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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

In the news July 2008

Sheikh flies Lamborghini 6,500 miles to Britain for oil change (thesun)
Hidden Van Gogh revealed in color by scientists (reuters)
BBC fined for fake quizzes (reuters)

Kaine in 'Serious' Talks With Obama (washingtonpost)
Indians start drinking alcohol at 13: Ramadoss (IANS)
Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading? (nytimes)
U.N.: North Korea faces new food crisis (cnn)
Plumber spots image of Virgin Mary in sink (9news)
reuters headlines
Oxygen bottles focus of jet inquiry
Dozens die in Iraq bombings
Istanbul bomb carnage
Fire near Yosemite out of control
Qantas defends safety record
Shooter hated "liberal movement"
Antigua honeymoon turns tragic
Bush hosts Pakistan's Gilani
Obama, McCain focus on the economy
Iran executes 29
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Japan's Booming Sex Niche: Elder Porn (TIME)
Down On Nestle Bottling Plant (CBS13)

World’s sexiest people list
Hollywood stars Jennifer Aniston, Johnny Depp, David Beckham and Angelina Jolie are among the ''World's Sexiest People'', according to WHO magazine

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20 Great Websites For Niche Research
http://www.chrissimpson.info/20-great-wesites-for-niche-research

Best News Websites
http://www.webaward.org/winners_detail.asp?yr=all&award_level=best&category=News


10 top cycle rides in Europe
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/jul/28/cyclingholidays.europe
The Tour de France inspires Paul Howard to get on his bike and look for the best cycling terrain in Europe, from car-free tracks in southern England to extreme rides in the French Alps

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In 13 yrs, he has defused 300 bombs (Times of India)
Studies show exercise boon for obesity, diabetes (REUTERS)
U.S. facing possible hearing loss epidemic: study (reuters)
Allon drug boosts memory in pre-Alzheimer patients (reuters)
Groups to pray for lower prices at gas stations (AP)
N-deal spin-off - 100,000 new jobs, more research opportunities (IANS)

According to the Sunday Telegraph a new Mori survey revealed the percentage of internet users who have 'Googled' themselves. What is the figure?

Correct answer: 23%
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Terrorist Attacks Unsettling India (nytimes)
Doctors: Third babies are the same as patio heaters (the register)
Indian villagers burn Dow Chemical building site (canada.com)
Bush, Gilani to Discuss Pakistan's Approach To Battling Terror (wsj)
Carmen Electra & Kim Kardashian dazzle comics fans (ap)
India carries out raids after bombings kill 45 (ap)
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Suicide attacks kill 57 in Baghdad, Kirkuk (AP)
Study: Exercise slows Alzheimer's brain atrophy (AP)
Breast cancer mortality increases with body mass index (reuters)
Blood Pressure Drugs May Protect Against Alzheimer's (healthday)
28.7.2008
Graduates abandon 'unglamorous' teaching (telegraph)
Chinese group vows Olympic Games attacks (MSNBC)
Dawn Page receives £800k payout for brain injury caused by high-fluid diet (Times)

Apollo Astronaut Chats About UFO, Alien Belief (discovery)

Similarities in Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Bangalore blasts (ibnlive)
A Time to Gain, a Time to Lose (washingtonpost)
Obama Taps Buffett, Rubin, Summers for Economy `Fine Tuning' (bloomberg)
Deadly blasts strike Indian city (BBC)
Ahmedabad blasts toll climbs to 38 (rediff)
18 of 24 - Global Economic Gloom (Pew Research Center)

Schools eye four-day week to cut fuel costs (reuters)
Generation Text: Emailing on the Go
Sends Some Users Into Harm's Way (wsj)
Teens plead guilty to crimes inspired by joke (newstoday)
More college students turn to food banks (USATODAY)
Chicago Rib Shack hits back at its critics (Times online)
When the restaurant opened three months ago, it literally received a ribbing from the media. But the owners believe reviewers are out of touch

Judge pulls out a knife in court (Sun)
A JUDGE trying a knife-crime case stunned the court by pulling out a blade.
Nurses told to cut down on drinking (telegraph)
Nurses have been told not to drink so much at conferences over fears that they are setting a bad example.

