent coin is being removed from circulation for good. The new coins retain the same design as before but the 10-cent coin is now copper coloured. All coins except the […]
Read MoreThursday, April 7, 2005 MIT media lab, together with AMD, Google and Rupert Murdoch‘s News Corporation, is developing a laptop which will cost $100 or less, after making a $10 profit on each unit when it is mass-produced. The laptops will be used by children in the developing world. The project aims to allow children […]
Read MoreMonday, May 26, 2008 The Rosley Oxley9 Gallery in Sydney, Australia was raided by police over the weekend following complaints of child pornography. The complaints related to an exhibition of works by photographer Bill Henson, which included several photographs of naked pubescent children. Twenty-one of the forty photographs in the exhibition were seized during the […]
Read MoreHelp Guide Buying A TOSHIBA TABLET by Kristoff Webber So, what criteria if you work with when searching for tablets from Toshiba? Cost of product What kind of money do you want to spend as a way to get a tablet from Toshiba? The price tag on the merchandise usually varies depending on the form […]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Leslie Gerard These days, people are shopping for a lot more than apparel online. If you re looking for love, the internet may very well replace your favorite singles hot spot. It s important to note that dating in cyberspace requires a different approach, in many ways, than you may normally expect on […]
Read MoreSunday, December 11, 2005 Iran’s nuclear issue is heating up as United States and Britain try to persuade Russia and China to accept the authenticity of the evidence found in “The Laptop” given to the U.S. nuclear experts showing Iran’s detailed plans for building a nuclear bomb. The Islamic Republic’s long time main opposition group […]
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