Did you know


Which newspaper rejected an opinion article about Iraq from Republican presidential candidate John McCain?
The New York Times

Lance Armstrong joined forces with four former surgeons general to urge Americans to do more to prevent cancer, which is the No. 2 cause of death in the U.S. behind this disease:
Heart disease
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HIV drugs 'add 13 years of life' (BBC)
Senate Energy-Speculation Bill Is Blocked (wsj)
Terror group threatens attack on Olympics (Times of India)

IIT Bombay's free online lectures
http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2008/jul/24iit.htm
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6 blasts rock Bengaluru, 1 killed, several injured (deccanpost)
AP: Food industry bitten by its lobbying success
Mexico changes tourims ads with naked model (AP)
Microsoft to Spend $2.5 Billion a Year To Keep Pace in Race With Google (washingtonpost)
N-deal: IAEA to brief its 144 members (Zee)
Naked model faces jail for offending Peru (Telegraph)
Will Smith tops Hollywood earners list with £40m salary... while Keira is the highest paid Brit with £16m(dailymail)
Arctic's oil could meet world demand for 3 years (Reuters)
Unknown disease killing off Florida's state tree (AP)
Why You Will Eat Less in the Future (Live Science)



Indian press hails government win in confidence vote (Economic Times)
Google In Final Negotiations To Acquire Digg For “Around $200 Million” (techcrunch)
Venezuela's Chavez calls for alliance with Russia (AP)
World's first IVF baby marks 30th birthday (AFP)
Sania advances to 2nd round of the East West Bank Classic (PTI)

Together we can impact the world: Rahul Gandhi (ExpressIndia)
Rahul pitches for energy security (DNA)

Rahul links energy security to economic growth (Hindustan Times)
Energy security must for poverty eradication: Rahul (Times of India)
Emotional Rahul says energy needed to fight poverty (Zee)
India lawmakers gather to debate confidence vote (AP)
Mugabe and Tsvangirai sign power-sharing talks deal (telegraph)
Nuclear arms debate leaves Indian government on verge of collapse (guardian)

FM budgets for N-deal, chides Left and BJP (ibnlive)
Apple stock drops despite jump in Q3 profit (ap)
272: It's advantage UPA in Lok Sabha (ndtv)
Final countdown as alliances scramble for numbers (et)
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“Hardship and opposition are the native soil of manhood and self-reliance.”- John Neal
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Government faces tight confidence vote (reuters)
Game show `Deal' goes daily with big money, Mandel (ap)
Trust vote debate: Left accuses PM of telling 'blatant lies' (expressindia)

PM moves confidence motion; Advani lashes out at Manmohan Singh (ZEE)

I am proud to be part of Asian surge: Sania (sify)
Medically unfit truck drivers still on roads (AP)
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Did you know:
A new survey shows that parking in this city is the most expensive in the world:
London

Invasive species that have hitched rides into the Great Lakes are causing $200 million a year in damages, according to a new study. When did the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Great Lakes open?
1959
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N-deal has made India subservient, says Advani (Hindu)
US watching trust vote with fingers crossed, lips sealed (IANS)
UPA government in an ICU: Advani (NDTV)
'Nothing against N-deal, want it renegotiated' (Times of India)
Advani says no trust in Govt, nukes its failures (ibnlive)
I acted only in national interest: PM (rediff)
Britain grapples with surge of knife attacks (AFP)
US general: al-Qaida may be easing effort in Iraq (AP)
Zimbabwe introduces 100-billion-dollar note (AFP)

Obesity creeps up in US: report (AFP)
Self-publishing on the rise in India and so are concerns over content quality
http://www.livemint.com/2008/04/18002251/Selfpublishing-on-the-rise-in.html


Oldest student to be awarded PhD is 91yrs of age!
A Second World War veteran has become the oldest student to be awarded a PhD by Cambridge University.


Michael Cobb, 91, was evacuated in the last boat out of Dunkirk.


He began 'The Railways of Great Britain: A Historical Atlas' in 1978, and spent 18 years writing the book after travelling every train line in the UK.
Pope apologizes for clergy sexual abuse (AP)

Animator Miyazaki's new film hits screens in Japan (AFP)
Mandela celebrates 90th birthday (bbc)
Nelson Mandela, who was instrumental in ending apartheid in South Africa and rose from prisoner to president, is celebrating his 90th birthday.
After a series of public appearances around the world over the past few weeks, he is expected to spend the day at his village home with his family.
San Francisco most walkable U.S. city, website says (reuters)

Siren: Mena Suvari basked in rose petals in the famous scene from the movie American Beauty
Study: Low-carb diet best for weight, cholesterol (AP)
Breast-feeding triggers pulses of feel-good hormone (reuters)
Too much sleep tied to stroke risk in older women (reuters)
Oil rises above $131 a barrel in Asia (yahoo)
Mississippi remains most obese state, CDC reports (AP)
India to host 2010 hockey World Cup (rediff)
Pope hits out at consumer culture (bbc)
Pope Benedict XVI has attacked popular culture and consumerism in a formal address to tens of thousands of young Roman Catholics.
Penis costume draws apology (USA TODAY)
U.S. sees participation in Iran talks as "smart step" (reuers)
Study: Low-carb diet best for weight, cholesterol (ap)
Genetic Trait Boosts AIDS Risks in Blacks (healthday)

A new report questions their usefulness, finding that they don't save lives and may lead to twice as many unneeded biopsies (time)

Sania crashes out of Stanford singles(NDTV)
Colombian military used Red Cross emblem in rescue (cnn)
Beijing 2008: China invites Sonia, not PM or Prez (Times of India)
Bernanke highlights risks facing US economy (FT)
Poll Finds Obama Candidacy Isn’t Closing Divide on Race (nytimes)
2p fuel tax rise to be postponed (guardian)
South Korean Court Convicts Former Samsung Chairman (wsj)
OFT slams high street banks over 'complex' current accounts (telegraph)
Editor's View: PM's agenda and trust vote (ibnlive)
Ranbaxy-Daiichi deal to go through: Malvinder (moneycontrol)
Iraq buildup is over; 150,000 troops remain (ap)
US troops pull out of Afghan base after attack (ap)
Karl Rove denies political ties taint Fox News role (reuters)

Console wars heat up for 2008: Sony impresses, Microsoft surprises, Nintendo disappoints (yahoo)

Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, charged with genocide (timesonline)
Foreign Office urges caution as Kashmir tries to lure back tourists (guardian)
Asia stocks down on US financial worries (yahoo)
Police: Iraq suicide bombers kill 28 army recruits (ap)
Microsoft, Netflix to offer videos on Xbox (sfgate)
'The Cleaner': Addiction Drama Unlikely to Be Habit-Forming (washingtonpost)
Amgen Says Bone Drug Cut Fractures in Big Trial (wsj)
Bank of England warns: 'There's NOTHING we can do to stop the pain of prices soaring' (dailymail)
General Motors to announce more cuts Tuesday (AP)
India ranks 41 in industrial competitiveness (NDTV)
Books 'most popular online buy' (bbc)
SpiceJet rejects takeover bid: Vijay Mallya (Financial Express)
Congress to hear Bernanke, Paulson on market strain (reuters)
Somnath continues as Speaker, CPM mounts pressure (indian express)
Kingfisher loses out, Wilbur Ross gets SpiceJet (ibnlive)
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Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza Crowned Miss Universe 2008 (foxnews)
Born in 1899, Only Death Stops World's Oldest Blogger(nowpublic)
THE Australian woman renowned as the world's oldest internet blogger has made her final post, aged 108.

Olive Riley, of Woy Woy on NSW's central coast, died in a nursing home just after 6am (AEST) yesterday.

She will be mourned by family and an international readership in the thousands.

"It was mind blowing to her,'' her great grandson Darren Stone, of Brisbane, said.

"She had people communicating with her from as far away as Russia and America on a continual basis, not just once in a while.''
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Usha Mittal, Tina Ambani in Forbes 'Wives of Billionaires' list (Times of India)
Mid-East optimism at France talks (bbc)
Olmert says Mideast peace deal closer than ever (AP)
Suicide Attack Kills 24 in Afghanistan (wsj)
India's British sterling success story (ndtv)
U.S. Considers Increasing Pace of Iraq Pullout (nytimes)
Global beauties in nail-biting wait on eve of Miss Universe pageant (AFP)
13.7.2008

Yahoo rejects joint Microsoft, Icahn proposal (reuters)
In Japan, Miss Universe highlights new idea of beauty (AFP)
Doctor: Angelina Jolie gives birth to twins (AP)
12.7.2008
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Did you know:

Google launched a three-dimensional virtual experience website to match popular virtual world Second Life. What is it called?
Lively

John Templeton, a pioneering mutual fund manager, investor and billionaire philanthropist, set up the Templeton Prize, which is given to an individual for work related to spirituality. Who received the first prize in 1973?
Mother Teresa
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Time to Let Fannie and Freddie Wither? (businessweek)

Aarushi case: Rajesh Talwar released from jail (rediff)
Zimbabwe: China justifies sanctions veto (telegraph)
F.C.C. Chief Would Bar Comcast From Imposing Web Restrictions (nytimes)
Pioneering heart doctor Michael DeBakey dead at 99 (ap)

Second near collision at JFK prompts changes (ap)
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BBC Quiz of the week's news
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7501505.stm
Infy, TCS, Wipro most admired cos: WSJ (rediff)
47 Afghan civilians killed by US bombs, group says (ap)

Kevin Pietersen hurts South Africa again (telegraph)

Mozilla’s Guinness World Record Certificate
Still magic: Rushdie's Midnight's Children voted Best of Bookers (guardian)
Iran Launches More Test Missiles, Draws Rebuke From Rice (washingtonpost)

Iran Test-Fires More Missiles (wsj)
Militant Gains in Pakistan Said to Draw More Fighters (nytimes)
Polls show high interest in poverty issue (Politico)
Diabetes, Weight Tied to Male Infertility (healthday)


Having a ball: Wimbledon champ Rafael Nadal hits the beach with his stunning girlfriend
Fed ready to extend bank aid (FT)
Developing economies don't back G-8 climate goal (AP)
Deadliest job in America: Working on cell phone towers (yahoo)
Food, oil crises 'grave threats'(ap)
Nicole Kidman has baby girl, Sunday Rose(AFP)
Dhoni pulls out of Sri Lanka Test series (rediff)
World must brace for oil beyond $150 (reuters)
World powers try to rescue economy from oil shock (AFP)

Nadal reigns after enthralling battle (Hindu)

Longest final

Few Grand Slam finals in the long history of the sport might have scaled the heights that Sunday’s contest — the longest in Wimbledon history, lasting four hours and 48 minutes — did.
EU optimistic about climate change deal (reuters)
Rafael Nadal made good on his third crack at the Wimbledon title.
Sea-change moment in Nadal's Wimbledon championship(ESPN)
With epic win, Nadal makes case as top player (fox)
Rafa reigns supreme (BBC)
Mendis spins Sri Lanka to title triumph (cricinfo)


‘The Times of India’, the only English daily in the top 20, lost 39,000 readers, but climbed one position to become No. 9 with 67,89,000 readers. It swapped places with Bengali daily ‘Ananda Bazar Patrika’, which lost 77,000 readers.
Top Indian dailies see marginal dip in readership
http://www.livemint.com/2008/04/25231827/Top-Indian-dailies-see-margina.html?d=1


Here's an alternative to your afternoon soda break: Lance Armstrong loves FRS Healthy Energy drink, which is packed with a natural antioxidant called quercetin, known for its anti-inflammatory properties. FRS's quercetin comes from the skin of the Brazilian fava d'anta fruit, but it's also found in blueberries and red onions. The cyclist – who knows a little something about endurance – has partnered with the metabolism-boosting drink, saying it "fits in line with me wanting to live to be ninety." – Thailan Pham
Google trying to take privacy seriously (zdnet)
Madonna & Guy Pray Together in N.Y.C. (People)


Japan summit to test G8 leaders on climate change, world economy and security (xinhua)
Venus Williams wins her fifth Wimbledon (Hindu)


Lots of Sex May Prevent Erectile Dysfunction (healthday)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080704/hl_hsn/lotsofsexmaypreventerectiledysfunction;_ylt=Ar9xvnmJcCo4Cy7LWp4oDIJa24cA
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Scientists: Watermelon yields Viagra-like effects
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_he_me/watermelon_viagra_effect;_ylt=Apv8XkpWUj1G8eggYLpKjtoDW7oF
Scientists: Watermelon yields Viagra-like effects )ap)
Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat (afp)

Bye-bye Bill
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/06/byebye_bill.html



Journalism News
http://www.topix.com/news/journalism
35 jawans still missing (http://www.hindu.com)
Cong says it is 'committed to take forward' nuclear deal (http://www.hindustantimes.com)
DPLI to launch operations in Q3 (http://www.business-standard.com)
Amisha on a dare bare spree in Thoda Pyar... (Hindustan times)
Drinking Toned Milk May Reduce Risk of Heart Disease (http://www.newslocale.org)
In US, Indian doc barred for operating on wrong lung (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Proud in New Delhi (http://www.newsweek.com)
Political will helping India's AIDS battle: U.N. (reuters)
Chinese Officials, Envoys of Dalai Lama to Meet in Beijing (http://www.washingtonpost.com)

PM jibes Left, says CPM warning is nothing new (http://www.moneycontrol.com)
Venus Williams sweeps into Wimbledon quarter-finals(reuters)
Kashmiri land protests continue (http://news.bbc.co.uk/)
Bush signs plan to keep troops in Iraq until end of his term (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
N-deal: Left unmoved by PM’s offer (http://www.zeenews.com)
Mugabe attends African Union talks (http://english.aljazeera.net)
'Rock Band 2' to include new online modes, songs (http://ap.google.com)
Oil rises to record on concerns about Iran (http://www.iht.com)
Six killed as two helicopters crash in Arizona (http://www.reuters.com)
Top AU Diplomat Calls on Africa to 'Shoulder' Responsibility for Zimbabwe Solution (http://voanews.com)
Israel wants missing airman info before prisoner swap (http://afp.google.com/)
New GI Bill's Recruiting Impact Debated (wsj)
Amid Policy Disputes, Qaeda Grows in Pakistan (http://www.nytimes.com)
H&R Block Has First Profit Since 2006 After Unit Sale (http://www.bloomberg.com)

Spain Lifts Trophy in Euro 2008 (DW)
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